"Stef" <stef33d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> In alt.autos.alfa-romeo,
> GT <ContactGT_remove_@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> <first post after a long absence, and I might revert to lurking only ;)>
>
>> I think the OPs experience from test-driving the diesel left him with
the
>> same view as I have of diesels - they are far from efforless and
relaxing
>> to
>> drive...
>>
>> Petrol engines are much more forgiving with regard to gears and speed -
>> whilst it might not be good for the engine, a petrol engine will pull
at
>> a
>> much lower speed in a given gear than a diesel, meaning less need to
>> change
>> gear, leading to a smoother, more relaxed drive. In a diesel, if you
are
>> not
>> in the right gear for the road speed, the drive is choppy, sluggish,
>> smokey
>> and noisy. Also in a diesel, the power band is so short that just as
the
>> power band actually kicks in properly,
>
> You must be talking about a "turbo-diesel", not "diesel"
>
>> thanks solely to the turbo, it is
>
> Ah, you are. :-)
>
>> time to change gear again! One of the regulars here (Catman or Zathras
I
>> think) said that their diesel will pull from 30-90 in a single gear.
This
>> was supposed to prove their superiority over petrols, but my 2.0JTS
>> petrol
>> will pull happilly from about 15-90ish in 3rd and 25-137 in 5th gear,
so
>> am
>> still not convinced!
>>
>> I have said this before in this group and my experience of diesels is
>> limited and probably old, so my opinion is perhaps dated, but I can
only
>> comment on what I have seen.
>
> I guess your diesel experience may be too young, or alfa only. ;-) (Did
> alfa use any non-turbo diesels?)
>
> I have owned 2 diesels without turbo in de past (golf and visa, yuck),
> both would "pull" from 800-5000 rpm IIRC. Both where relaxing to drive,
> very relaxing I might add as they did not just lack power in the low
> revs, they lacked power over the entire range.
lol - very nice!
My experiences are 'M' reg Citroen Zantia 1.9td (still going, but passed
elsewhere in the family) and a recent 2006ish Alfa 147 entry level diesel
(courtesy car). I did say my opinion is probably dated!
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