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Quote: Originally posted by neil and lena on 28/5/2017

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Diesel will probably be banned from major cities in the near future but in rural areas I still see diesel cars , tractors , HGVs and PCVs for many years to come .
I most certainly won't be changing any of our 3 diesel vehicle for a few years yet .
As for being barred from major cities and large towns , it won't affect us at all as we never go anywhere near them anyway

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Quote: Originally posted by Opensauce on 27/5/2017

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The good news is that current Euro6 diesels use Adblue which has largely eliminated Dpf probs of yore. You didn't think technology stood still did you?

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Quote: Originally posted by Petemate on 27/5/2017

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For the last three years though we have enjoyed using our latest Saab 150 bhp Tid Sportwagon, but apart from the 4 trips per year we are mainly on short distance runs. Also even though our towing miles to and from the South Coast are done at around 2000 rpm or slightly more (this car is auto and as soon as we are on the open road on goes the cruise set at 65 (on the clock officer)) this hardly keeps the DPF clear. Well, currently the car is exhibiting signs of clogging. I've removed and refitted the EGR, which hardly needed any cleaning and the solenoid is perfect. The MAF is also clean. The car is slow to pick up under about 1700 rpm and is a bleddy nuisance to following drivers when I'm pulling away from junctions. Given that diesels with DPFs are not recommended for short journeys, I am now seriously considering going over to a petrol engined car for our next tug. I do realise that diesels are great for towing, also that they are more economical. However, the economy doesn't really bother us as we only tow for short distances, usually around 90 miles each way. Also the car I have my eye on would be a 200 bhp Mondy Tit X which has a healthy 251 ft/lbs of torque compared to our Saab's 236. Yes, yes, I know that the diesel's comes in sooner.
I may forgive the car its current bad behaviour, which hopefully I will get to the bottom of when a mate turns up with a code reader on Tuesday, but I feel that the car's days are now numbered lol.

PS our caravan is a Sterling Eccles Topaz 2005, quite light at 1273kg MTPLM.

Post last edited on 27/05/2017 20:02:35

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