Diesel engined cars in my sights again
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I haven't had a diesel engine car for quite a while, but yesterday drove a hired 3.5 tonne horse box for my daughter. I had forgotten how much I like the characteristics of a diesel engine.. Obviously a horse box is the opposite of a performance car, especially with precious cargo in the back, but the effortless torque and acceptable refinement (Peugeot engine) made it a pleasure to drive. It encourages a more relaxed driving style when you can make decent progress at less than 2500 rpm. In today's traffic/road conditions that appeals to me.
I've been thinking about what to replace my Audi 2 litre TFSi A4 with and had dismissed anything with a diesel engine but that has changed. So I'm now looking for an estate or SUV, to include all types of engine. The five year reprieve for diesel engines has also helped. I had shortlisted the RX450h but having driven two, I'm unconvinced. I need something that will effortlessly tow a horse trailer and not get stuck in a field, with good levels of reliability
I've been thinking about what to replace my Audi 2 litre TFSi A4 with and had dismissed anything with a diesel engine but that has changed. So I'm now looking for an estate or SUV, to include all types of engine. The five year reprieve for diesel engines has also helped. I had shortlisted the RX450h but having driven two, I'm unconvinced. I need something that will effortlessly tow a horse trailer and not get stuck in a field, with good levels of reliability
lornemalvo said:
I haven't had a diesel engine car for quite a while, but yesterday drove a hired 3.5 tonne horse box for my daughter. I had forgotten how much I like the characteristics of a diesel engine.. Obviously a horse box is the opposite of a performance car, especially with precious cargo in the back, but the effortless torque and acceptable refinement (Peugeot engine) made it a pleasure to drive. It encourages a more relaxed driving style when you can make decent progress at less than 2500 rpm. In today's traffic/road conditions that appeals to me.
I've been thinking about what to replace my Audi 2 litre TFSi A4 with and had dismissed anything with a diesel engine but that has changed. So I'm now looking for an estate or SUV, to include all types of engine. The five year reprieve for diesel engines has also helped. I had shortlisted the RX450h but having driven two, I'm unconvinced. I need something that will effortlessly tow a horse trailer and not get stuck in a field, with good levels of reliability
We've got a xc90(2019 mild hybrid) for doing that, it tows at capacity without issue. amazing for a 2.0 oil burner, however the gearbox does most the work.I've been thinking about what to replace my Audi 2 litre TFSi A4 with and had dismissed anything with a diesel engine but that has changed. So I'm now looking for an estate or SUV, to include all types of engine. The five year reprieve for diesel engines has also helped. I had shortlisted the RX450h but having driven two, I'm unconvinced. I need something that will effortlessly tow a horse trailer and not get stuck in a field, with good levels of reliability
its tyres that get cars stuck, however you'd not be taking the car with trailer into too boggy a field anyway
I too share the pain of horse ownership and hiring boxes to get the horse, daughter and all the crap to and from shows is getting very expensive. I'm hiring at the weekend and it's around £120 for 9 hours and 200 miles limit. Anything over that is chargeable.
If I do this once a week in the summer and once a month in the winter i could buy a car and trailer and see an ROI fairly quickly (well, almost break even I guess).
I stumbled on this thread as I'm looking at 535d touring but i like the look of the 335dx a bit more and if i feel like it then it will shift itself around fairly effortlessly. I promise I won't mention a remap.... damn!
The issue i have is of course the cost of just running them before you put a splash of fuel in them. From memory even the 335 is what, £300 a year tax and i don't think it's LEZ compliant. The latter i can live with i guess as don't go into cities or any of the zones regularly.
Interested to hear if anyone has bought a 335d and had a play? The Birds conversions and options are attractive.
If I do this once a week in the summer and once a month in the winter i could buy a car and trailer and see an ROI fairly quickly (well, almost break even I guess).
I stumbled on this thread as I'm looking at 535d touring but i like the look of the 335dx a bit more and if i feel like it then it will shift itself around fairly effortlessly. I promise I won't mention a remap.... damn!
The issue i have is of course the cost of just running them before you put a splash of fuel in them. From memory even the 335 is what, £300 a year tax and i don't think it's LEZ compliant. The latter i can live with i guess as don't go into cities or any of the zones regularly.
Interested to hear if anyone has bought a 335d and had a play? The Birds conversions and options are attractive.
lornemalvo said:
The five year reprieve for diesel engines has also helped.
Didn't Labour say they will revert back to the original 2030 plan if they get into government. Anyway, no guarantee they will be there in 2030, I suppose.
Either way, I guess the 2030/35 thing is no deal breaker.
I often look at 330d/335d cars on AT and the Euro 6 compliance issue is interesting - I see another posting saying the 335 may not be Euro 6, but from what I've seen there are 335d cars from around 2014 which are Euro 6, yet 330ds of that era are always Euro 5.
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