Anybody own a BMW 330D?

Mrs_Arcanum

We have a 10 year old 330D Sport and get an average 34mpg combined driving. Longer journeys can average 40 plus easily. Consumption does depend very much on driving style.

neilmcl

harveybobbles wrote: »

Here's one of the story's from autoexpress I mentioned...

A Skoda Octavia 2.0-litre diesel would have to be driven 30,798 miles a year for three years before it becomes less expensive to run than the same car with a 1.4-litre petrol engine.
Again the diesel is £3,190 more expensive that the petrol version, while the petrol model does just eight miles per gallon less than its diesel partner.
Auto Express said: ‘You would need to travel the equivalent of Land's End to John O'Groats nearly 50 times in a year before the diesel makes more financial sense. Unfortunately the average motorist does between 10,000 and 12,000 models annually.


Read more: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-2025590/Is-diesel-car-cheaper-run-petrol-car.html#ixzz1V6ScdROo

The 2.0 ltr Tdi compared to a 1.4 petrol isn't much of a like-for-like comparison.

rodenal

That's also working on manufacturers claimed figures by the sounds of it. Need to go by real world consumption, owners forums would be a good place to find this information out or the other websites already suggested.

getmore4less

neilmcl wrote: »

The 2.0 ltr Tdi compared to a 1.4 petrol isn't much of a like-for-like comparison.

They have to do that to get the big price differential and better consumption.

Allthough new skoda petrols do have bigger discounts ATM.

not sure where they get their 8mpg less official is neaer 15mpg

approx prices/ power / economy
1.2 tsi in se trim is £15000 105ps comb 49mpg
1.4 tsi in se trim is £15500 122ps comb 44mpg
1.6 tdi in se trim is £17400 105ps Comb 62mpg (greenline is £17800 74mpg)
2.0 tdi in se trim is £18600 140ps Comb 59mpg

then you have th etax as well.

Diesel will take time to recover the costs but not sure it is as much as they say.

Trebor16

With diesels it is not just about the fuel economy but also the better driveability when compared to petrol engined cars. A diesel has much better torque and is easier to drive in day to day conditions. As an example I had a test drive earlier in the year of a Vauxhall Meriva 1.4 turbo with the 120bhp engine. It had 20bhp more than my then current Meriva 1.7CDTi but in real road conditions it felt gutless. It had to be revved to get it to move and it was not pleasurable to drive. I took it up an incline ( a modest one) and tried to accelerate in 4th gear, but it wouldn't hae it and needed a down change to 3rd. Even then the acceleration was leisurely.

I went up the same incline at the same speed in my diesel Meriva in 4th gear and it romped up it with no trouble at all.

To me, the driveability of a diesel is worth paying the extra for. The better economy is a bonus.

rodenal

Hmm I would counter that by saying a good n/a petrol unit is far more fun to drive than any diesel, even as close as the (superb) bmw diesel units come, they can't live with a 330i as a drivers car.

Kilty_2

DRIVEABILITY of a diesel? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

They're alright on a motorway but absolutely horrendous everywhere else.

Trebor16

Kilty wrote: »

DRIVEABILITY of a diesel? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

They're alright on a motorway but absolutely horrendous everywhere else.

Have you driven a diesel in the last 10 years? I suspect not.

Kilty_2

Trebor16 wrote: »

Have you driven a diesel in the last 10 years? I suspect not.

I drive various different diesel cars at least once a week, so you'd be wrong. None of which are older than a year, either.

attila_

Kilty wrote: »

DRIVEABILITY of a diesel? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

They're alright on a motorway but absolutely horrendous everywhere else.

Absolute nonsense. Modern diesels are very driveable for public roads. If your on a circuit then screaming at 6krpm is fine, not when u want to get to work in the mornings.

I have an ibiza tdi 130 and it often leaves cars behind out of a corner (barely 1 tonne).

I thinl the mistake is in thinking diesels are being bought for mpg....not sure if this really is the case