Diesel cars - Bl**** H*** !

Andy_Hamilton

I recoupe most my MPG just by planning ahead for junctions. Easing off early can get you an extra 5mpg for even the shortest trip.
Never freewheel as it take diesel to keep your engine turning over.

Stageshoot

Just think how much you spent in petrol traveling to all the different stores to buy all that.

Nothing as it was on works vehicle!

Did you have to buy that number plate though?

Yes Cheapo one from the DVLA Direct.

banger9365

with antistipation you can save even more fuel something us HGV drivers do very well ,
eg you can seen a trafic light at green in the distance ,you look at the juctions on the light to see if there is cars waiting, the trafic lights will change before you get there ,you start slowing down (not put foot down wastes fuel) not using fuel now ,you come up to the light and they change back to green and away you go again with out stopping, i now you cannot always do this becuse how traffic runns put out side rush hour trafic you can

Conor_3

thescouselander wrote: »

I think all you diesel enthusiasts are fooling yourselves regarding how noisy diesel engines are. I regularly drive a variety of diesel cars through work and I always notice the racket that happens when you start the engine.

Try driving a decent one instead of a bargain basement fleet one.

david69_2

VickyHurn wrote: »

CLubcard Deals it took me 1 Quarter to amass £7100 in Tesco Vouchers £1775 Cash Value or £7100 in Clubcard Deals

I purchased over a Thousand Packs of the 35p Garlic Tablets (Each gave £2 towards the car) and sold the Garlic off for what it cost me to a market trader


Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCI 5 Door (Diesel with Air Con) (+ Visibility Pack)

07 Reg with just 700 miles (UK Car with full 3 year warranty and RAC cover)


"Paperwork shows it has been sitting in Gurnsey from a few weeks after registration off the road (some sort fo VAT scam I am told) "

Tesco Deals Partner - Motorpoint

Cost £8000 + £86.13 in charges

£8086.13

- £7100 Tesco Vouchers
- £500 PX for my old banger that was going to be scrapped

= £486.13 (Paid that on Credit Card a deposit)

So although it cost me £486.13 I made that back with some well placed Double the Difference Deals, so worked out in the end at a ZERO Cost

I think I'd better start using my club card

thescouselander

Conor wrote: »

Try driving a decent one instead of a bargain basement fleet one.

I have tried some pretty good ones as well as the bog standard ones. The best one I've driven was an E Class Merc while I was over in Germany. I took it for a good run down the autobahn and it went quite well. I could still tell it was a diesel though - it wasn't as smooth as a petrol car.

AdrianHi

VickyHurn wrote: »

CLubcard Deals it took me 1 Quarter to amass £7100 in Tesco Vouchers £1775 Cash Value or £7100 in Clubcard Deals

I purchased over a Thousand Packs of the 35p Garlic Tablets (Each gave £2 towards the car) and sold the Garlic off for what it cost me to a market trader


Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCI 5 Door (Diesel with Air Con) (+ Visibility Pack)

07 Reg with just 700 miles (UK Car with full 3 year warranty and RAC cover)


"Paperwork shows it has been sitting in Gurnsey from a few weeks after registration off the road (some sort fo VAT scam I am told) "

Tesco Deals Partner - Motorpoint

Cost £8000 + £86.13 in charges

£8086.13

- £7100 Tesco Vouchers
- £500 PX for my old banger that was going to be scrapped

= £486.13 (Paid that on Credit Card a deposit)

So although it cost me £486.13 I made that back with some well placed Double the Difference Deals, so worked out in the end at a ZERO Cost

:T that is just outstanding. I'm a bit of a car nut spending time of car enthusiast forums learning all kinds of ways of getting good cars cheap, but a free car for buying garlic tablet's win's the Oscar. :beer: