Re: The end of the diesel car is nigh

My 2005 Rover 75 diesel auto is a marvellous bit of kit. Astonishing mpg. For such a big car I don't know how it does it, but I must be getting at least 40 mpg around town and maybe 50 mpg or more on a run.

Re: The end of the diesel car is nigh

Yours won't have the fancy gizmos like dpf,s so no worries there, does yours have the BMW engine?, that probably accounts for your good mpg,or you have a very light right foot

Re: The end of the diesel car is nigh

Yeah, and a cracking engine it is too .

I drive nice and easy in town, but on the motorway I don't hang about - or I didn't. I read the fines for speeding have gone up haven't they?

Re: The end of the diesel car is nigh

My workhorse Diesel is starting to sound, and rattle like a tractor, it's a bit like a "Bond Car", when I put my foot down, the cars behind get covered in a Smoke Screen, but, it cost £500, and has done 22,000 miles so far this year, that is a mere £0.02p per mile.

Re: The end of the diesel car is nigh

We've just bought our second deisel. Dacia Stepway and we love it. Last year the road tax was just over £20 this year it is over £100. The mileage is fantastic on this car. We'll stick with them as long as we can.

Re: The end of the diesel car is nigh

Where the hell have you been to clock that many miles up?

Re: The end of the diesel car is nigh

I do about 70 miles a day commuting, coz I work for myself, I have the luxury of being able to return home from the City a couple of times a day, the workhorse also takes me to various outdoor events, (usually within a 100 miles radius). Because this one is getting very rattly now, I am about to buy another one to replace it, before it finally fails, this one has done exceptionally well, I've had it since July last year, previous to this one, I sent three to the scrapyard in one year, I now have my own barcoded identity card which I present at the recycling plant, I joke not!

Re: The end of the diesel car is nigh

Also, the price of scrap has tumbled, a couple of years ago, you could buy say a 2004 top spec Mondeo 90,000 miles ish, some service history for around £600.00, do 7 or 8000 miles in it, and scrap it for £180.00, they are now worth £70.00 scrap value.

Re: The end of the diesel car is nigh

No oil and filter change?

Plenty of very cheap diesel Rover 75s about for little money and they seem pretty reliable too.

Re: The end of the diesel car is nigh

No, I don't bother with servicing, but I usually buy a vehicle with some provenance. To use a vehicle like this, it is more important to make sure the transmission is good, a failed clutch would send it straight to the scrappers, same goes for the turbo on some diesel models, I usually stick to buying hatchbacks or estates, having to fit some large model aircraft in on occasions, that would prevent the purchase of a saloon.