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I have a 7 year old diesel Mazda that I got to replace the diesel Passat I'd had for 12 years (liked the car but ultimately need bits replaced every 6 weeks). When I bought the Mazda in 2013 I was asked whether I'd be using it much in the town as there is a known issue with dpf regens on it (it regens every 200 miles regardless whether the engine is warmed up or not). I thought the fact that I use it everyday a bit in for my work would not be an issue as I give it a good blast at the weekends. So basically the deal is that you keep the revs above 2000rpm to keep the exhaust gases hot enough to prevent the dpf from clogging. Edinburgh has now imposed a 20mph speed limit in the city....in order to keep the engine at 1800rpm I will have to drive in 1st gear (20mph at 1800rpm in 2nd!)around town (or will do once anyone pays any notice of the new limits).
Well we've just taken delivery of two new cars at work today (first of several dozen at my office) and they're both petrol.
They are the first non specialist petrol engined vehicles we've been allocated in at least 15 years.
The tide is turning.
which is somewhat worrying.
In what way? Do you reckon the technology isn't mature enough or the approach is wrong?
most of the areas where decent charging is possible it's mostly people who could walk/cycle/bus/train to work anyway
True but that also depends on local public transport infrastructure which should be more of a priority anyway!
Who cares, there's a plentiful supply of Mk4 diesel Golfs out there with excellent torque and power, 55mpg+ and cost less than 1k....my last two were £900 and £800 respectively....you can't go wrong with that, in fact I might have to start stockpiling them soon!