Calling out DieselHeads

[S3000]

Seriously who here favors Diesels over Petrol engines ?
Not in finacial terms or mpg i mean as a the whole Diesel engine concept ?

In my eyes are petrolcars like sprinters.. they are quick but their thirst will stop them in terms of endurance (reach).
Thoughts ?

Edited by S3000 on Saturday 14th July 14:13

[SMcP114]

[McHaggis]

Depends on the car to be honest.

I really like my Audi 3.0tdi. Smooth, good torque - it suits the barge and long hauls, but fast enough to have some barge fun, and being a V6 it's a little smoother than a cyl diesel.

In my MX5 the peaky petrol 2.0 is perfect...

[V88Dicky]

Petrol cars are like eagles, soaring quietly, high above the cruddy stinking noisy cesspit of diesels.

HTH

[Vocal Minority]

Depends what you want your car for.

As a sportscar, I would want it to be a quick to respond and to rev. I would want a rapier.

To tow something big, The JLR V8 deisel is spot on - for that I would want a broadsword!

[Riley Blue]

My A4 TDI munchs up motorway miles effortlessly and comfortably and gives 50+mpg. It does all I want it to do but you'd never call it 'exciting'.

[SSBB]

Oh, I thought we were letting this thread die. As you were...

[HowMuchLonger]

For lazy driving I love my 4.4TDV8.

Very low revs on the motor way (so quiet), and acceleration is there whatever the revs.

[crazy about cars]

6 litre V12 with enough torque to reverse Earth's rotation....mmmmmmm

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/audi/q7/first-...

[XJ40]

I drive a diesel Golf as a commuter box, it makes a lot of sence to me for that duty. NA petrol with a proper manual gearbox will always make a better drives car though IMHO.

Edited by XJ40 on Saturday 14th July 17:48

[Matt UK]

There is a time and a place for both.

[McHaggis]

SSBB said:

Oh, I thought we were letting this thread die. As you were...

Why? It's a valid question... posted in general gassing... and it's Pistonheads, not Petrolheads.

[GBTurbo]

V88Dicky said:

Petrol cars are like eagles, soaring quietly, high above the cruddy stinking noisy cesspit of diesels.

HTH

Did raise a giggle haha

[All that jazz]

Oh look! This weeks petrol vs diesel thread.

[SMcP114]

McHaggis said:

SSBB said:

Oh, I thought we were letting this thread die. As you were...

Why? It's a valid question... posted in general gassing... and it's Pistonheads, not Petrolheads.

It's something that comes up once a week.

[McHaggis]

SMcP114 said:

It's something that comes up once a week.

So? If you don't like a thread, pick another one to read or ask the mods to consolidate into one...

[anonymous-user]

Matt UK said:

There is a time and a place for both.

Indeed, it's just that in the south of the UK at least, it isn't very often the Petrols time or place........... ;-)

[heebeegeetee]

S3000 said:

Seriously who here favors Diesels over Petrol engines ?
Not in finacial terms or mpg i mean as a the whole Diesel engine concept ?

In my eyes are petrolcars like sprinters.. they are quick but their thirst will stop them in terms of endurance (reach).
Thoughts ?

Edited by S3000 on Saturday 14th July 14:13

Ah, this weeks diesel thread. OK.

Well, I'd say no-one particularly 'favours' one over the other, but that many such as myself like both and think they're best suited to different tasks.

[Papa Hotel]

Oh, oh, oh, I have a question.

What's better, FWD or RWD? Or even 4WD??

[Scuffers]

McHaggis said:

Depends on the car to be honest.

I really like my Audi 3.0tdi. Smooth, good torque - it suits the barge and long hauls, but fast enough to have some barge fun, and being a V6 it's a little smoother than a cyl diesel.

but nothing like as smooth and fast as the supercharged V6 3L from the S4

ignoring the MPG, why would you buy the diesel?