Screwloose,
Would the "mis-sold" refer to DPF vehicles bought for city and short trip use?
I`m curious because when we have to replace one of our current diesel`s that`s the situation we could be in.
It seems nuts to buy a diesel for its outstanding cold - multi-stop-start economy only to have to find a Motorway every couple of weeks and drive it just for the sake of it, at speed to re-generate the DPF.
yet you can`t buy a petrol car for that (SWMBO`s community work) use as its fuel consumption on constant cold running enrichment is atrocious. (we tried it)
Have I got the right take on the situation re DPF diesels?
Edited by oilrag on 13/08/2008 at 15:00
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oilrag
You've got it pretty much right. On a lot of manufacturer's cars DPFs are causing insuperable problems - even with totally barmy redefinitions of the re-gen parameters.
Panic bail-outs at urban traffic lights, due to clouds of smoke and burning odours from the tarmac, are not unknown. Manufacturers won't learn that you just can't re-gen in towns; changing the parameters to cause re-gen at 30 is easy - but pointless.
You can't buy a DPF car for short runs only - just won't work. Beware the "real" fuel consumption of the Euro 4 cars - I'm snowed under with non-faults on them causing repeated driver complaints of excessive consumption.
I'm thinking of having a dash sticker printed:-
"There's nothing wrong with it; it's just an EU4 car; the MPG will be awful - life ain't fair, get over it."
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Was there ever a UK Zafira A diesel other than the Y20DTH? I can't think of one.
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SC
They did fit the Y17, X20 and even the Y22 in some versions.
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