Is your car petrol or diesel powered?

[gIzzE]

have you tried that 335i. Not tried it yet but my brother keeps screaming it has zero lag, which find pretty hard to believe

That was the car that made me realise that I really do prefer a NA engine.

I had a 335i sport touring, came from the 535d sport touring, both were tuned and very rapid. The 335i had 370bhp and would get to 60mph in 4.6 seconds, however it was all a bit souless, just press the throttle and go, no sense that you have done anything, and once that wears off you are not left with all that much, don't get me wrong a sublime chassis, and considering it was an estate it handled divinely!! Put after having a 330i NA loaner for 2 days I realised there is more to a car than just power.

I thought it was the diesel that I was getting bored of with the 535d but in the end I think it was the turbos, great in an autobahn crusier and the new Alpina B3 suits it perfectly, but wasn't really a replacement for my M3 which I was hoping it would be.

There is no lag really, and I never get when people moan about turbo lag anyway, put your foot down at 40mph in 3rd in a NA engine and it takes maybe 2 or 3 seconds to get to the ideal rpm where the car starts to come alive, a turbo may lag for one tenth of a second but the power is always on tap.

 

[gIzzE]

Should add, I tried a manual 335i this week again just in case it was the auto that was not involved enough, and it was good, but still an autobahn mile muncher and for that reason the auto still works well.

One other thing to add, the consumption on the manual 335i was 29mpg, so pretty damed impressive considering I was testing it.
Saw 36 mpg doing a steady run back to the dealer.

 

[recycled]

My problem with lag is if you are not in a straight line when the power comes. In a N/A you can just lift off and take the bend.
I think diesels have come a long way and some are very advanced , but if they can make a very advanced N/A diesel and not that SDI from the VAG group, i would seriously consider one.

 

[Ian B Walker]

I wanted to vote twice but am not allowed

300-24v = Petrol
E220 Coupe =- Petrol
944 Porsche = Petrol
190E = Petrol

Think that says something about my driving preference and no Steve (Gollom), they all work, well 75% do

 

[Defiant]

If one have more then 3 cars for private use, then... well, WHY?

Because some of us can just never be sure which of our personalities feels like driving.

Can I vote twice more to include the whole stable?

 

[Gollom]

I wanted to vote twice but am not allowed

300-24v = Petrol
E220 Coupe =- Petrol
944 Porsche = Petrol
190E = Petrol

Think that says something about my driving preference and no Steve (Gollom), they all work, well 75% do

Define "work".....

 

[jonm]

1 x petrol, 1 x diesel

 

[Londonscottish]

What is this "diesel" think everyone keeps talking about?

Something you put in buses and tractors I think.

 

[BTB 500]

And cars that win Le Mans 3 years running ...

 

[Ian B Walker]

Define "work".....

Something you manage to miss on a regular basis

 

[Londonscottish]

And cars that win Le Mans 3 years running ...

Yes, but to paraphrase Clive James on dogs;

"the definition of a diesel vehicle is something which makes a nasty noise at one end and a nasty smell at the other"



PS I saw one of the original diesel Audi Le Mans winners at Goodwood - it made a pretty awful noise and STANK.

Each to their own but I just can't aspire to a diesel

 

[A210AMG]

Mine = 3.7 V6 Petrol (ML350)
Wifes = 2.1 4 cylinder petrol (A class)
Bike = Pedal power

 

[Crazyjester900]

Petrol for life!

lol still got my first car.....

 

[AANDYY]

Yipeee for diesel
Yipeee for the one person with 'other' fuel.
Will mine go in the other fuel section when I run it on chip fat?

 

[AANDYY]

And cars that win Le Mans 3 years running ...

Jason Plato doing very well on diesel in the touring cars!

 

[fyonn]

is it me, or the the percentages currently add up to 111%?

 

[BTB 500]

is it me, or the the percentages currently add up to 111%?

You can make multiple selections, so the percentages are screwed. Just use the number of votes instead.

 

[Chattonmill]

I suppose my votes will have done that!
2 x Petrol (Need lead additives)
2 x Diesel

 

[IanA2]

Someone on this forum I know has 15,500cc of petrol Mercedes and 3,000cc of disel BMW and he is not a car dealer.

I have 15,200cc do I get a bananna?

 

[IanA2]

If one have more then 3 cars for private use, then... well, WHY?

cheers
Chris

Why not?