Stevo985 Posted August 14, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2017 Range Rovers and Land Rovers already have a naughty way of getting around emission requirements anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 10 hours ago, foreveryoung said: I work for Mercedes Benz, an with the introduction of Ad-Blue systems on cars (which is basically pig piss fluid), I can tell you now, N0x is hardly present in emissions. Certainly not enough to start worrying about our future. Its all fake news. With the introduction of full electric vehicles in the future, Where do you think all these millions of dead batteries are going to end up?? I'm assuming you work in sales rather than engineering? http://equaindex.com/equa-air-quality-index/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 17 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: ahh, ok cheers @Risso My old man's got a diesel vw and he's been told some weird formula of every 300 miles he has to take it up to 60mph for 15 minutes or some such. Trouble is, knowing my old man that's exactly what he'll do. If they're half way to Asda and it's on 299 miles they'll by off up the M4 and he will drive it at exactly 60mph for exactly 15 minutes then carry on to Asda. That's to clear the DPF. Another wondrous invention to attempt to get diesels to not chuck out quite as much crap as they normally would. The diesel particulate filter (DPF) gets clogged up with particulates, requiring you to rag it every now and again to clear it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 14, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2017 18 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: ahh, ok cheers @Risso My old man's got a diesel vw and he's been told some weird formula of every 300 miles he has to take it up to 60mph for 15 minutes or some such. Trouble is, knowing my old man that's exactly what he'll do. If they're half way to Asda and it's on 299 miles they'll by off up the M4 and he will drive it at exactly 60mph for exactly 15 minutes then carry on to Asda. Diesel particulate filter. My dad had a Passat diesel and after a few years once a week he needed to run it up the motorway to burn off the crap in the filter or otherwise it would go into limp mode. And eventually you can't 'regenerate' it at all. Horrible things. Only work with vehicles that are regularly running for hours at time, shorter journeys completely **** them and therefore the car itself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 22 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Range Rovers and Land Rovers already have a naughty way of getting around emission requirements anyway. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 14, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2017 1 hour ago, darrenm said: ? It's not illegal. But your emissions allowance is higher if your vehicle has a fuel powered heater in them, because you need extra emissions for that to work. So some LR vehicles have fuel powered heaters in them, to get that extra allowance, but they're not used. They get the extra allowance for free, basically. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 16 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: It's not illegal. But your emissions allowance is higher if your vehicle has a fuel powered heater in them, because you need extra emissions for that to work. So some LR vehicles have fuel powered heaters in them, to get that extra allowance, but they're not used. They get the extra allowance for free, basically. I'm surprised to see that ingenium powered JLRs aren't near the top of the EQUA list, with how much they've got invested in that engine. Better than lots of Japanese and Korean stuff though. It seems VAG have gotten their act together the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 as someone who's not particularly bothered by engines etc but does a couple of hundred miles a week, what do people think is the best entertainment system going at the moment? my favourite thing about my bmw is the idrive connected drive thing with the screen and dial, thats probably going to be the most important thing when i change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 14, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, villa4europe said: as someone who's not particularly bothered by engines etc but does a couple of hundred miles a week, what do people think is the best entertainment system going at the moment? my favourite thing about my bmw is the idrive connected drive thing with the screen and dial, thats probably going to be the most important thing when i change The audi one is terrible for me in terms of connectivity to my phone, but I think that's down to my phone. I need to experiment with the other half's iphone to see if it's better 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 11 minutes ago, villa4europe said: as someone who's not particularly bothered by engines etc but does a couple of hundred miles a week, what do people think is the best entertainment system going at the moment? my favourite thing about my bmw is the idrive connected drive thing with the screen and dial, thats probably going to be the most important thing when i change I've got the SEAT navi system plus with full link which seems very good all round. Bluetooth with the phone works well. The touch screen is capacitive and is responsive. It has a sensor so when you move your hand near, extra options come up. The Android auto stuff is excellent. Not strictly the stereo but the QI charging phone 'bin' is brilliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Do I go through the hassle of selling my car on Auto trader or part ex it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I guess this is the Driving thread, so I'll put this here. Did my Threory test last week. Favourite question - what does the following sign mean; A ) TOILET B ) T-Junction C ) No Through Road D ) No Right Turn I had to try very hard to stiffle laughter in the exam room. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 3 hours ago, chrisp65 said: ahh, ok cheers @Risso My old man's got a diesel vw and he's been told some weird formula of every 300 miles he has to take it up to 60mph for 15 minutes or some such. Trouble is, knowing my old man that's exactly what he'll do. If they're half way to Asda and it's on 299 miles they'll by off up the M4 and he will drive it at exactly 60mph for exactly 15 minutes then carry on to Asda. Ugh, if he's got a DPF filter and isn't doing the 'right kind of driving' then I wish him the very best of British. They are the stuff of nightmares. I got my Mrs out of a Corsa with a DPF filter, it was horrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 30 minutes ago, omariqy said: Do I go through the hassle of selling my car on Auto trader or part ex it? Get a part ex value and then check Evans Halshaw's version of WBAC and see what they offer. Then check AT for comparable models. It's down to how much you're prepared to swallow in terms of a loss vs your time and hassle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 34 minutes ago, omariqy said: Do I go through the hassle of selling my car on Auto trader or part ex it? If it's fairly new these are good. Sold my Auris through them https://www.tootle.co.uk/sell-my-car-online 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 It's a BMW 320d M Sport Business Edition 59 plate. Mine has 90k on the clock and looking on Autotrader they go from £8k to £10k. Webuyanycar (charlatans) offered me £5,990. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 12 hours ago, darrenm said: I'm assuming you work in sales rather than engineering? http://equaindex.com/equa-air-quality-index/ I don't work in sales no! The top 4 cars are the Euro 6 engines that run Ad-Blue systems so are way lower than the other figures which are euro 5 an below. These Euro 5 engines are being fazed out in the next 2-3 years and don't run on ad blue or the new emissions systems. The Nox can be reduced further on these new engines if required, but may sacrifice performance, although it won't be noticeable with normal driving. There ya go smarty pants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 did a test drive finally in the BMW Hybrid 5 series ... dealer offered me a small discount around £3,500 ( but the government grant is £2,500 of this) Went on car wow this morning , first 2 offers were around £7500 off the retail , this afternoon I got an offer £10,400 off the retail price ... I've emailed to check it isn't a typo but if its correct then Wow , I'm impressed ... shame I have to pay tax based on the P11D value but as it's only 9% I guess I'll live with that ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I hate buying cars. Just have a hard price and **** all the wheeling and dealing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 5 hours ago, darrenm said: I hate buying cars. Just have a hard price and **** all the wheeling and dealing. I mentioned to someone today that one of the main pleasures of having finally got a new car for the last month has been that I'm no longer looking for a car or dealing with dealerships. Anyway, first month done, about 1200 miles in and the fuel economy on a family sized 1.6 petrol automatic is....65mpg Well chuffed with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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