easy to work on, reliable and economic diesel

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Wed 19 Oct 2011 20:29
easy to work on, reliable and economic diesel - Gereh

Looking for a bit of advice for a first time car buyer, interested in learning about a basic diesel engine.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Cheers

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Wed 19 Oct 2011 21:43
easy to work on, reliable and economic diesel - Avant

Welcome to the forum.

If you'd like advice, you need to be more specific on the size of car you want, and what your budget is.

If you do less than 15,000 miles a year, you may not need a diesel.

Edited by Avant on 19/10/2011 at 21:44

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Wed 19 Oct 2011 22:22
easy to work on, reliable and economic diesel - Gereh

I'm not looking for anything bigger than a 2L, budget will be £1000-2000. I probally won't use it that often

I'm looking for a diesel purposely to learn about the engine, to take apart and put back together.

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Tue 25 Oct 2011 19:02
easy to work on, reliable and economic diesel - BenG

VW Polo 1.9 diesel, non-turbo (late 90s model), or same engine in a Seat Ibiza?

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Tue 25 Oct 2011 19:53
easy to work on, reliable and economic diesel - daveyjp
Any Ford with a TDDi lump, they will be peanuts by now. 1.8 with or without turbo, mechanical fuel pump etc.
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Wed 26 Oct 2011 01:49
easy to work on, reliable and economic diesel - 1litregolfeater

None of them are easy to work on, but all are (or should be) reliable, and all are, or should be, cheap to run.

Problem is, diesel fuel prices are more than petrol now, they used to be cheaper, giving diesel its economy reputation.

Still cheaper slightly though, so if you're looking for a second hand one, the biggest problem is finding one that hasn't been used as a taxi, then had its mileage turned back, electronically.

Believe it or not, this is not just feasible or possible, but widely practiced.

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Wed 26 Oct 2011 21:38
easy to work on, reliable and economic diesel - Dovile

i would have thought that vw's 'sdi' engines would be all three of these things.

maybe something like...seat arosa/ vw lupo could be good.

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