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[tunnie]

Question for Mark, how often does a diesel DPF need regen cycle?

Don't think emission zone extends that far, even new one for 2020

It depends on the way they are driven, could be weekly, could be monthly....

BUT all the diesels ive driven haven't had a DPF fail.....some of them you know when they doing a regen cycle....ie idle engine revs increase....the skoda VRS I had was a good example of that.....used to idle at 900-1000rpm when it was doing a regen cycle.
If it couldn't achieve the regen cycle.....it used to put on a warning light....generally a motorway run of 10miles in 4th gear (about 3500rpm) would make the warning light to go off 
My Mondeo, ive no idea when its doing a regen cycle.....gives no clue.....but in the 6 months ive had it.....no warning light has come on about it.....and when I looked earlier today....my average speed is 17mph!  but average fuel consumption is 47.5mpg 

You could of course go for a slightly older diesel.....57reg perhaps.....it probably wouldn't have a DPF, as I think that it was made law on 08 reg's or thereabouts......

Suggests a Superb would do similar, I need to drive one see how I find them.

[tunnie]

I've read this thread, and the other thread that's running in parallel with it, and all I can think is, and say is,, STOP waffling, and talking just go and buy the dam car that YOU want, not one picked by a bloody committee..

Thing is, I don't know really what I want.

1) Heart says CLS, looks damn good, silky smooth and fast. But it's expensive, I don't know how to fix them and could be even more expensive to run.

2) More sensible head says S80, loads of toys, find one with active cruise and just put up with the Volvo badge. (It's no worse than Vauxhall!)

3) Even more sensible, buy a good example 2.2 Sport Auto, seen a few on eBay/AT and swap over the LPG kit with a bribe on curry to little fatty. This gives me the Auto to work, a fresher 2.2 I can still fix/do all work on it and only a very slight increase in fuel costs.

[tunnie]

Also with the vast amounts of money saved, I can pay for insurance in one lump (reduce monthly outgoings), book little MissT on loads of courses such as swimming and dancing which she loves and we keep meaning to do. I could also take up a new hobby of clay shooting, as a present to myself for letting the bike go. 

[tunnie]

Even more family mode, I keep looking at these...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201601270458175?search-target=usedcars&make=volvo&model=v70&price-from=3500&price-to=6000&fuel-type=diesel&transmission=automatic&sort=default&radius=1500&page=2&searchcontext=default&postcode=tw89de&onesearchad=new%2Cnearlynew%2Cused&logcode=p&adPos=1

[biggriffin]

I've read this thread, and the other thread that's running in parallel with it, and all I can think is, and say is,, STOP waffling, and talking just go and buy the dam car that YOU want, not one picked by a bloody committee..

Thing is, I don't know really what I want.

1) Heart says CLS, looks damn good, silky smooth and fast. But it's expensive, I don't know how to fix them and could be even more expensive to run.

2) More sensible head says S80, loads of toys, find one with active cruise and just put up with the Volvo badge. (It's no worse than Vauxhall!)

3) Even more sensible, buy a good example 2.2 Sport Auto, seen a few on eBay/AT and swap over the LPG kit with a bribe on curry to little fatty. This gives me the Auto to work, a fresher 2.2 I can still fix/do all work on it and only a very slight increase in fuel costs.

No your over thinking the issue, or as mother says"over egging ya pudding"

Always follow your heart it's never wrong, 
Basically you like it your paying so that's what were having.

[X30XE]

In case anyone hadn't noticed from the 45032 other threads on this forum, Tunnie is in the market for a new car.





Or a vagina, if some of his choices thus far are to be taken seriously. 

[omegod]

Pal in work bought an Octavia VRS against my advice and has had an absolute nightmare, he does a fair bit of motorway but still has to go for a specific drive at weekends to regen the bloody DPF, whats the frigging point of having a car that dictates to you ?

There was a newbie guy cheekily trying to sell his 3.2 on gas here a few weeks ago from St Helens and got roasted, I've seen the car on gumtree and it's had a shed load done to it and was very tidy indeed at £1200 or so, maybe summat like that is a better option ? I don't know him by the way !!

[TD]

Pal in work bought an Octavia VRS against my advice and has had an absolute nightmare, he does a fair bit of motorway but still has to go for a specific drive at weekends to regen the bloody DPF, whats the frigging point of having a car that dictates to you ?

There was a newbie guy cheekily trying to sell his 3.2 on gas here a few weeks ago from St Helens and got roasted, I've seen the car on gumtree and it's had a shed load done to it and was very tidy indeed at £1200 or so, maybe summat like that is a better option ? I don't know him by the way !!

My Octavia VRS started having a nightmare problem in the end....but it had achieved 240k miles before the EML kept coming on...ECU was complaining of EGR valve and inlet manifold ....I had both changed but even tho the ecu was then happy, the EML kept coming on and with it 'limp' mode.
Garage's next best guess was to change the turbo next.....but no guarantee it would fix it..... and at £1000 just for the turbo for it.....that's when it and me parted company.....I have heard its back on the road again....and apparently a new turbo cured it....

[TheBoy]

Aren't all Skodas in the list of VAG cars that can be remotely unlocked and driven away by scumbags?

If its a shitbox, that's hardly an issue, but Superb is reasonably well regarded...

[2boxerdogs]

I went back a year from a 2001 2.6 CDX which was a low mileage example I bought it in 2010 to a low mileage 2000 E  class Merc which is totally mint, just prefer to source well looked after low mileage cars , new ones do nothing for me & hate the huge amount you lose. Ok things could go wrong but maybe I am just lucky because apart from services no other expenditure to date.

[X30XE]

I went back a year from a 2001 2.6 CDX which was a low mileage example I bought it in 2010 to a low mileage 2000 E  class Merc which is totally mint, just prefer to source well looked after low mileage cars , new ones do nothing for me & hate the huge amount you lose. Ok things could go wrong but maybe I am just lucky because apart from services no other expenditure to date.

Nice choice Tilbo. You have any pictures of ze Merc? 

[henryd]

Does practical really need to mean dreary?

^^ from a man that owns a Signum

[henryd]

I was all set on diesel, but my budget means 80k mile versions at best, which means potential problems.

One part of my thinks to buy another Omega for MrsT, sod the fuel issues with the 3.2 and just run with that on my commute. It does what I want, smooth, auto air-con works, has Xenons and decent enough sound system.

The budget I had for a replacement car, could be used to pay for annual insurance for both Omega's for next few years. I currently pay Monthly as MrsT is new to driving and only has 1 year NCB. So insurance is quite steep for her, if it's paid in one go, I don't have that going out each month which would be nice.

I do have the fear as well of not being able to fix the replacement, I know the Omega inside out and nearly all jobs bar cambelts I can do without help.

As at £100/hr garage labour, that eats into any fuel savings too.

I though you had the chance of a low mile diesel 406,50 mpg plus no Dpf and will go to the moon and back,one of the best vehicles I've ever owned(once got over 700 miles from a tank of derv and the tank isn't that big)

[tunnie]

It's an option, but it's a manual. Which is best suited to that car, just I have urge for an auto on my traffic congested commute

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Does practical really need to mean dreary?

^^ from a man that owns a Signum

The Signum is as dreary as Steve Davis playing a safety shot. The 2.8 litre turbo lump helps  though.