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The more electronic "stuffs" the greater the chance of an issue with it. What engines are you referring to in particular? Any brand in mind? Some manufacture

by grumps 13y ago

The more electronic "stuffs" the greater the chance of an issue with it. What engines are you referring to in particular? Any brand in mind? Some manufacturers have been making diesels for a long time despite the emergence of common rail I'd suspect they would have most of this resolved now unless it's planned obsolescence

to3m 13y ago
VW, Mercedes Benz and BMW are the brands I have these anecdotes for specifically. But reading on forums, it seems people have a lot of problems with modern diesel cars them generally. This is not exactly scientific, but the issue crops up at times in UK motoring and not-so-motoring press. Sample links: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/mar/02/turbo-charged-cost-of-diesel-cars http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/mar/02/turbo-charged-co... http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-2332107/Petrol-vs-diesel-cars-Drivers-warned-diesel-filter-trap.html http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-2332107/Petr... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/9407960/The-hidden-cost-of-diesel-cars.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/9407960/The-hidden-... http://www.which.co.uk/news/2012/07/petrol-cars-cheaper-to-run-than-diesel-291241/ http://www.which.co.uk/news/2012/07/petrol-cars-cheaper-to-r...
- grumps 13y ago
  Thx