jimmy boo Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 19 hours ago, Spyro said: Is the handle a proper handle or a button mechanism that opens it? Maybe it's got stiff and blown a fuse? Sometimes there a latch on the inside hidden behind some liner to open it, or to get in about it with some lube. OOOOhh Matron..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 12 hours ago, Archie McSquackle said: It's the grip on the underside of the boot that's not working for me! Is there a pass through or do the rear seats fold down? On modern vehicles there's usually a glow in the dark handle inside the boot that'll release the latch directly and you might be able to reach it that way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Cheers. That's a job for this morning when I finally give up on the Oasis tickets fiasco 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 1 hour ago, Archie McSquackle said: Cheers. That's a job for this morning when I finally give up on the Oasis tickets fiasco Ach, Stop Crying Your Heart Out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Aldo Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Does anyone still buy diesel these days? Any idea what sort of mileage would justify a diesel and prevent any DPF issues? Due to get a new car in the next 6 months or so. Got a couple in mind but the diesel versions are a bit cheaper to buy than the petrol. Had a diesel Volkswagen a few years ago and was going from Motherwell to Glasgow 5 days a week with no issues. When Covid hit and it was only used for short journeys, the DPF light started coming on though an "Italian tune up" tended to sort it. Back to commuting again (albeit to East Kilbride so not quite as far as before) and probably doing between 9000 - 10000 miles a year on average. Depending on where you look this is plenty / nowhere near enough to justify a diesel. What do the experts of P&B say? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Diesel is a funny one these days. Manufacturers are still producing excellent diesel engines but they've fallen out of favour which is a pity, because they'll do brilliant mileage and have loads of pull. Last year I went from a 12 year old astra diesel to a an 18 month old petrol Seat. They do similar mpg especially on a long run. The only thing that sets them apart is the astra had a larger fuel tank so you could get better range on say driving from central Scotland to the south of England which I do multiple times a year. But otherwise I'm getting similar miles on my average tank and because it's smaller it's cheaper to fill up. So unless you're going to do loads of miles petrol is probably the way forward as they are getting more efficient. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 7 hours ago, Ron Aldo said: Does anyone still buy diesel these days? Any idea what sort of mileage would justify a diesel and prevent any DPF issues? Due to get a new car in the next 6 months or so. Got a couple in mind but the diesel versions are a bit cheaper to buy than the petrol. Had a diesel Volkswagen a few years ago and was going from Motherwell to Glasgow 5 days a week with no issues. When Covid hit and it was only used for short journeys, the DPF light started coming on though an "Italian tune up" tended to sort it. Back to commuting again (albeit to East Kilbride so not quite as far as before) and probably doing between 9000 - 10000 miles a year on average. Depending on where you look this is plenty / nowhere near enough to justify a diesel. What do the experts of P&B say? My Duster was a diesel and was tremendous. The only downside for me was diesel being a bit more expensive - during the fuel crisis a couple of years ago it was 20p per litre more expensive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 I loved my big lazy 6 and 8 cylinder diesels. Now on a petrol plug in hybrid and, while it says it’s getting 55mpg, it’s just not the same. Some things aren’t all about the pounds n pennies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 20 hours ago, Ron Aldo said: Does anyone still buy diesel these days? Any idea what sort of mileage would justify a diesel and prevent any DPF issues? Due to get a new car in the next 6 months or so. Got a couple in mind but the diesel versions are a bit cheaper to buy than the petrol. Had a diesel Volkswagen a few years ago and was going from Motherwell to Glasgow 5 days a week with no issues. When Covid hit and it was only used for short journeys, the DPF light started coming on though an "Italian tune up" tended to sort it. Back to commuting again (albeit to East Kilbride so not quite as far as before) and probably doing between 9000 - 10000 miles a year on average. Depending on where you look this is plenty / nowhere near enough to justify a diesel. What do the experts of P&B say? Not sure about these days, but my 2017 A5 is a diesel and gets brilliant mpg - I have a larger tank than standard and when I fill up (at Costco, miles cheaper) the range shows about 720 miles. We had a road trip down to and round France in May and the overall mpg was never less than 60, except in the shitshow that is Paris so its pretty reasonable to run D2D. Its got 72000 on the clock, and I have recently had the cam belt/water cooler done, all disks replaced, and 4 new tyres - so its not getting replaced any time soon !! I was lucky because, as a 2017, road tax is £20 - a factor if you are buying any relatively new motor. Downsides? If you have an Adblue issue, and the tank and pump needs replaced, you are looking at a bill of upwards of £1000. Modern diesels are great until something goes wrong then they are pricey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 16 hours ago, Leith Green said: Not sure about these days, but my 2017 A5 is a diesel and gets brilliant mpg - I have a larger tank than standard and when I fill up (at Costco, miles cheaper) the range shows about 720 miles. We had a road trip down to and round France in May and the overall mpg was never less than 60, except in the shitshow that is Paris so its pretty reasonable to run D2D. Its got 72000 on the clock, and I have recently had the cam belt/water cooler done, all disks replaced, and 4 new tyres - so its not getting replaced any time soon !! I was lucky because, as a 2017, road tax is £20 - a factor if you are buying any relatively new motor. Downsides? If you have an Adblue issue, and the tank and pump needs replaced, you are looking at a bill of upwards of £1000. Modern diesels are great until something goes wrong then they are pricey. Cheaper to just get it bypassed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonytoons Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 16 hours ago, Leith Green said: Not sure about these days, but my 2017 A5 is a diesel and gets brilliant mpg - I have a larger tank than standard and when I fill up (at Costco, miles cheaper) the range shows about 720 miles. We had a road trip down to and round France in May and the overall mpg was never less than 60, except in the shitshow that is Paris so its pretty reasonable to run D2D. Its got 72000 on the clock, and I have recently had the cam belt/water cooler done, all disks replaced, and 4 new tyres - so its not getting replaced any time soon !! I was lucky because, as a 2017, road tax is £20 - a factor if you are buying any relatively new motor. Downsides? If you have an Adblue issue, and the tank and pump needs replaced, you are looking at a bill of upwards of £1000. Modern diesels are great until something goes wrong then they are pricey. Rather than relying on what mileage you're allegedly getting, did you actually do the real maths? My current car tells porkies to around the 10% mark of the true mpg. Fill the tank up, set your mileage trip, drive for a while, fill it up again and really see what your mpg is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 16 hours ago, Leith Green said: Not sure about these days, but my 2017 A5 is a diesel and gets brilliant mpg - I have a larger tank than standard and when I fill up (at Costco, miles cheaper) the range shows about 720 miles. We had a road trip down to and round France in May and the overall mpg was never less than 60, except in the shitshow that is Paris so its pretty reasonable to run D2D. Its got 72000 on the clock, and I have recently had the cam belt/water cooler done, all disks replaced, and 4 new tyres - so its not getting replaced any time soon !! I was lucky because, as a 2017, road tax is £20 - a factor if you are buying any relatively new motor. Downsides? If you have an Adblue issue, and the tank and pump needs replaced, you are looking at a bill of upwards of £1000. Modern diesels are great until something goes wrong then they are pricey. Does it stick out of the sunroof? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 7 hours ago, strichener said: Cheaper to just get it bypassed. You know, when I heard it might cost £1000 its exactly what crossed my mind. My local - non main dealer - Audi/VW specialist has coded a couple of things out in the software for me over the years (e.g. pre-sense camera error, again a £1000 fix !!). I think in this case the Adblu sensor or float had stuck, 20 litres of adblue went in and its been fine since. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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