Diesel cars were always high mileage working cars. In the 90s school run mum was encouraged to buy one. As far as I can see diesels are now being bought by people who need a workhorse like me. I do 30k miles a year as a freelance musician.
60mpg around town , 80mpg+ on longer runs , zero road tax , cheap insurance and you don't have to watch how many miles you're putting on the clock....what's not to like ? Great value for money motors and I wouldn't even look at a petrol. Some of us actually like having a real motor 😁
I think even with the increase price in diesel fuel, the difference outways the mileage achieved more than a Petrol car and the engines tend to be stronger workhorses that’s why I’d always have a diesel over a petrol engine any day
Check YT McMaster. Charging ev at service stations (if you can find one working) is more expensive than diesel. 60 mile range cost over £10. My Skoda td Karoq does 54 to 64mpg.
@@alishahid292 I’m on iPad. Will check on pc and send it. Was a Porsche Tican ( or something like that). Sixty miles extra range on a charger point cost £10.50. More than diesel. He was down to 13 miles range after being directed to various charge points, non of which were working.
Fan of the channel - keep up the good work. I run a 2005 Civic 1.7cdti, it currently has 147k miles on the clock, has always been fully serviced and well looked after. Just had its 14th MOT and needed some minor exhaust work, which was done, completely fault free after that work, with no advisories. Realistically it gets about 52-57MPG dependent on the type of driving, the computer mpg is always optimistic by a good 7% so I calculate it via the amount of fuel I put in the tank between fill ups. I don't particularly enjoy diesel cars but as a workhorse they can't be faulted in all honesty. By running it as my daily it allows me to save money towards a whopping V8 petrol in the near future. Diesel isn't dead yet!
Totally happy with my 3 litre diesel Merc C class, it's the perfect balance of tolerable MPG and performance for me, can't see me changing it for a good while yet.
In the absence of a proper infrastructure to support the countrywide roll out of evs,diesel is still king.My car can manage 61 mpg and return 600 miles on a full tank.Also it manages to effortlessly tow a caravan up and down the country on its days off.Wont be selling it anytime soon.Petrol hybrids are a con.Great show as always.
Made me chuckle how you said "don't go sending me stuff from your garages", and then 5 mins later in the video you show us how crates and crates of things from someones garage clearout turned up 😂
James. Just to let you know the fan resistor is a common fault but it's the thermal fuse (pink bit on the end) that goes. Pennies on Fleabay and saves a fortune.
I'm in the US and just spent 4 months looking for a high MPG diesel, wound up with an F-Pace 20d which recently got 37 mpg (US) at 90mph on a 600 mile trip. With the distances here in the Western US, a diesel makes sense, even if it is more expensive than premium. I also have an EV, which is great around town, but not so much when you are in the bush.... I considered the new Kia Sportage hybrid, but its not that much better highway mileage than the F-Pace and, new, it was 50% more.... Plus there is super low inventory and every dealer is adding a huge markup...
I have a Honda Civic 2.2 diesel, 106k miles and still pulls well, great fuel economy, 55mpg average, over 60mpg on a run. My last Honda did 202k miles, so will be keeping the Civic for a while longer!
123K miles on my 08 Golf TDI, I could afford something newer now but I really don’t have any inclination, I think diesels of this age were the best before the emissions went mad with the DPF filter issues etc.
I think it's more the cost of living that will slow used sales and diesels being the " devil" at the moment will slow first . Seen quite a few big reductions at the big supermarkets " the car people" being one which relies on low margin but high turnover , shows it's slowing generally as people are holding onto what they have longer.
Keeping my diesel Insignia until it blows up and they tend to go to Minicab miles! No tax and eats motorway miles for fun. Great family wagon, only thing is I can't drive it in Birmingham... But then I wouldn't want to anyway! 😄
@@darrenmeears3912 yes the problem with any diesel, had it on my wife's Qashqai. Luckily I do quite a lot of motorway speeds on a short hop to work and give it a good long run fairly regularly which has kept me diesel motoring for 8 years trouble free. Bit of a liberty paying 16p a litre more for fuel in some places!!
@@bumfluffmcregor3730 I don't think they can change the tax, take for example the pre-2001 cars based on engine size, then came the (rigged) emissions and then the 2017 regs... Couldn't change the historic vehicle taxation
It's commonly said that the reason diesel is more expensive than petrol is because when petrol is extracted from the oil, the left over products get used to make other products, generating further revenue. With diesel these other products wouldn't be made so the revenue needs to be subsided. Who knows whether that's true or not but it's interesting to think about
@@Cyber5044 making extra profit from byproducts must be a relatively new thing then as diesel was always cheaper than petrol years ago. Funny how that changed when people started buying more diesel vehicles...
No scam - simple supply & demand. Virtually ALL commercial vehicles are diesel, generators, ships, non-electric trains etc.....& now people have been mugged into buying diesel cars so the suppliers can keep putting the price up. That's why in the recent fuel shortages it was diesel that ran out first - so demand strengthens even further - hence your £2 per litre price!
@@SteeeveO Exactly. Although there is actually a 'scam' i.e. all the excuses (lies) given about the high price when the real answer is simply "profit".
As a driver i always preferred the driving characteristics of diesel engines, i liked the low down torque their strong ability to tow without hitting economy as hard as petrol.
Very interesting getting the insight and commentary to the auctions. Found your channel a few days ago and I've been really enjoying the candid laid back content.
Speaking of filters, I changed the cabin filter on my Giulietta this afternoon. What an absolute faff, located beside the clutch pedal and right beside the steering column you need to bunch it up while hiding the pedal down and there still isn't enough room. Took about 20 minutes and I've got the bruises to show for it. On a Polo and Astra and Focus it's a 10 second job.
Did the cabin filter on my partners Fiat Panda (2007) model and that was the same had to cut it to an L shape, slide first part in then straighten up and send it home, stupid design. My Suzuki Swift is a drop the glove box, unclip the front panel filter out new one in and replace panel and glovebox. All done in 2 minutes rather than the Pandas 20 minutes!
I have a 2006 407 SW 2.0 HDi 136. Its economical, has a load of toys being the SE version, it's comfortable and quiet. I got it last December for 1700 quid, full dealer history and on 43k miles at the time. I don't plan on getting rid anytime soon.
I have had a 2007 407 with the same engine for the last 8 years and must say it's been the most reliable car I've owned. My only real complaint is with the front end suspension wearing, but that could be the rough roads I use.
If you're a good customer with warranty-wise, you can give them a call and they can manually upgrade your warranty for cars that fall outside their usual parameters. I added a 2009 Polo on 30K miles to a gold package when the online portal only allowed bronze.
I still think Diesels make sense for those that need to rack up the miles. Mpg is still King and their engines are tougher and will probably be good for 300K miles. But, for city cars and sports cars petrol is still preferable. 🤔😉👀
Dpf's and egr started to kill diesels...yes there fitted to reduce emissions and yet they increase fuel consumption causing more emissions...then there is the diesel gate scandal and now the cost of diesel vs petrol...EV's don't solve anything but just move the problems to a more localised area (power stations etc) if a diesel is used correctly ie mostly motorway journeys they will return high 60 mpg if not more. My 2.0 160bhp Pug 508 returned 68mpg..
Agree the pre dpf diesels made a lot of sense. Getting harder to find though and I wouldn't touch the modern diesel. I'm finding adblue injector needs replacing every 70k miles and once you hit 100k you start getting expensive dpf issues, even if you only do motorway work. In that same period of time petrol cars have improved in terms of mpg and some Japanese petrols (and one or two Fords) are capable of big mileage.
Hope diesel isent dead. How could we drive a large car or svu on petrol ???. Fuel prices are gone crazy. Even my little Suzuki Ignis is costing a lot more to run. We are in very worrying times. Keep going strong James. Love your channel. 👍☘️
I don't think diesel is entirely dead, it still has a place for work vehicles and people who tow, that said for those who don't fit into that small niche I can see the demand dwindling come vehicle replacement.
I have a 66 plate diesel Kia Sportage, although it's 2.litre, love the car GT version, 19 inch wheels, although the price of diesel might be punishing, going over all them bumps, traffic calming ramps, that spring up everywhere these days, I prefer a big diesel underneath me. 👍
@@ChopsGarage in General, I'd agree with you, awful combination, big rims skinny tyres.. but on this particular vehicle, it's a good ride. The Ballance seems right.
The Mitsi 1.0 engine is a Mitsi only engine which is rare. It's under the wiki page that it shares with another Mitsi model. I think there is a heat gun trick with the vinyl seat for the Note. That might work if it doesn't work with the repair kit
I have a 2003 7 seater Merc M class 2.7diesel on 145k miles, great car for the family. Regrettably decided to sell it because of ULEZ zone in London and talks of it expanding for the whole of London by next year which will impact me.
I've noticed vans are falling in price too. The trouble with Diesels, is unless they are 2016 on Euro 6, a lot won't be allowed into many city centres soon, so puts people off, I wouldn't buy a Diesel unless it was in something big and Euro 6.
Diesel engines on the whole, run at lower revs, so in simple terms if an engine has a finite number of cycles, it will cover a greater distance. I've only owned one petrol car over the last 30 years. Politics might affect diesel prices, however at the current price differential they're not dead yet.
Diesel engines do more mpg because there is more carbon per litre of fuel to burn (it is denser). Theoretically the CO2 emissions and amount burnt despite revs (same amount of work) should be the same. It is not of course, but that is due to other reasons, a major one being that diesels burn their fuel better than petrol, and are thereby more efficient.
To be honest I think that there are people that want a large diesel car , the problem is and this does not help I am afraid but they already have one and are not parting with it , I run a 2.7 LR disco 3 and would not part with it for a little petrol hatchback .
Got a really nice bunch of cars mate back to the stuff you are more familiar with. Iv started buying smarter now only buying smaller lower mileage cars with service history / FSH so thanks to you mate. Keep up the great work.
I have a Vauxhall Corsa 1.4t standard 150 bhp. It’s been mapped to 170bhp. I’ve had a 1.4 90 bhp Corsa and that was definitely underpowered on the motorway. The turbo version is so much better for motorways.
@@billybattams-scott yeah I've driven the Astra with that Engine it's good but my 535d is mapped to something like 380bhp 500 lb ft of torque absolutely fly's and is still great on fuel when crusing 😃👍
Didn't know that you was a Saab guy. My first job from leaving school was working for Saab at Saab (Midlands) LTD back in 1977. I drove the very first 900 in the country.
Another great video from the man himself, also a big thankyou to ivor for donating his tools to James, ivor your a fair kind man, not many like you around these days, good man, if you liked the video guys, please feel free to COMMENT DOWN BELOW, (DIAGNOSIS TIPS WELCOME) LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE, but most of all guys ENJOY THE CHANNEL, and would the guys who for whatever reason HAVE NOT SUBSCRIBED yet PLEASE DO SO, it really does help the channel, THANKYOU GUYS, 🤝👌👍😘
Great bunch of cars you got there getting back to the cars you more familiar with and thanks to you I’m buying cars a lot more smarter now things will service history / fsh and smaller cars too. Keep up the great work mate.
I've got a 2010 Civic 2.2 diesel Si with 146k on clock and still runs perfectly (hopefully my back will heal soon so I can start enjoying it again) - its a keeper..
You seem to be a pretty straight and honest guy, so I'm assuming that those that watch here are the same, so I'm going to ask for help and advice. I have a 2010 Mazda 6 2.2 diesel sport, which I really like, but it has a problem. Now, in the past I have always done my own maintenance and repairs but I now have health problems and am full time carer for my mum so I struggle to do anything beyond an air filter and oil change. What bought me to my current problem was a cam chain change by a local garage, the cam chain itself is ok but the engine has now developed an oil leak. The garage that did the job has closed down, so no joy there. I took it to another place to have the oil leak sorted and they have turned out to be a bad joke. After 5 attempts it still leaks, I asked for a refund so I could take it somewhere else but the owner refused and became abusive, so thats now a court case. Thing is, I really need to sort this leak as it's making a mess of the engine and my driveway. I'm in Redditch, west mids, is there any kind soul who is local that could help me out? I have a large, flat, tarmac drive, so it's not too bad to work on. One of my health problems is severe back pain, so I physically cannot work on the car for very long, even from above, before it becomes intolerable. Can anyone help me out?
Brilliant content as usual Thanks for the mention . Can't see the Note hanging around for long , they really seem to a jack of all trades especially in that spec. Personally I think the diesel is still a better option these days Keep up the great work James
I think diesel is a good buy for private folks at the money cause they aren’t making the money but eventually these fuel prices will recover to a lower ish rate and think the values on the diesels will too so maybe you could run one for a year or 2 and get out of it less of a loss 🤷♂️
You are no better off with a petrol as the new waterered down petrol they pushed on us doesn't last anywhere near as long as the more expensive vpower stuff which is more expensive then diesel. The thing with diesel is it produces far better mpg and is way more efficient
Not sure why people are going for petrol over diesel as though petrol is a bit cheaper (if you buy that disgusting E10) but you will use much more of it so diesel should still be cheaper to run. Just paid £2.01 per litre for E5!!!
Hi james, regarding the comment on the easy access of air filters and making the service costs less i know that on new cars the dealership doesn’t make a lot of profit. Most of the profits come from the service departments
In 1990, I was an early adopter of diesel cars at the time when you still had to refill at the commercial fuel pump round the back of the garage with no weather protection. I gave up buying diesels after witnessing the fallout of Dieselgate and their subsequent demonization by government and the media.
I used to be very anti-diesel until I tried one. Unmatched performance per litre and you don't even need to try to get good mpg. There will always be people who prefer the big engine, surprisingly good £200 and below road tax, smooth boats. Big saloon cars, estates etc with their culture followings
AA said walk or cycle, bit difficult when your doing 100s of miles a week to earn a crust, hardly anyone's particularly driving for pleasure we've all got something to do and you need range and economy and a diesel gives it, but it will be killed off, saw a Nissan leaf on fire the other day no one would go near it, it was just left burning all day.
@@ChopsGarage it was bizarre mate, outside someone's house, smouldering at first, went past later, on fire, next day a molten wreck and it was left there a week.
Last year I needed a car, and ended up getting a 66 plate DS3 with 30k mileage and a 1.6 diesel for £6500. I thought it was a steal; 0 tax, 65mpg real world, so I asked why it was so cheap and was told that people don't want diesel. New, that does make sense I guess, they are more expensive, there's a lot these days to go wrong and after the scandal people have been moving away. But used, there's so much value now, and I love my little diesel DS3.
Back around 1990, I was an early adopter of diesel cars when you still had to fill at the commercial pump round the back of the garage with no weather protection. Following Dieselgate, I reluctantly switched to petrol in light of the demonization from government and the press which has never relented.
I had a Leon 1.4 TSI and considered buying a diesel as I do around 20k miles a year. The car averaged about 40mpg around town, and about 48 on a run. However, a good deal on a Audi A3 1.0 TFSI came up, and I bought it as it only had 10hp less than the Leon. I expected similar fuel economy - how wrong I was. Around town, the Audi averages 53-55mpg. On a run, it’s 65 mpg (without trying, and I have a heavy ish right foot). On the way back from the Lake District, I managed to achieve 80 mpg. This morning I was stuck in awful traffic on a dual carriageway for 50 mins, 1/2 of the journey being stop start and the other 1/2 accelerating up to 80 ish then back to 30 etc, and I got home still managing to achieve 58 mpg. Whilst i’m not knocking diesel, I still believe that some modern turbo petrols can achieve diesel like economy.
Mitsubishi are intelligent the way they make their cars , my old colt for example has one of those undertrays to protect the bottom of the engine when you hit rocks but it is a sealed unit so for example i can drive through small flooded roads and no water gets into the engine bay , much better than the flimsy undertrays on old VWs that constantly fell off lol , the funniest thing is the Mirage is Doug Demuros most hated car with lowest Doug score ever not because of reliability just because it is not a sexy fast fun car but if you are like me and trying to save cash if a car gets u from A to B thats all that matters at this moment in time , the luxury cars can wait for better times.
And yeah Fiat 500s are very popular i wanted one for £2 grand but it impossible to get a good one for that money even a base model from 2009 is £3K nowadays
you promote warantywise so I got a quote for a 12 month warranty on my wifes 2018 BMW 220 active tourer with 16, 700 miles, know you said you get trade but did not expect a quote of just over £850 for 1 year. no sale there
I have a little Megane 1.5 dci as my runaround. The car returns around 48mpg on the daily, pushing 70mpg on the motorway in 6th gear. Diesel is 10p per litre more than petrol, but I get easily 15 miles of motoring on a gallon of fuel vs a petrol variant. It is still a no brainer and my car tax is £30. Should diesel car prices fall, that is brilliant news for me, because when this car reaches end of the road, I will be buying diesel again. I don't venture into cities, so any diesel ban territories won't hinder me.
@@user-te1le7ck6b I'm in Wales, the nearest threat of ULEZ is Bristol currently, no doubt it will come to Cardiff soon, but again unlikely to hamper me. The price of electric cars is still significant, so I won't be considering anytime soon. I also have conerns that it will impact the used car market as the batteries have the potential to prematurely shorten the life of the car.
I think diesel in small cars was never very alive, but in bigger heavier cars eg 4x4's no it is not. I have a Gen 3 BMW X3 20d and it will do early 50's to the gallon even in spite of its bulk. Try this in most decent sized petrol SUV's ! I have to say though that I was impressed how economical a new BMW 320i was on petrol. I just think the justification for diesel has just got a bit tighter...
Honestly if diesels are only worth if if you're driving tens of thousands of miles on the motorway every year then I think that's ideal. Value of diesel cars will drop so if you really need one then you're better off. If you were driving a diesel around town and you're being hammered by ULEZ and fuel prices then you'll have to move to a vehicle that's more suited to your needs, inconvenient but better for you and the people around you. Personally I've started cycling any trips that are under 5 miles, I ride a motorbike into town when I'm commuting or doing day to day business and I use my (old knackered) car for motorway trips or when the weather is horrific. A lot of people would be better off if they didn't treat cars like mobility scooters and started getting about under their own power whenever possible.
I play in a band, go camping and paddle boarding. Anything less than a 2.0 diesel estate is useless for me. Carry all that weight for distance, and in comfort - it’s a no-brainer. Having a ridiculous 4x4 or crossover with a big engine to pick up the kids or go to Sainsbury’s IS ridiculous, and that’s where the trends come from. Not me!
I currently run a 2009 BMW 3 series diesel business edition. N47 engine, always serviced every 9000 miles. It's just turned 243,000 miles and returns 58mpg. It's every bit as comfortable as new BMW and not a great deal different inside. I could however buy a new EV like a Polestar...which has put out 26 TONS of CO before it leaves the factory!...So is my dirty diesel really the car which impacts the environment most .I think NOT!!!
I think modern diesels have so much to offer. My Passat will comfortably do 55mpg and over 800 miles to a tank. So even with the additional cost of buying diesel, i still get a huge saving over a petrol. Newer diesels aren't the filthy, polluting cars they used to be. Sadly, now the goverment are putting additional taxes and ULEZ charges on diesels, that will almost certainly kill them off.
I don't know why Diesels aren't popular in the UK. I live in the far east and 70% + are diesel. Mind you Diesel is only around 85p LT here. That might account for it.
Ever changed an air filter on an E90/E91? Most stupid location I've ever encountered. You even have to remove the stiffening brace to get at it! Still, 190k miles, pre-DPF still going strong...
Just delivered a diesel fusion 50 miles, gauge only dropped 1 stick to get there, you couldn't hear the engine, 30 tax, 60 mpg, all for 800 quid, customer couldn't buy electric or anything like that, full test, serviced as well!!
Diesels used properly are far more economical than a hybrid for example I.E anything other than town driving I’ll be sticking with my Passat tdi until it dies
Just go with the complete opposite the government wants you to do you can’t go wrong ,they will be around for a bit as long as trucks need it you will be able to get it ..
I’ve been quite surprised at the number of Morris 1000’s lve seen on the roads just lately.(Actually lm not surprised considering the economic climate)
The Price of Fuel with todays prices, What would you prefer a Petrol which has an average mile of 30 MPG whether a Fiesta or a Merc around town or 36-38 on a distance run or a Diesel engine car averaging 45mpg around town and 55-60 on a Long Distance run, No brainer really!
R.e the diesels - the ones you've shown on the video i think are largely not ULEZ exempt so I wonder if that is impacting prices, what with more emission zones coming online.
A random comparison.... 2013 hyundai veloster 1.6 auto (petrol). 2010 bmw 635d 3.0 twin turbo (DIESEL). What car do you think is better on fuel economy?
Diesel will last for a very long time yet as batteries will not solve the need for diesel in HGVs, trains and ships (and small boats). I like turbo diesels for the way they drive and eventhough I am not a high mileage driver I accept the higher maintenance costs, but modern petrol cars are becoming turbos now and they also have increased service intervals. Where I live diesel is almost the same price as petrol. As for governments penalising diesel cars for being dirty - this is no longer true due to DPFs, EGRs and lower compression ratios (Mazda diesels are 14.8:1) and thus reduce NOX and they produce less CO2 anyway.
See this is a little weird, some people even after all this time do not understand diesals to a point. Even a couple of weeks ago, in a petrol station a woman asked why I chose a diseal car over a petrol when diesal is more expensive, so I had to explain the whole more miles per gallon thing as well as oftern diesals are less tax etc....she was amazed, did not realise realise that.
oil and air in easy to reach places.... next you`ll want cars you dont have to take the bumper off to bulb change...hahahahaha, great vlogs chop, keep em coming...
I'd love an electric car tbh, but makes no sense for me atm price wise, I dont go into cities , my civic diesel sport does 65mpg and we dont really do that many miles anyway. I can buy a fantastic old diesel for around 8k or I could get a knackered old Nissan leaf that can go 50 or 60 miles on a charge for the same money...
Hi James, fab stuff as always. Have I missed an instalment in the story of the guy that was being told that a purchaser "had a lawyer on retention " and then had mental health problems? I hope it has been resolved.
I'm just waiting on you doing your first electric car but I know that may be a long time away yet, it must be quite scary for some of the car dealers to think that Diesel and petrol cars will be a thing of the past (decades away I know)
An old friend of mine (now passed) was in the car trade from the 60s/70s always said small petrol cars ie Fiestas/metros etc would always sell well that policy still holds up today .Nothing new there big SUVs will need to be diesel though could we afford to run them on petrol?
Personally I am happy with my Duster diesel which will be around for a fair bit yet. Meanwhile I never tire of directing people to Chops Garage page on YT if they are looking for a small car and tell them to learn about the chain driven Hyundai's and KIA's. They just make sense. However these 1.0 litre Mirage's seem to have just entered the chat it seems too.
Just get some corrosion protection under it asap. Lanoguard is brilliant. Wants topping up every 12 months but works wonders without turning into a moisture trap. Them dacia's rot like crazy at mot very old otherwise
Diesel cars were always high mileage working cars. In the 90s school run mum was encouraged to buy one. As far as I can see diesels are now being bought by people who need a workhorse like me. I do 30k miles a year as a freelance musician.
You too, eh?
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I hear ya!
60mpg around town , 80mpg+ on longer runs , zero road tax , cheap insurance and you don't have to watch how many miles you're putting on the clock....what's not to like ?
Great value for money motors and I wouldn't even look at a petrol.
Some of us actually like having a real motor 😁
What are you driving Geebee ?
@anthony dale , regular maintenance and full service history and it runs like clockwork and has cost me less than previously owned petrol cars 👍
I think even with the increase price in diesel fuel, the difference outways the mileage achieved more than a Petrol car and the engines tend to be stronger workhorses that’s why I’d always have a diesel over a petrol engine any day
Check YT McMaster. Charging ev at service stations (if you can find one working) is more expensive than diesel. 60 mile range cost over £10. My Skoda td Karoq does 54 to 64mpg.
@@davidk3729 you’ll have to send me link as comes up with some gaming guy
@@alishahid292 I’m on iPad. Will check on pc and send it. Was a Porsche Tican ( or something like that). Sixty miles extra range on a charger point cost £10.50. More than diesel. He was down to 13 miles range after being directed to various charge points, non of which were working.
@@alishahid292 Try The MacMaster, how an electric vehicle ruined my life.
How living with an electric car, etc.
Fan of the channel - keep up the good work.
I run a 2005 Civic 1.7cdti, it currently has 147k miles on the clock, has always been fully serviced and well looked after. Just had its 14th MOT and needed some minor exhaust work, which was done, completely fault free after that work, with no advisories.
Realistically it gets about 52-57MPG dependent on the type of driving, the computer mpg is always optimistic by a good 7% so I calculate it via the amount of fuel I put in the tank between fill ups.
I don't particularly enjoy diesel cars but as a workhorse they can't be faulted in all honesty. By running it as my daily it allows me to save money towards a whopping V8 petrol in the near future.
Diesel isn't dead yet!
I run a Volvo 1.6d s40 as a taxi. 313,000 miles strong. 40-50k a year, keep your hybrids, keep your petrol, keep your electric. Diesel all the way.
Keeping my diesel for as long as I can , 7 seater that regularly does 64mpg on a run.
Ideal!
Totally happy with my 3 litre diesel Merc C class, it's the perfect balance of tolerable MPG and performance for me, can't see me changing it for a good while yet.
In the absence of a proper infrastructure to support the countrywide roll out of evs,diesel is still king.My car can manage 61 mpg and return 600 miles on a full tank.Also it manages to effortlessly tow a caravan up and down the country on its days off.Wont be selling it anytime soon.Petrol hybrids are a con.Great show as always.
Cheers Joe!
Made me chuckle how you said "don't go sending me stuff from your garages", and then 5 mins later in the video you show us how crates and crates of things from someones garage clearout turned up 😂
James. Just to let you know the fan resistor is a common fault but it's the thermal fuse (pink bit on the end) that goes. Pennies on Fleabay and saves a fortune.
I'm in the US and just spent 4 months looking for a high MPG diesel, wound up with an F-Pace 20d which recently got 37 mpg (US) at 90mph on a 600 mile trip. With the distances here in the Western US, a diesel makes sense, even if it is more expensive than premium.
I also have an EV, which is great around town, but not so much when you are in the bush.... I considered the new Kia Sportage hybrid, but its not that much better highway mileage than the F-Pace and, new, it was 50% more.... Plus there is super low inventory and every dealer is adding a huge markup...
I have a Honda Civic 2.2 diesel, 106k miles and still pulls well, great fuel economy, 55mpg average, over 60mpg on a run. My last Honda did 202k miles, so will be keeping the Civic for a while longer!
Had one of those for a good few years (2009 - 2018) - reliable and economic, but never liked the handling.
123K miles on my 08 Golf TDI, I could afford something newer now but I really don’t have any inclination, I think diesels of this age were the best before the emissions went mad with the DPF filter issues etc.
I think it's more the cost of living that will slow used sales and diesels being the " devil" at the moment will slow first . Seen quite a few big reductions at the big supermarkets " the car people" being one which relies on low margin but high turnover , shows it's slowing generally as people are holding onto what they have longer.
Keeping my diesel Insignia until it blows up and they tend to go to Minicab miles! No tax and eats motorway miles for fun. Great family wagon, only thing is I can't drive it in Birmingham... But then I wouldn't want to anyway! 😄
Brilliant cars wish I still had mine the dpf killed it 🤬
@@darrenmeears3912 yes the problem with any diesel, had it on my wife's Qashqai. Luckily I do quite a lot of motorway speeds on a short hop to work and give it a good long run fairly regularly which has kept me diesel motoring for 8 years trouble free. Bit of a liberty paying 16p a litre more for fuel in some places!!
Awesome cars. Mine has just done 165,000 and is still going strong. 45mpg around town/A roads and £30 per tax👊
that will be the next thing they change the tax
@@bumfluffmcregor3730 I don't think they can change the tax, take for example the pre-2001 cars based on engine size, then came the (rigged) emissions and then the 2017 regs... Couldn't change the historic vehicle taxation
Diesel should be less than gasoline as it cost less to refine. Once again, we are being scammed.
It's commonly said that the reason diesel is more expensive than petrol is because when petrol is extracted from the oil, the left over products get used to make other products, generating further revenue. With diesel these other products wouldn't be made so the revenue needs to be subsided.
Who knows whether that's true or not but it's interesting to think about
@@Cyber5044 making extra profit from byproducts must be a relatively new thing then as diesel was always cheaper than petrol years ago.
Funny how that changed when people started buying more diesel vehicles...
No scam - simple supply & demand. Virtually ALL commercial vehicles are diesel, generators, ships, non-electric trains etc.....& now people have been mugged into buying diesel cars so the suppliers can keep putting the price up. That's why in the recent fuel shortages it was diesel that ran out first - so demand strengthens even further - hence your £2 per litre price!
@@SteeeveO Exactly. Although there is actually a 'scam' i.e. all the excuses (lies) given about the high price when the real answer is simply "profit".
If you try and more aggressive pad / polish combo you may achieve better results with scratch removal - Meguiras 105/205 always worked well
As a driver i always preferred the driving characteristics of diesel engines, i liked the low down torque their strong ability to tow without hitting economy as hard as petrol.
Very interesting getting the insight and commentary to the auctions. Found your channel a few days ago and I've been really enjoying the candid laid back content.
Welcome aboard!
Speaking of filters, I changed the cabin filter on my Giulietta this afternoon. What an absolute faff, located beside the clutch pedal and right beside the steering column you need to bunch it up while hiding the pedal down and there still isn't enough room. Took about 20 minutes and I've got the bruises to show for it. On a Polo and Astra and Focus it's a 10 second job.
Dont mate did it once myself, never again stupid location
Did the cabin filter on my partners Fiat Panda (2007) model and that was the same had to cut it to an L shape, slide first part in then straighten up and send it home, stupid design. My Suzuki Swift is a drop the glove box, unclip the front panel filter out new one in and replace panel and glovebox. All done in 2 minutes rather than the Pandas 20 minutes!
I have a 2006 407 SW 2.0 HDi 136. Its economical, has a load of toys being the SE version, it's comfortable and quiet. I got it last December for 1700 quid, full dealer history and on 43k miles at the time. I don't plan on getting rid anytime soon.
I have had a 2007 407 with the same engine for the last 8 years and must say it's been the most reliable car I've owned. My only real complaint is with the front end suspension wearing, but that could be the rough roads I use.
Sticking with my Focus ST MK4 diesel. 3 years old now and 53 mpg. Superb car.
If you're a good customer with warranty-wise, you can give them a call and they can manually upgrade your warranty for cars that fall outside their usual parameters. I added a 2009 Polo on 30K miles to a gold package when the online portal only allowed bronze.
Ent worth shit .. I sold them ..
Oh cheers bud nice tip
I still think Diesels make sense for those that need to rack up the miles. Mpg is still King and their engines are tougher and will probably be good for 300K miles. But, for city cars and sports cars petrol is still preferable. 🤔😉👀
I've had 6 diesel cars and all went good , high milage , remember when diesel was cheaper than petrol ,
Dpf's and egr started to kill diesels...yes there fitted to reduce emissions and yet they increase fuel consumption causing more emissions...then there is the diesel gate scandal and now the cost of diesel vs petrol...EV's don't solve anything but just move the problems to a more localised area (power stations etc) if a diesel is used correctly ie mostly motorway journeys they will return high 60 mpg if not more. My 2.0 160bhp Pug 508 returned 68mpg..
Agreed, pre dpf, egr diesels are normally bullet proof
Totally agree that’s why I’m holding on to my 08 TDI, no DPF it just keeps going without issue.
Agree the pre dpf diesels made a lot of sense. Getting harder to find though and I wouldn't touch the modern diesel. I'm finding adblue injector needs replacing every 70k miles and once you hit 100k you start getting expensive dpf issues, even if you only do motorway work. In that same period of time petrol cars have improved in terms of mpg and some Japanese petrols (and one or two Fords) are capable of big mileage.
Hope diesel isent dead. How could we drive a large car or svu on petrol ???. Fuel prices are gone crazy. Even my little Suzuki Ignis is costing a lot more to run. We are in very worrying times. Keep going strong James. Love your channel. 👍☘️
I don't think diesel is entirely dead, it still has a place for work vehicles and people who tow, that said for those who don't fit into that small niche I can see the demand dwindling come vehicle replacement.
I have a 66 plate diesel Kia Sportage, although it's 2.litre, love the car GT version, 19 inch wheels, although the price of diesel might be punishing, going over all them bumps, traffic calming ramps, that spring up everywhere these days, I prefer a big diesel underneath me. 👍
Low profile tyres and big rims are the worst trend ever
@@ChopsGarage in General, I'd agree with you, awful combination, big rims skinny tyres.. but on this particular vehicle, it's a good ride. The Ballance seems right.
The Mitsi 1.0 engine is a Mitsi only engine which is rare. It's under the wiki page that it shares with another Mitsi model. I think there is a heat gun trick with the vinyl seat for the Note. That might work if it doesn't work with the repair kit
I have a 2003 7 seater Merc M class 2.7diesel on 145k miles, great car for the family. Regrettably decided to sell it because of ULEZ zone in London and talks of it expanding for the whole of London by next year which will impact me.
It’s all about taking you’re eye off the damage 👍, if it’s clean and shiny 🤓,you’re golden 👍
I've noticed vans are falling in price too.
The trouble with Diesels, is unless they are 2016 on Euro 6, a lot won't be allowed into many city centres soon, so puts people off, I wouldn't buy a Diesel unless it was in something big and Euro 6.
Yes I get offered a lot from London area.
this exactly!
Diesel engines on the whole, run at lower revs, so in simple terms if an engine has a finite number of cycles, it will cover a greater distance. I've only owned one petrol car over the last 30 years. Politics might affect diesel prices, however at the current price differential they're not dead yet.
Have to be about 40p difference before you would be worse off
Diesel engines do more mpg because there is more carbon per litre of fuel to burn (it is denser). Theoretically the CO2 emissions and amount burnt despite revs (same amount of work) should be the same. It is not of course, but that is due to other reasons, a major one being that diesels burn their fuel better than petrol, and are thereby more efficient.
To be honest I think that there are people that want a large diesel car , the problem is and this does not help I am afraid but they already have one and are not parting with it , I run a 2.7 LR disco 3 and would not part with it for a little petrol hatchback .
Got a really nice bunch of cars mate back to the stuff you are more familiar with. Iv started buying smarter now only buying smaller lower mileage cars with service history / FSH so thanks to you mate. Keep up the great work.
Diesel is the only way for me because I hate small underpowered engines but I need good economy because I do 30k a year.... Love the channel 👍
Same ,diesel only way for me as I also do 30k a year 👍🏼
@@lanehogger1532 filled up today £1.90 a litre in Newcastle upon Tyne, absolute joke! Let hope the price of our beloved Diesel comes down soon!!
I have a Vauxhall Corsa 1.4t standard 150 bhp. It’s been mapped to 170bhp. I’ve had a 1.4 90 bhp Corsa and that was definitely underpowered on the motorway. The turbo version is so much better for motorways.
Cheers bud! I love the torque from diesels too
@@billybattams-scott yeah I've driven the Astra with that Engine it's good but my 535d is mapped to something like 380bhp 500 lb ft of torque absolutely fly's and is still great on fuel when crusing 😃👍
I love seeing the auction and you bidding or not, more please!
Didn't know that you was a Saab guy. My first job from leaving school was working for Saab at Saab (Midlands) LTD back in 1977. I drove the very first 900 in the country.
Another great video from the man himself, also a big thankyou to ivor for donating his tools to James, ivor your a fair kind man, not many like you around these days, good man, if you liked the video guys, please feel free to COMMENT DOWN BELOW, (DIAGNOSIS TIPS WELCOME) LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE, but most of all guys ENJOY THE CHANNEL, and would the guys who for whatever reason HAVE NOT SUBSCRIBED yet PLEASE DO SO, it really does help the channel, THANKYOU GUYS, 🤝👌👍😘
Great bunch of cars you got there getting back to the cars you more familiar with and thanks to you I’m buying cars a lot more smarter now things will service history / fsh and smaller cars too. Keep up the great work mate.
I've got a 2010 Civic 2.2 diesel Si with 146k on clock and still runs perfectly (hopefully my back will heal soon so I can start enjoying it again) - its a keeper..
Just done a trip from Gateshead to Broadway 270 miles, sticking to 70mph max we got 68.8 miles per gallon of diesel.
Wow
You seem to be a pretty straight and honest guy, so I'm assuming that those that watch here are the same, so I'm going to ask for help and advice. I have a 2010 Mazda 6 2.2 diesel sport, which I really like, but it has a problem. Now, in the past I have always done my own maintenance and repairs but I now have health problems and am full time carer for my mum so I struggle to do anything beyond an air filter and oil change. What bought me to my current problem was a cam chain change by a local garage, the cam chain itself is ok but the engine has now developed an oil leak. The garage that did the job has closed down, so no joy there. I took it to another place to have the oil leak sorted and they have turned out to be a bad joke. After 5 attempts it still leaks, I asked for a refund so I could take it somewhere else but the owner refused and became abusive, so thats now a court case. Thing is, I really need to sort this leak as it's making a mess of the engine and my driveway. I'm in Redditch, west mids, is there any kind soul who is local that could help me out? I have a large, flat, tarmac drive, so it's not too bad to work on. One of my health problems is severe back pain, so I physically cannot work on the car for very long, even from above, before it becomes intolerable.
Can anyone help me out?
Brilliant content as usual
Thanks for the mention .
Can't see the Note hanging around for long , they really seem to a jack of all trades especially in that spec.
Personally I think the diesel is still a better option these days
Keep up the great work James
Cheers Steve
I think diesel is a good buy for private folks at the money cause they aren’t making the money but eventually these fuel prices will recover to a lower ish rate and think the values on the diesels will too so maybe you could run one for a year or 2 and get out of it less of a loss 🤷♂️
That Micra is never going to get done James! Move it on m8 before it becomes a classic.
@17:35 Yes, you can but that would require more hassle and preliminary inspections than necessary. 😊
Saab my wife and I still drive them.we both love our 9-3 new generation
You are no better off with a petrol as the new waterered down petrol they pushed on us doesn't last anywhere near as long as the more expensive vpower stuff which is more expensive then diesel. The thing with diesel is it produces far better mpg and is way more efficient
Not sure why people are going for petrol over diesel as though petrol is a bit cheaper (if you buy that disgusting E10) but you will use much more of it so diesel should still be cheaper to run. Just paid £2.01 per litre for E5!!!
Hi james, regarding the comment on the easy access of air filters and making the service costs less i know that on new cars the dealership doesn’t make a lot of profit. Most of the profits come from the service departments
In 1990, I was an early adopter of diesel cars at the time when you still had to refill at the commercial fuel pump round the back of the garage with no weather protection. I gave up buying diesels after witnessing the fallout of Dieselgate and their subsequent demonization by government and the media.
That pretty much mirrors my experience. I switched back to petrol just *prior* to Dieselgate.........I couldn't have timed it better.
I used to be very anti-diesel until I tried one. Unmatched performance per litre and you don't even need to try to get good mpg. There will always be people who prefer the big engine, surprisingly good £200 and below road tax, smooth boats. Big saloon cars, estates etc with their culture followings
I bought a Saab 900 from Ivor too! A white LPT on a K plate, probably about 15 years ago or more.
AA said walk or cycle, bit difficult when your doing 100s of miles a week to earn a crust, hardly anyone's particularly driving for pleasure we've all got something to do and you need range and economy and a diesel gives it, but it will be killed off, saw a Nissan leaf on fire the other day no one would go near it, it was just left burning all day.
They have huge bins on side of road to lower electric cars into when on fire in europe don't they. As you say to let them burn up
@@ChopsGarage it was bizarre mate, outside someone's house, smouldering at first, went past later, on fire, next day a molten wreck and it was left there a week.
I have gone back to 2 wheels, fuel is to expensive to run the beemer very much. I intend to stay on two wheels for the foreseeable future.
Hi James love Saabs I had a k reg 900 auto Low Mileage and a 9000 Turbo flying machine
Since dpf/egr diesel has been misleading and my insurance was void cause I got no pleasure from driving a diesel but i did commute.
Last year I needed a car, and ended up getting a 66 plate DS3 with 30k mileage and a 1.6 diesel for £6500. I thought it was a steal; 0 tax, 65mpg real world, so I asked why it was so cheap and was told that people don't want diesel. New, that does make sense I guess, they are more expensive, there's a lot these days to go wrong and after the scandal people have been moving away. But used, there's so much value now, and I love my little diesel DS3.
Nothing more to go wrong on a new diesel than a 2016/66 plate diesel.
Thanks for that, feeling great about about diesel 1 series and q5 in the drive! Usual great video james
Back around 1990, I was an early adopter of diesel cars when you still had to fill at the commercial pump round the back of the garage with no weather protection. Following Dieselgate, I reluctantly switched to petrol in light of the demonization from government and the press which has never relented.
Use a bit of 2000 paper on the scratch bud first, buffer just for the shine.
Anyone who knows about longevity of engines would choose a diesel, trouble is the lawmakers have ruined them with emission controls.
I had a Leon 1.4 TSI and considered buying a diesel as I do around 20k miles a year. The car averaged about 40mpg around town, and about 48 on a run. However, a good deal on a Audi A3 1.0 TFSI came up, and I bought it as it only had 10hp less than the Leon.
I expected similar fuel economy - how wrong I was. Around town, the Audi averages 53-55mpg. On a run, it’s 65 mpg (without trying, and I have a heavy ish right foot). On the way back from the Lake District, I managed to achieve 80 mpg.
This morning I was stuck in awful traffic on a dual carriageway for 50 mins, 1/2 of the journey being stop start and the other 1/2 accelerating up to 80 ish then back to 30 etc, and I got home still managing to achieve 58 mpg.
Whilst i’m not knocking diesel, I still believe that some modern turbo petrols can achieve diesel like economy.
Just got 68mpg on a 400 mile trip with 1 liter turbo average speed 62 mph
Yea and how long will they last? A tiny turbo petrol is trouble. A good diesel will last many multiples longer than that rubbish.
@@ln5747 Considering I drove my Leon up to 145k miles with zero issues, just general maintenance, a very long time.
@@jacobthompson8507 145k miles is hardly huge mileage.
Mitsubishi are intelligent the way they make their cars , my old colt for example has one of those undertrays to protect the bottom of the engine when you hit rocks but it is a sealed unit so for example i can drive through small flooded roads and no water gets into the engine bay , much better than the flimsy undertrays on old VWs that constantly fell off lol , the funniest thing is the Mirage is Doug Demuros most hated car with lowest Doug score ever not because of reliability just because it is not a sexy fast fun car but if you are like me and trying to save cash if a car gets u from A to B thats all that matters at this moment in time , the luxury cars can wait for better times.
And yeah Fiat 500s are very popular i wanted one for £2 grand but it impossible to get a good one for that money even a base model from 2009 is £3K nowadays
Good repair on the Nissan. It’s tidied it up. And that’s the main thing. Same as with the Hyundai
you promote warantywise so I got a quote for a 12 month warranty on my wifes 2018 BMW 220 active tourer with 16, 700 miles, know you said you get trade but did not expect a quote of just over
£850 for 1 year. no sale there
BMW 120d. timing chain swapped, does 65 MPG, i wouldn't run petrol if i was paid and haven't driven a petrol for 30 years
Never owned a diesel thankfully
i wish they would put the 1.4t in the fr ibiza in the up
I have a little Megane 1.5 dci as my runaround. The car returns around 48mpg on the daily, pushing 70mpg on the motorway in 6th gear.
Diesel is 10p per litre more than petrol, but I get easily 15 miles of motoring on a gallon of fuel vs a petrol variant. It is still a no brainer and my car tax is £30.
Should diesel car prices fall, that is brilliant news for me, because when this car reaches end of the road, I will be buying diesel again. I don't venture into cities, so any diesel ban territories won't hinder me.
Problem for londoners is ULEZ
@@user-te1le7ck6b I'm in Wales, the nearest threat of ULEZ is Bristol currently, no doubt it will come to Cardiff soon, but again unlikely to hamper me.
The price of electric cars is still significant, so I won't be considering anytime soon. I also have conerns that it will impact the used car market as the batteries have the potential to prematurely shorten the life of the car.
I think diesel in small cars was never very alive, but in bigger heavier cars eg 4x4's no it is not. I have a Gen 3 BMW X3 20d and it will do early 50's to the gallon even in spite of its bulk. Try this in most decent sized petrol SUV's ! I have to say though that I was impressed how economical a new BMW 320i was on petrol. I just think the justification for diesel has just got a bit tighter...
Come on James i told you about the pcv valve as soon i saw your oil burning vw it is a common fault across the vw range. lets hope it is that.
Fingers crossed
@@ChopsGarage Thanks for the reply feller ive worked in car repair for the last 40 years but sadly now retired.
its the newer petrol engines with cheap road tax very tempting
Honestly if diesels are only worth if if you're driving tens of thousands of miles on the motorway every year then I think that's ideal. Value of diesel cars will drop so if you really need one then you're better off. If you were driving a diesel around town and you're being hammered by ULEZ and fuel prices then you'll have to move to a vehicle that's more suited to your needs, inconvenient but better for you and the people around you.
Personally I've started cycling any trips that are under 5 miles, I ride a motorbike into town when I'm commuting or doing day to day business and I use my (old knackered) car for motorway trips or when the weather is horrific. A lot of people would be better off if they didn't treat cars like mobility scooters and started getting about under their own power whenever possible.
I play in a band, go camping and paddle boarding. Anything less than a 2.0 diesel estate is useless for me. Carry all that weight for distance, and in comfort - it’s a no-brainer. Having a ridiculous 4x4 or crossover with a big engine to pick up the kids or go to Sainsbury’s IS ridiculous, and that’s where the trends come from. Not me!
I currently run a 2009 BMW 3 series diesel business edition. N47 engine, always serviced every 9000 miles. It's just turned 243,000 miles and returns 58mpg. It's every bit as comfortable as new BMW and not a great deal different inside. I could however buy a new EV like a Polestar...which has put out 26 TONS of CO before it leaves the factory!...So is my dirty diesel really the car which impacts the environment most .I think NOT!!!
I think modern diesels have so much to offer. My Passat will comfortably do 55mpg and over 800 miles to a tank. So even with the additional cost of buying diesel, i still get a huge saving over a petrol. Newer diesels aren't the filthy, polluting cars they used to be. Sadly, now the goverment are putting additional taxes and ULEZ charges on diesels, that will almost certainly kill them off.
Got to love an old Saab!
You don't want any chocolate brownies either, they may have some yucca plant in them! Haha
I don't know why Diesels aren't popular in the UK. I live in the far east and 70% + are diesel. Mind you Diesel is only around 85p LT here. That might account for it.
Ever changed an air filter on an E90/E91?
Most stupid location I've ever encountered. You even have to remove the stiffening brace to get at it!
Still, 190k miles, pre-DPF still going strong...
Just delivered a diesel fusion 50 miles, gauge only dropped 1 stick to get there, you couldn't hear the engine, 30 tax, 60 mpg, all for 800 quid, customer couldn't buy electric or anything like that, full test, serviced as well!!
800 diesel and delivered sounds cheap
@@ChopsGarage got it for a couple in pex, 2nd time I've had it, tested it twice, sold it twice, its the gift that keeps on giving!
Diesels used properly are far more economical than a hybrid for example I.E anything other than town driving I’ll be sticking with my Passat tdi until it dies
Just go with the complete opposite the government wants you to do you can’t go wrong ,they will be around for a bit as long as trucks need it you will be able to get it ..
I’ve been quite surprised at the number of Morris 1000’s lve seen on the roads just lately.(Actually lm not surprised considering the economic climate)
The Price of Fuel with todays prices, What would you prefer a Petrol which has an average mile of 30 MPG whether a Fiesta or a Merc around town or 36-38 on a distance run or a Diesel engine car averaging 45mpg around town and 55-60 on a Long Distance run, No brainer really!
What is your dream car you can buy the hand book on eBay
R.e the diesels - the ones you've shown on the video i think are largely not ULEZ exempt so I wonder if that is impacting prices, what with more emission zones coming online.
A random comparison.... 2013 hyundai veloster 1.6 auto (petrol).
2010 bmw 635d 3.0 twin turbo (DIESEL).
What car do you think is better on fuel economy?
Id of said Beemer, the Autos like a drink on smaller engines
Diesel will last for a very long time yet as batteries will not solve the need for diesel in HGVs, trains and ships (and small boats).
I like turbo diesels for the way they drive and eventhough I am not a high mileage driver I accept the higher maintenance costs, but modern petrol cars are becoming turbos now and they also have increased service intervals. Where I live diesel is almost the same price as petrol.
As for governments penalising diesel cars for being dirty - this is no longer true due to DPFs, EGRs and lower compression ratios (Mazda diesels are 14.8:1) and thus reduce NOX and they produce less CO2 anyway.
Maybe buying cheap diesels is a way to make money. (DPF costs aside !) They are still economical and must have a profit in them)
See this is a little weird, some people even after all this time do not understand diesals to a point. Even a couple of weeks ago, in a petrol station a woman asked why I chose a diseal car over a petrol when diesal is more expensive, so I had to explain the whole more miles per gallon thing as well as oftern diesals are less tax etc....she was amazed, did not realise realise that.
Mate people blindly listen to the press thats the problem
Women.
I won't be buying any diesel with a DPF why take the risk ! When you don't need to.
oil and air in easy to reach places.... next you`ll want cars you dont have to take the bumper off to bulb change...hahahahaha, great vlogs chop, keep em coming...
I'd love an electric car tbh, but makes no sense for me atm price wise, I dont go into cities , my civic diesel sport does 65mpg and we dont really do that many miles anyway.
I can buy a fantastic old diesel for around 8k or I could get a knackered old Nissan leaf that can go 50 or 60 miles on a charge for the same money...
Another good video 🚗🚙🚘👍👍👍👍👍👍🚤
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi James, fab stuff as always. Have I missed an instalment in the story of the guy that was being told that a purchaser "had a lawyer on retention " and then had mental health problems? I hope it has been resolved.
Another due shortly bud
This is just cost of living biting up the supply chain - that price bubble had to burst sometime and inflation has triggered it a bit earlier.
I'm just waiting on you doing your first electric car but I know that may be a long time away yet, it must be quite scary for some of the car dealers to think that Diesel and petrol cars will be a thing of the past (decades away I know)
An old friend of mine (now passed) was in the car trade from the 60s/70s always said small petrol cars ie Fiestas/metros etc would always sell well that policy still holds up today .Nothing new there big SUVs will need to be diesel though could we afford to run them on petrol?
Personally I am happy with my Duster diesel which will be around for a fair bit yet.
Meanwhile I never tire of directing people to Chops Garage page on YT if they are looking for a small car and tell them to learn about the chain driven Hyundai's and KIA's. They just make sense. However these 1.0 litre Mirage's seem to have just entered the chat it seems too.
The 1.5DCI in a Duster is cracking combo
Just get some corrosion protection under it asap. Lanoguard is brilliant. Wants topping up every 12 months but works wonders without turning into a moisture trap. Them dacia's rot like crazy at mot very old otherwise
@@andywakefield9826 been under mine - its fine
@@ChopsGarage can vouch for that
I mean for long-term matey