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This is receipty..my cars pet receipt..its been on my aircon radiator for about 3.5 months and is the only receipt I cannot lose.
Is taking the front bumper off an extreme measure?
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I must admit, I personally think that a lot of the trouble people have with EGR valves and DPFs is down to them buying a diesel when a petrol would be better for their actual motoring needs.Talking to the owner of a 7 year old VW Tiguan today at the Fiat show room. Asked him amongst other things if he ever had any issue with the DPF. He said the only times he ever had a problem was when he filled the car up with cheap diesel. As soon as he went to more premium / non independent or bargain stations he said it’s been plain sailing and no issue whatsoever.
Made me wonder if everyone I know with DPF issues is just cheap-ing out on their diesel - especially here in N. Ireland where across the border you can get it cheaper. It wouldn’t surprise me. He also said people are mixing red diesel with stuff to remove the dye and that’s ruining engines too.
Anybody on here think that the theory could be right?
Did not make me grumpy nor smile as I drive a much more reliable petrol engine ;-)
I must admit, I personally think that a lot of the trouble people have with EGR valves and DPFs is down to them buying a diesel when a petrol would be better for their actual motoring needs.
A friend of mine has never owned a petrol car, and granted, he commuted to university that was roughly 25 miles from his house, but he's always worked in the town 7-8 miles from home. Not a problem in his old 1998 Saxo 1.5D or the 2002 Corsa 1.7 DTI that followed it, but when he had his (presumably Euro5) 2007 Corsa 1.3 CDTi 95bhp, the shortish journies caused the EGR to get clogged and fail. He later replaced that with a fairly early Alfa Romeo Brera 2.4 JTD, and I think the EGR has gone wrong on that too since he's had it.
Totally agree. Where I live, the nearest city is 5miles away. Most people work 2 miles away in the next TOWN. Let alone the city.. and of course, they all NEED big Passat’s... Octavia’s and Leon’s with 1.9 TDi diesels - dirty big, inefficient and Error prone and expensive machines when honestly... what, a Punto with a 1.4 petrol... Too small? Then say an Astra - big enough for a family of 3 kids - with maybe even a 1.6 petrol? Biggest car for 90% of the population and more power than ANYONE needs really.
I mean, why there’s no law on it I don’t know. If it’d save lives.
I think a lot of people do drive cars bigger than what they actually need. Personally, as much as I do like the old Bravo and the new Tipo, I couldn't justify owning a car that size when I've never needed a car bigger or more powerful than my Grande Punto.
I'm not a big fan of large 4x4s but they do have their place, as do sports cars and even super cars, if someone else is paying the bills then it doesn't matter to me, if I had to pick on any one group it would be people carries, there are far more of them about, hugely less efficient then their normal proportioned alternative, weight more, and the majority of owners only have one or two children, doesn't exactly warrant a bus to move the family about.
The problem with that sort of thinking is that it quickly becomes hypocritical, I,e why a grande punto and not a panda? Why a panda and not one of those tiny micro cars or a smart car, why can't you just use a scooter or get the bus.....
My issue isn’t the money as such. It’s the reality of what our love of cars is doing to the planet. And not even for the love of the rainforests, but for what it’s doing to people like you and me in the smoggy cities like London and worse. Those are the things that could wipe out humanity if we don’t get our acts together.
And whilst driving a small car around doesn’t necessarily stop this issue, driving the smallest car for your needs certainly does. It’s taking a little bit of responsibility at the personal level.
But it sounds like myself and puntofan01 have grown up with some of the smallest cars around and have seen first hand how families can get by with them.
Personally I take pleasure in getting by with the least power and ego possible. If more other people did the same I think the world would be a slightly better place.
One of my brothers just bought a new Mercedes GLC (medium sized 4x4) and if you look at the figures it produces less CO2 than a 10 year old grande punto or panda. (And weights about 1000kg more than the panda)
Much bigger car, much faster car, yet lower tail pipe emissions, also safer, with better crash protection for occupants and pedestrians, made with materials which are now designed to be more easily recycled and designed to have less harmful materials.
The upshot here is that a new fat bloated SUV driven by a bloke in a suit with no patience, is now more environmentally friendly than an old small Fiat.....