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| Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309   
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Is Diesel easily available in all parts of Kenya? |
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12th May 2011 6:12pm |
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| S1NGH Member Since: 08 Apr 2009 Location: All over Posts: 40 
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Yes, in most of East Africa. Even in the middle of the Serengeti! slightly cheaper than petrol too. |
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12th May 2011 6:19pm |
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| letsavit2 Member Since: 16 Oct 2010 Location: essex Posts: 854 
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I dont think my TD6 is sluggish.
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12th May 2011 6:26pm |
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| pretlove Member Since: 10 Feb 2011 Location: Bas vegas Posts: 1865 
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i had this dilema when i brought mine but when i worked out the extra cost of diesal over here and the mpg on both i decided the v8 was the way to go .....my brother has a td6 disco3 and thats not sluggish in my opinion so i should imagine that wont be an issue on the ff ...good luck with your choice "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
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12th May 2011 6:59pm |
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"| Fox Member Since: 02 Apr 2010 Location: Essex Posts: 2313
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The disco has a different engine, it's a tdv6, not the BMW td6 in the FFRR. I believe the disco is faster. The Td6 FFRR is fine until you try a TDV8, then you'll not want to go back. But it's not fast and is noisy under acceleration if the viscous fan is working to cool it. Drive it like a relaxed, comfortable means of wafting from place to place and it's nice. It doesn't like racing about. |
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12th May 2011 8:21pm |
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| johnson1 Member Since: 30 Aug 2010 Location: South West Posts: 519 
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Yes the Disco/RRS has a different engine and is faster. The Td6's 0-62 is very slow - something like 14 seconds is it not? |
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12th May 2011 8:26pm |
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| GregP Member Since: 11 Dec 2010 Location: Exmouth Posts: 1084 
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I bought a 2002 TD6 six months ago and love it to bits. Wafting around it's fine and has enough power to do this. However if I could move the clocks back 6 months I'd get a V8 and LPG it (or even better, get one that's already converted). I was initially worried about running costs on a petrol but now I know the diesel ain't exactly frugal (24mpg driving like an OAP) I'd just get the petrol and be done with it. You pay less for the petrol anyway so that kinda offsets the lower MPG and get to have that little more poke if you want it.
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12th May 2011 9:01pm |
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| jonminns Member Since: 07 Mar 2011 Location: Leicestershire, UK Posts: 155
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I wanted a diesel, but with the extra few grand to buy it, lack of speed and 25mpg tops vs cheaper, quick & 18mpg + LPG it was a no brainer
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12th May 2011 11:17pm |
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| letsavit2 Member Since: 16 Oct 2010 Location: essex Posts: 854
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the td6 is more like 12sec 0-60 and mpg is 30 tops, and can be remapped. 2004 black Vogue TD6 |
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12th May 2011 11:50pm |
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| stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 34939
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official mpg figures are,
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13th May 2011 8:43am |
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| Vogue Member Since: 31 Jan 2008 Location: on the hill Posts: 3696
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the run out facelift TD6 model was 11.6 0-60, can be mapped by JE to just under 10 seconds - mine was individually tweeked by them. The same engine in the X5 also got a significantish power upgrade from BMW around the same time. Mapping with this engine is not an issue as long as it is done by a reputable company. I have the std acceleration figures somwhere for 0-110mph in 10 mph increments for both std and mapped TD6 and my TDV8 3.6 (if I can find them  ) private roads etc. Not, much difference between a chipped TD6 and a std TDV8 3.6 up to 60mph - about a second and a half, after that the TDV8 kills it - the 60 - 90 times are at least a 1/3 less. will try to dig the figures out...
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13th May 2011 12:09pm |
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| S1NGH Member Since: 08 Apr 2009 Location: All over Posts: 40
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Thanks for the replies. Been reading the gearbox threads and it appears the ZF in the V8 is a safer bet?
That would be great. 
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13th May 2011 1:41pm |
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| stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 34939
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18'' 19'' 20'' 22''............... |
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13th May 2011 1:46pm |
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| SteveMFr Site Sponsor Member Since: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Strasbourg, France Posts: 1641 |
Yeah, but not by much. The ZF's have their issues. I have a TD6, chipped and it's kept me quite happy. I can play with the BMW's and Mercs on the autobahn up to about 180KPH - after that the little 6 runs out of steam. Torque is phenomenal, tho. Brings tears of joy to your eyes - even when compared to the 4.4. I've had 3.6 TDV8s several times now for a weekend. The difference is not earth shattering. And for me, def not worth the expense. I'd make my decision based on my budget. If money (petrol) is no problem, then go for the 4.4. If diesel is less expensive than petrol and you do have a budget somewhere, think about a diesel. If you're unhappy with the performance get it chipped.
They have tractors, trucks, and more trucks. I'd assume diesel is more easily available than petrol. I'd be surprised if there was anything resembling coverage with a network of LPG stations, tho. 
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr, P38, and 2 L322s (wife thinks I'm nuts - prob right, too) |
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13th May 2011 7:35pm |
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