Non turbo diesel after 2008

Mar4ix

Hi folks, due work place change, will have to drive every day from blanch to city center, looking for change a car,as my 01 passat take good bit of fuel.
Was thinking get non turbo diesel, which made after 2008.
only found sdi golf 2008, but i believe other makes and models must be out there.

Thanks

Indricotherium

Mar4ix wrote: »

Hi folks, due work place change, will have to drive every day from blanch to city center, looking for change a car,as my 01 passat take good bit of fuel.
Was thinking get non turbo diesel, which made after 2008.
only found sdi golf 2008, but i believe other makes and models must be out there.

Thanks

Would you not hop on your bike and save even more.

GustavoFring

Mar4ix wrote: »

Hi folks, due work place change, will have to drive every day from blanch to city center, looking for change a car,as my 01 passat take good bit of fuel.

Sitting in traffic so will a diesel.

It's what - about 25km round trip so 125km a week. How much do you think you're going to save exactly?

Mar4ix

GustavoFring wrote: »

Sitting in traffic so will a diesel.

It's what - about 25km round trip so 125km a week. How much do you think you're going to save exactly?

Well, i do indeed know how diesel work, so i do expect do some longer run to clear up. Its time to change car anyway. i would keep my passat, but next year will be big problen to insure it, as it will be over 15 years old. even this year insurance was pretty high.

RandomAccess

Is there not a Bus you could use.
Not joking.

Mar4ix

Indricotherium wrote: »

Would you not hop on your bike and save even more.

that was on cards also, but not really fancy get wet and tired in work, as all day will be on foots, and back home will be struglin. I am not such a fit guy

Mar4ix

RandomAccess wrote: »

Is there not a Bus you could use.
Not joking.

Bus and train, both available , but ill leave them as emergency transport, want to be independent from any kind of strikes (soon buses will go on strike) and other delays , etc ..

JohnBoy26

Tbh id just get a petrol car.

Atlantic Dawn

Something like a Prius would make more sense, a diesel on that run won't be doing any great mpg.

Eric Cartman

why non turbo ?

GustavoFring

Mar4ix wrote: »

Well, i do indeed know how diesel work, so i do expect do some longer run to clear up. Its time to change car anyway. i would keep my passat, but next year will be big problen to insure it, as it will be over 15 years old. even this year insurance was pretty high.

If it's something without a turbo it'll not have a dpf. And you'll also know there's not a huge saving running it cold in and out on a short spin. It's not going to give you any real cost savings when you consider the higher purchase price.

ironclaw

Eric Cartman wrote: »

why non turbo ?

I was about to ask the same question A diesel needs a turbo, otherwise you'll have a rake of torque but zero go all the way through the rev band. You'll have arms of steel from all the gear changes.

If you must have a diesel, I'd recommend the 2005+ Diesel Yaris. Great little car, has a tiny turbo and is fantastic on diesel (Can easily average 48+MPG on the motorway) Downside is a) Its going to be expensive to buy as they hold their value and b) its going to be nigh impossible to find one as they are rare, and a good one even rarer.

For your mileage though, you're spending pounds to try save pennys. False economy. You'd be better off in a small sized petrol.

pajor

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Something like a Prius would make more sense, a diesel on that run won't be doing any great mpg.

Prius or any hybrid would probably be a good choice. My choice would be something small, petrol and automatic.

Just an example: https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2012-volkswagen-polo-automatic/12481031

shietpilot

ironclaw wrote: »

I was about to ask the same question A diesel needs a turbo, otherwise you'll have a rake of torque but zero go all the way through the rev band. You'll have arms of steel from all the gear changes.

If you must have a diesel, I'd recommend the 2005+ Diesel Yaris. Great little car, has a tiny turbo and is fantastic on diesel (Can easily average 48+MPG on the motorway) Downside is a) Its going to be expensive to buy as they hold their value and b) its going to be nigh impossible to find one as they are rare, and a good one even rarer.

For your mileage though, you're spending pounds to try save pennys. False economy. You'd be better off in a small sized petrol.

1.4 D4D Corolla is the same. Very very very good engine without the troubles of a DMF or DPF!

Eric Cartman

ironclaw wrote: »

I was about to ask the same question A diesel needs a turbo, otherwise you'll have a rake of torque but zero go all the way through the rev band. You'll have arms of steel from all the gear changes.

If you must have a diesel, I'd recommend the 2005+ Diesel Yaris. Great little car, has a tiny turbo and is fantastic on diesel (Can easily average 48+MPG on the motorway) Downside is a) Its going to be expensive to buy as they hold their value and b) its going to be nigh impossible to find one as they are rare, and a good one even rarer.

For your mileage though, you're spending pounds to try save pennys. False economy. You'd be better off in a small sized petrol.

sure if its a reliability thing, people would want to get over themselves, turbo's fail, it happens. They should start being considered a limited life part like an alternator or starter motor.

colm_mcm

Think the Citroen c1/Peugeot 107 had a 1.4 non turbo diesel.

bear1

You are looking for a diesel car to go from blanch to the city centre.
Seriously?
And an sdi of all diesels are just utter slow.
Get yourself a 1.2 punto and be done with it.

pajor

colm_mcm wrote: »

Think the Citroen c1/Peugeot 107 had a 1.4 non turbo diesel.

The Citroen C1 did. But I don't think it was sold in Ireland.

Leonard Hofstadter

pajor wrote: »

The Citroen C1 did. But I don't think it was sold in Ireland.

The three of them did (in the first generation model, the current ones are petrol only even in mainland Europe), but I believe they were LHD only (they certainly were towards the end of their production run anyway).

I know the diesel had only 55 bhp, but it was a PSA DV4 engine so it would have had a turbo and common rail injection.