the great debate

briggie · 06-06-2013, 12:38

what fuel / engine do you prefer ?

stinka · 06-06-2013, 18:50

Diesel on veg

clivvy · 06-06-2013, 20:08

bit tricky. Petrol for fast cars, diesel for the rest, but petrol for small cars.

im fussy.

stinka · 06-06-2013, 20:12

Diesel for fast cars tbh mate

zippy656 · 06-06-2013, 20:34

Other for veggi

JimE · 06-06-2013, 21:07

3rd for veggie

rustic · 06-06-2013, 21:14

Petrol for outboard engines.
Petrol for company cars
Diesel for economy
Petrol for extremely cold regions.

Both our cars are diesel, Mav 2.7 Td, 28-30 mpg but less when used for short journeys. and Picasso 1.6 Hdi, 55 mpg even at 70 +

96terrano · 06-06-2013, 21:15

i put petrol in petrol cars and diesel in diesel cars

ohh, and i love diesel!

vince · 06-06-2013, 21:27

i love my torquey diesel truck, and i love my petrol motorbikes, AND i hate electric cars. unless you never leave the city or go over 30mph they are just stupid. how long do these batteries last and whats going to happen when we have scrapyards full of uneconomical cars leaking old battery acid everywhere? i think if you want to go green then by a big old terrano and run it forever on bio or wvo, thats the way forward.

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 06-06-2013, 22:50

turbo diesel power, works for trucks and buses, good for cars and suvs.

wouldnt mind seeing td hybrid 4x4s, Stagecoach Sheffield has 40 such
double deckers with a smaller than normal diesel driving an electric motor
transmission. theres regenerative braking to charge on board batteries.

small engine when running is at full power so more efficient though most
of time is on the batteries, like a milk float on steroids!

96terrano · 06-06-2013, 23:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by vince

i love my torquey diesel truck, and i love my petrol motorbikes, AND i hate electric cars. unless you never leave the city or go over 30mph they are just stupid. how long do these batteries last and whats going to happen when we have scrapyards full of uneconomical cars leaking old battery acid everywhere? i think if you want to go green then by a big old terrano and run it forever on bio or wvo, thats the way forward.

Finally, someone with the same view as me.... Well exept Jeremy Clarkson lol, I dunno what the point of electric cars are, as I'd always be driving like I'm about to run out of volts lol, I'd be paranoid on a ling journey, if you want to be econoncal, get a small petrol car like a WV golf blue motion... Even ny Hyundai will do 50 mpg+. I see the point if you livi in the likes if London, but anywhere else, a electric car is pointless, also, they aren't even that cheap, and think of all the chemicals and Crap produced when the manufacturing of the batteries etc is going on!

Nope not for me thanks.

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 06-06-2013, 23:23

thing with batteries that is never raised, is what is cost to replace the set say 4 years down line, plus the electricity has to be made somewhere.

can image plugging in at side of road and local yoofs thinking be a laugh to unplug. get back to car to find flat still.

frankly if that green minded in city transport should park up and use public transport.

arcascomp · 07-06-2013, 10:33

Yep, Diesels on the oil the engine was invented to run - veg!

leccy cars are maybe still to get there, but I agree that generally they are a farce both environmentally and from driving appeal. My biggest grip is the bloody hybrid nonsense spouted by trendy greenies in their Priuses (even the bloody name's stupid) as the car has enough battery power to get about 2 miles on leccy alone, burns good ol fossil fuel to make that electricity and still gets less miles per gallon than many diesels that were running around years before toyota started shovelling these bogus motors on people. And they get a bloody tax break for it too!

One final part that really concerns me with hybrid cars is that they usually run a small petrol motor with an electric boost engine. So in an accident, you have batteries capable of producing 100's of volts at considerable current as well as a very volatile fuel source. Surely that's a huge risk of a fire, not to mention lethal amperage if the wires short out.

I love me ol T2, it's dirty, rusty, rattly, a bit slower than some cars but it's still loud and proud of what she is and with a sunken right foot she'll do a magic trick of disappearing in a cloud of veg smoke :-)

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06-06-2013, 12:38	#1
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06-06-2013, 21:14	#7
rustic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Staffordshire Vehicle: Maverick Mk I 2.7 TD LWB Posts: 7,825	Petrol for outboard engines. Petrol for company cars Diesel for economy Petrol for extremely cold regions. Both our cars are diesel, Mav 2.7 Td, 28-30 mpg but less when used for short journeys. and Picasso 1.6 Hdi, 55 mpg even at 70 + __________________ Ford Maverick GLX 1995 2.7TD LWB in illusion silver, 98k miles. Owned since new, for 22 years. Best car I have ever owned. Just wish I could drive it more.

06-06-2013, 22:50	#10
Thomas-the-Terrano2 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hackenthorpe Sheffield Vehicle: Terrano2 R20 lwb 2.7TDi Posts: 5,234	turbo diesel power, works for trucks and buses, good for cars and suvs. wouldnt mind seeing td hybrid 4x4s, Stagecoach Sheffield has 40 such double deckers with a smaller than normal diesel driving an electric motor transmission. theres regenerative braking to charge on board batteries. small engine when running is at full power so more efficient though most of time is on the batteries, like a milk float on steroids! __________________ M6YTB / 20YTB '60' 2010 Ford C Max Zetec 1.6i, black '56' 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0TD, silver 2021 Bailey Pegasus Grade SE Turin caravan Smile, its more likely to confuse. One Life, Don't Just Live It, Drive a Nissan, or ...... a Jeep. Owner of Nissan 4x4s 2005 to 2019, and maybe in the future too!

06-06-2013, 23:23	#12
Thomas-the-Terrano2 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hackenthorpe Sheffield Vehicle: Terrano2 R20 lwb 2.7TDi Posts: 5,234	thing with batteries that is never raised, is what is cost to replace the set say 4 years down line, plus the electricity has to be made somewhere. can image plugging in at side of road and local yoofs thinking be a laugh to unplug. get back to car to find flat still. frankly if that green minded in city transport should park up and use public transport. __________________ M6YTB / 20YTB '60' 2010 Ford C Max Zetec 1.6i, black '56' 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0TD, silver 2021 Bailey Pegasus Grade SE Turin caravan Smile, its more likely to confuse. One Life, Don't Just Live It, Drive a Nissan, or ...... a Jeep. Owner of Nissan 4x4s 2005 to 2019, and maybe in the future too!

06-06-2013, 18:50	#2
stinka Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Staffs Vehicle: '02 Terrano TDI sport lwb Posts: 3,787	Diesel on veg

06-06-2013, 20:08	#3
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	bit tricky. Petrol for fast cars, diesel for the rest, but petrol for small cars. im fussy.

06-06-2013, 20:12	#4
stinka Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Staffs Vehicle: '02 Terrano TDI sport lwb Posts: 3,787	Diesel for fast cars tbh mate

06-06-2013, 20:34	#5
zippy656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Devizes Wiltshire Vehicle: Nissan Note Ntec 1.5 Posts: 14,138	Other for veggi

06-06-2013, 21:07	#6
JimE Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Tavistock, West Devon Vehicle: Ford Maverick 2.7TDi Posts: 262	3rd for veggie

06-06-2013, 21:15	#8
96terrano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Vehicle: Nissan Terrano 2.7TD LWB Posts: 8,024	i put petrol in petrol cars and diesel in diesel cars ohh, and i love diesel!

06-06-2013, 21:27	#9
vince Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: east yorkshire GB Vehicle: lwb nissan terrano '94 Posts: 162	i love my torquey diesel truck, and i love my petrol motorbikes, AND i hate electric cars. unless you never leave the city or go over 30mph they are just stupid. how long do these batteries last and whats going to happen when we have scrapyards full of uneconomical cars leaking old battery acid everywhere? i think if you want to go green then by a big old terrano and run it forever on bio or wvo, thats the way forward.

07-06-2013, 10:33	#13
arcascomp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Vehicle: 96 Mitsubishi Challenger! Posts: 775	Yep, Diesels on the oil the engine was invented to run - veg! leccy cars are maybe still to get there, but I agree that generally they are a farce both environmentally and from driving appeal. My biggest grip is the bloody hybrid nonsense spouted by trendy greenies in their Priuses (even the bloody name's stupid) as the car has enough battery power to get about 2 miles on leccy alone, burns good ol fossil fuel to make that electricity and still gets less miles per gallon than many diesels that were running around years before toyota started shovelling these bogus motors on people. And they get a bloody tax break for it too! One final part that really concerns me with hybrid cars is that they usually run a small petrol motor with an electric boost engine. So in an accident, you have batteries capable of producing 100's of volts at considerable current as well as a very volatile fuel source. Surely that's a huge risk of a fire, not to mention lethal amperage if the wires short out. I love me ol T2, it's dirty, rusty, rattly, a bit slower than some cars but it's still loud and proud of what she is and with a sunken right foot she'll do a magic trick of disappearing in a cloud of veg smoke :-)