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08 Kia Ceed Estate Fuel Economy

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  • #52
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,865 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    captainspeed wrote: »
    Interesting, so having a different opinion is now "b000000s". This is a great forum isn't it, where if one poster doesn't agree with another's prescribed view it's ok to make personal digs.

    Having a different view is not bollocks at all - it's what makes things interesting. What you stated was a untrue and all I'm doing is calling you up on it being untrue.
    captainspeed wrote: »
    I've driven petrols and diesels from a variety of manufacturers with a variety of power and torque outputs and I just don't like them, end of story.

    Nothing wrong with that:)
    captainspeed wrote: »
    When you have to play the man and not the ball like this, it shows that you know you've lost the argument.

    I'm not playing the man, I'm just stating that you're talking through your backside on this one.

    What you said was:
    captainspeed wrote: »
    In a petrol engine (even a small capacity 1.4) you can go from 40-100 km/h with only one gearchange, you simply cannot do that with a diesel, too low a gear and it will be out of puff before you get to 100, too high a gear and it will bog down because it's out of the (narrow) power band.

    To win an argument you have to prove someone wrong. Thankfully I have just the spot where I can do that and I did it this morning. So here you co CS, I made a little video especially for you to do just that. Level ground, private road.



    Gear Changes = 0

    Low CC Cheap Tax Diesel.


  • #53
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,760 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Conclusive enough for me.


  • #54
    Seweryn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    MuppetCheck wrote: »
    To win an argument you have to prove someone wrong. Thankfully I have just the spot where I can do that and I did it this morning. So here you co CS, I made a little video especially for you to do just that. Level ground, private road.

    Gear Changes = 0

    Low CC Cheap Tax Diesel.
    Well, that is something I thought would be quite obvious that it is possible with a Diesel engine car. Surely, the power band is narrow, but the gears are taller than in petrol engine cars. Thanks for sharing the video anyway.

    As a matter of interest, I have checked my own car (it is a 14-year old 1.5 Honda) flexibility in third gear and it is surprisingly wide, i.e. the engine pulls from 30 km/h to 175 km/h, which is the maximum speed on third gear. I have only checked this against the technical data though, as doing this on the road would be illegal.


  • #55
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,760 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    175kph in 3rd!!!

    The top speed must be monumental.


  • #56
    Seweryn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    175kph in 3rd!!!

    The top speed must be monumental.
    Not really, estimated around 200 km/h. Not enough power for any more than that.


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