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Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309 |
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14th Oct 2014 7:29am |
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Bellini Member Since: 11 Jan 2012 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2261 |
Makes no mention of residual values or servicing costs, both of which can vary markedly between the two fuel types.
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14th Oct 2014 7:41am |
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ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
I still don't see me being seen as politically correct with a 5.0 SC petrol engine in the front............ AND I DON'T CARE MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
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14th Oct 2014 7:56am |
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SKOT Member Since: 24 Oct 2012 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 792 |
OK, it's a bit "loony lefty" but what she is saying appears to be true in that diesel emissions are thought to be much more harmful than ever thought. Example, from 2020, diesels will be hit with an additional £10 congestion charge and already Islington council fine you if you leave any diesel idling in the borough. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/isli...45605.html This is just the tip of the iceberg, derv will become taxed more and more as it is understood that it doesn't provide what was first thought. The mighty Toyota are investing no more money into diesel, what they have is what they have and anything else they need is bought in. All of the future R&D is focussed on hybrid and hydrogen technology. We all have a good bit of banter on here regarding the petrol vs diesel debate. I am not anti diesel (last FF was a TD6) but I cannot help but think that the (medium) term future of diesel is dead...... 2006 4.2 SC 2019 Renault Zoe Dynamique Nav |
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14th Oct 2014 8:22am |
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Sandyt Member Since: 07 Nov 2013 Location: Wraysbury Windsor Posts: 2224 |
I think part of the problem is that initially the big push was to reduce carbon dioxide tied to global warming and now we are looking at particulates which is a different ball park the upshot may well be increased tax on diesel we shall see |
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14th Oct 2014 9:15am |
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pld118 Member Since: 25 Mar 2013 Location: Bairns Posts: 4218 |
Might petrol vehicles soon be the ones people end up paying more to buy in the first place, as opposed to the current situation where it's more expensive to buy a diesel |
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14th Oct 2014 9:32am |
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axle Member Since: 28 Oct 2007 Location: Perth Perth the end of the Earth Posts: 2964 |
Maybe but the current generation of Common Rail Diesels are very much more expensive to make due to the cost of the turbo and fuel rail components , I think petrols will shoot up in price when every one is more like an F1 power unit .But all of that will just be a stop gap before we have to stop using them all together . 2008 MY Supercharged
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14th Oct 2014 10:11am |
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SKOT Member Since: 24 Oct 2012 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 792 |
Agreed, the particulate debate is relatively new and really tips the whole business case on its head. Diesels have had various add ons (eg DPF, EGR) over the years which have turned out to be complex and (as many have found on here) expensive to put right when they go wrong.
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14th Oct 2014 11:24am |
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ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
The bottom line is very simple, the fossil fuel is going extinct (pun intended) and the future is full electric renewable energy. Biofuel is only a temporary measure but we will see the internal combustion engines demise, maybe in our lifetime even for most of us (I hope, I mean that we do reach a very ripe age all of us).
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14th Oct 2014 12:26pm |
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CSK Member Since: 15 Oct 2010 Location: St Tropez Posts: 750 |
+1 |
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14th Oct 2014 1:26pm |
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SKOT Member Since: 24 Oct 2012 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 792 |
Do you like your 5.0 SC then Eugene? You've never said....... 2006 4.2 SC
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14th Oct 2014 1:36pm |
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ebajema Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: New Plymouth Posts: 4782 |
MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
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14th Oct 2014 2:18pm |
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mzplcg Member Since: 26 May 2010 Location: Warwickshire. England. The Commonwealth. Posts: 4029 |
+2 |
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14th Oct 2014 3:28pm |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
Imo this harks back to when cats came in. Because the engines have to work to keep the cats at a good temp and so as not to poison them they are not working efficiently. I've been told a few times that patrols run better without them and could be made more economical without the things but they can't do it as almost every market requires them.
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16th Oct 2014 2:08am |
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