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• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 1.8 or 2.0 litre petrol, or 2.0 TDCI? 18 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  HJ's car-by-car breakdown at http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/index.htm?md=119 lists a long catalogue of problems with the diesel (injectors, DMF, DPF, which may not be all that common but could be expensive disasters if they happened while the car was in use for business. OTOH, it seems that the extra torque of the diesel will make it a much nicer drive.
• Ford Europe Update 16 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Dealer expects to sell plenty more on motability with Citroen/Peugeot/Vauxhall pushing up their van Based MPV prices on the Berlingo / Rifter / Combo Life Mustang - sales and enthusiasm starting to slow New Focus - Petrol DPF a real headache for some customers who only do short runs, has had to buy 2 back and down size the customers into Fiesta Actives. Fiesta active - says it’s a good car but over priced, customers struggle to justify the finance offers compared to rivals such as on the Nissan Juke, Dacia Sandero Stepway and Suzuki, says Ford need to offer a base model.
• Nissan Almera Tino - Suggestions for Automatic replacement 18 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  Specifics are:- Needs to have a high drivers seat height - I can't find any website that specifies this to allow model comparison but the Tino seat height seems to be higher than your average saloon / estate like Astra / Mondeo  Budget around £8k to £10k We do less than 3k miles per year and mostly town driving so it has to be petrol due to all the DPF nonsense currently afflicting diesels - we'd kill a modern diesel within a year I suspect due to our majority short cold run usage. Not too concerned with mpg. The Tino does around 28mpg around town / 38mpg on a run so somewhere around there would be good if possible.
• mazda 6 2008 - Mazda Campaign - Finally get heard? 7 May 2010 (Forum)
  6. I did not read the hand book which states how the DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) works; I got heavily questioned on this subject. Honestly, I can go on.
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace - Dad-to-be swapping small van for a LAV - which one 20 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Despite driving diesels for a long time, I've become quite turned off modern common rail diesels as I feel they're less reliable with expensive consumables - DPF, DMF and the fragile injection system. I also am keen on converting the next vehicle to dual fuel (to petrol & LPG/propane) to save on running costs & improve emissions. However the van based LAVs tend to have weedy petrols and powerful diesels and I like me some speedy cars!
• Swapped the wifes car (cars) 24 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Ceed is almost 5 years old and has only done 5,500 miles in the last 12 months which is not good for a diesel with a DPF. We have tried to do regular long runs but it is inevitable it will bite us eventually. £110 VED. Micra is 7 1/2 years old and whilst low mileage (26,000) and in excellent condition its inevitable it will want money spending soon.
• 2500 miles per month. £2500. Diesel? Petrol? LPG? 1 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Overtake on that car is an adventure that I do not wish to entertain again. However the SDI, does not have a Turbo or a DMF or a DPF. All the things that apparently I wish to avoid. Before opening the discussion is important to mention that I do most of the work on my own cars and after succesfully tackling the Head Gaskets on my 2003 outback, I am confident to do most jobs that wont require two people, a specialized place or specialized tools.
• Skoda Yeti - My third Yeti 22 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  I did consider a few alternatives to the Yeti: CRV – expensive, nice car though CX5 – ?? issues with DPF / regeneration system, no petrol available to demo Qasqai – like the new styling, but proved too costly for "like for like" spec Duster - very low rent interior, lacking in spec, documented issues with build quality / rust, very cheap though i35 / Sportage - didn't drive that well, hugely expensive for "like for like" spec (4WD / 2.0 TDi), long warranty (although from the personal experience of a friend any "goodwill" on behalf of the manufacturer relies heavily on main dealer servicing throughout the warranty period, regardless of the EU block exemption) but for the price paid the FL Yeti seemed the ideal choice.
• Skoda Yeti 140 ks 4x4 or Honda CR-V 2.0 150 ks? 24 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  What about reliability between those two? Should i be worried about DPF problems becouse of short distances that i have in everyday driving? (as i said there is weekends when we are traveling longer distances, and summer time very long distances). Also how about piezo injectors problems on this TDI engine?
• Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 diesel - First 5 months of ownership 25 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  The speedo is also very accurate reading no more than 2mph more than my satnav at any speed. I haven't noticed any smoke and if the dpf has regenerated I've missed it but I do a lot of motorway runs and little town driving. I've towed a 750kg trailer almost fully loaded several times and that was hassle free and helped by the self levelling suspension that comes as standard with the 7 seater.
• Used cars of the year 13 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  These are easy to sell on, have loads of room and don’t go wrong often. Juddering clutched and the occasional blocked DPF on low use cars aside they’re pretty robust if a bit dull to drive. A far far better bet than a used BMW X3/X5 or similar at this money. Sub £4,000 Honda CRV 2.0 VTEC. As above but at this money the petrol is far safer is much slower and greedier.
• Used Market Petrol v Diesel Study 12 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  Its interesting to note increasing reliability issues with diesels and with the savings sometimes not drastic over petrols this information could tempt people to consider the possibly more reliable petrol models more, especially in cases of cars with DPF's etc Also in some cases it appears the savings gap between the two fuel types narrows as the car gets older, perhaps thats obvious as well but its nice to investigate. Overall theres more used petrols than diesels out there, as diesel has only really caught on mainstream in the last 5-10 years.