Re: Is all diesel the same?
 

Hi I'm from the UK. I've just taken delivery of my first ever Diesel.

(Audi A3 2.0 Litre TDI, http://www.cardomain.com/id/17539 ).

Sceptacal at first... but beginning to know the hype of diesel. The
Advantages so far... 1) Road Tax is cheaper. I pay just £115 pounds a year
equiv to a small VW Polo or Renault Clio. 2) On a single 55 Litre Tank
it's capable of a range of 500 miles. 3) It has a turbo and it's over
taking capablilties is breath taking at the right Revs. 4) Servicing is
every 30,000 miles or 2 years.

I've just did a test of my own. And yeah I do recommend BP Ultimate Diesel
(Centene Level 57/58). It does quiet it down a little and this is
noticable. Performance wise it feels more better in pulling power. It's
almost Petrol like in some cases.

Previously I tried a little supermarket stuff at my local Tesco's (Cetene
Level 51)... Never again! It sounded like a truck most of the time!

Shell are due to release "Diesel Extra", it's widely available up north in
England. But is slowly being available to us Southerners. Closest I've
seen is Letchworth in Hertfordshire so far (2004). But BP Ultimate Diesel
is already beaten the race to get down south.

Re: Is all diesel the same?
 

have to say i'm pretty impressed by BP Ultimate too, i took delivery of my
A4 2.5 TDI quattro sport 2 weeks ago and the dealer recommended it. (that's
what they filled her with).
"Jonno" <external_base@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:4d984c094c63d4b9bd5d7b6f37fbcb33@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> Hi I'm from the UK. I've just taken delivery of my first ever Diesel.
>
> (Audi A3 2.0 Litre TDI, http://www.cardomain.com/id/17539 ).
>
> Sceptacal at first... but beginning to know the hype of diesel. The
> Advantages so far... 1) Road Tax is cheaper. I pay just £115 pounds a year
> equiv to a small VW Polo or Renault Clio. 2) On a single 55 Litre Tank
> it's capable of a range of 500 miles. 3) It has a turbo and it's over
> taking capablilties is breath taking at the right Revs. 4) Servicing is
> every 30,000 miles or 2 years.
>
> I've just did a test of my own. And yeah I do recommend BP Ultimate Diesel
> (Centene Level 57/58). It does quiet it down a little and this is
> noticable. Performance wise it feels more better in pulling power. It's
> almost Petrol like in some cases.
>
> Previously I tried a little supermarket stuff at my local Tesco's (Cetene
> Level 51)... Never again! It sounded like a truck most of the time!
>
> Shell are due to release "Diesel Extra", it's widely available up north in
> England. But is slowly being available to us Southerners. Closest I've
> seen is Letchworth in Hertfordshire so far (2004). But BP Ultimate Diesel
> is already beaten the race to get down south.
>

Re: Is all diesel the same?
 

On Sun, 16 May 2004 18:55:19 -0400, "Jonno"
<external_base@yahoo.co.uk> said:

>Hi I'm from the UK. I've just taken delivery of my first ever Diesel.
>
>(Audi A3 2.0 Litre TDI, http://www.cardomain.com/id/17539 ).

I've got a late '95 A4 1.9 TDi

>Sceptacal at first... but beginning to know the hype of diesel. The
>Advantages so far... 1) Road Tax is cheaper. I pay just £115 pounds a year
>equiv to a small VW Polo or Renault Clio.

Really? I thought the cheapo option on road tax was just for small
petrol engines - 1.3L and below. Thanks for the heads up on that.

>2) On a single 55 Litre Tank it's capable of a range of 500 miles.

I've managed 585 miles on 54 litres, which gives a scratch over 50mpg.
I think having the air con on during the summer will cut that down
though. This was just using Tesco's city diesel on a car with 147,000
miles on the clock.

>I've just did a test of my own. And yeah I do recommend BP Ultimate Diesel
>(Centene Level 57/58).
>[Quieter & better performance]

I'll give that a go next time I fill up. Which is rarely now ;)

Cheers for the info.

Dave

Re: Is all diesel the same?
 

In message <bjhja0d1vd4iliboabni22vlnd12q51oah@4ax.com>
Dave <invalid@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> On Sun, 16 May 2004 18:55:19 -0400, "Jonno"
> <external_base@yahoo.co.uk> said:
>
> >Hi I'm from the UK. .... I pay just £115 pounds a year
> >equiv to a small VW Polo or Renault Clio.
>
> Really? I thought the cheapo option on road tax was just for small
> petrol engines - 1.3L and below. Thanks for the heads up on that.

For cars registered from March 2001 onwards, the road tax is based upon
the official CO2 emissions figure. However, for a given level of
emission, a diesel-engined car is always slightly more expensive than a
petrol one. For instance. my wife's diesel A2 costs £85/year, whereas my
RS6 costs £160/year.

--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')

Re: Is all diesel the same?
 

In article
<4d984c094c63d4b9bd5d7b6f37fbcb33@localhost.talkab outautos.com>, Jonno
<external_base@yahoo.co.uk> writes
>Hi I'm from the UK. I've just taken delivery of my first ever Diesel.
>
>(Audi A3 2.0 Litre TDI, http://www.cardomain.com/id/17539 ).
>
Enjoying it? Nice aren't they?

I contemplated the Xenons on mine, but in the end decided against them.
In addition, although I'm aware of the benefits over normal lighting, I
still think they look a bit odd in daylight, sort of like mini-fishbowls
:)

Get any other options on it? Like the colour btw.
--
Toby

Re: Is all diesel the same?
 

In article
<4d984c094c63d4b9bd5d7b6f37fbcb33@localhost.talkab outautos.com>, Jonno
<external_base@yahoo.co.uk> writes
>2) On a single 55 Litre Tank
>it's capable of a range of 500 miles.

Had a range of 670 miles on mine once, after 90 miles since filling up!

--
Toby