Diesel option ........advice today if poss

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    Want More BHP! Borvad's Avatar
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    Right guys, I have the option on what, to me, has been an iconic car on the road the last 10 yrs or so.........its a 2012 but its a diesel.

    I paid Evans Halshaw 'move me closer' to get it up from Birmingham to Falkirk.
    Loved the idea of it ......... middle of last week I got the panic about diesel and the current market.
    They told me on Friday it was now here, I called them yesterday to cancel without seeing it, as I knew if I DID go and see it, heart would rule head without thinking.
    This and the fact I do about 30 odd miles a day to and from work, but consumption at the moment on the S is a bit of a pain.

    Went to Edinburgh test drive a different car, different model, and petrol at a different dealer instead, less engine size and though Ok it might be the one for me ........not doing any deal.


    Theres times I cant sleep at night, last night was one of those nights. I went a jaunt over the Queensferry Crossing and back .......... saying Good Morning to the Kelpies!
    On my way back around 330this morning I popped down to the dealer where the 'move me closer' was cos my curiosity was doing my nut in.

    WOW..............even in that light ,shes such a looker!!!


    I know now as I type this its 11am, that dealer has just opened ...........the car no longer has my 'reserve' on it.

    Guys what do I do ????
    The butt has fallen out the diesel market, this we know ..........but .........................but ..................... wow!


    thanks

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    What is it? Thought you just got the S which is what you wanted?
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    Nothing wrong with a diesel and probably a good time to buy if it suits you. Drive the car and see if you like it then make your decision. I wouldn’t write it off just because it’s a “smoker”
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    Nothing wrong with a Diesel
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    I bought a R55 SD 4 years ago. One of the only down sides against the petrol is there is no pops or bangs from the exhaust, the other is that there is very few performance parts (not that they are needed as stage 1 is just a remap & stage 2 is remap and DPF removal).
    There is plenty of torque on tap to keep up with most petrols until speeds get silly but then when you drive it sensibly the fuel economy goes sky high


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    Lots of scaremongering over diesel. I have one but personally don't like them, but the biggie for you to work out is whether any proposed ULEZ zones would affect you.

    I don't commute and don't visit cities that often so they won't affect me and my 530d is staying put; but if you drive into Edinburgh daily for example, then I definitely wouldn't be buying one. Every council will be looking at the money generated in London, and fancying some of that.

    Never mind the fact that the ULEZ charge is under false pretences - if you were that serious about air quality, you'd sort out the buses, idling taxis and lorries etc. But regardless, work out what your usage is.

    Also if you do low mileage you'll just cause problems for yourself with EGRs and DPFs etc on a modern diesel

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    Iconic diesel... an oxymoron...?


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    My wife bought a R56 Diesel clubman Cooper with nearly all the toys about 5 years ago and what a brilliant wee car
    Excellent on fuel excellent to drive and what a workhorse, even I was sad to see it go but she replaced it with the newer f54 sd 190 JCW spec with literally all the toys apart from a heated screen and wow absolutely awesome car I can’t fault it and what a sound system Harmon kardon wow
    My own car is now parked up in the garage and not really drove it for ages now since her swapping


    Depends on what mileage your doing I think but the torque of those engines are pretty impressive in all gears

    Good luck
    One think to check and I was none the wiser 5 year ago is

    The blood bag (adblue) will need changed at or around 80,000 miles
    Bit of a cost at the stealers or do it yourself like I did, only problem I had was one securing nut on the blood bag housing

    Only thing I paid out on that wee car in 5 years was

    Blood bag, full set discs pads and tyres

    Got mini service package thrown in so no cost there

    Good luck whatever you decide

    But me personally I’d stick with diesel

    All the best


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    Last edited by Super Dooper; 10th June 2019 at 04:44 PM.

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