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• Toyota Auris Touring Sports - What to buy to replace a rover 75 CDTi tourer? 30 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  as I think this will give great spec, great reliabilty and hopefully better economy than the rover.   I am minded to stay well  away from modern diesels and all their troublesome turbos, dmf's, dpf's etc. My question her is is wht car do people reccomend as a reliable
• Buying advice needed: Family car - thinking ahead 14 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  .   What I want: * A vehicle which avoids mechanical sillyness (DMF, DPF, cam belt...) which kills me after year 5.   What my wife wants: * a nice interior.   I'm looking at Toyota Avensis in petrol, manual transmission. They look good, but there's
• Mazda CX-5 - Mazda CX-5 - Petrol vs Diesel 2WD 6 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  .  Here's some info around our useage- - This will be a long term purchase, not a change after 3 years (DPF's and DMF's scare me on the diesel once it drops out of warranty.) - It won't do more that 10k miles per year - The car will cover more stop/start A-road driving than motorway
• I have recently bought an 07 plate Focus C-max 1.6 - Hesitation when ubder load. 3 May 2014 (Forum)
  gear . You can feel the car holding back a bit between 2000 and 2500 revs , and it sort of "pulses". Feels like it may be a fuel issue , or maybe air flow? It is the 90bhp engine, so no DPF to consider. It has been back
• Hyundai i30 diesel vs Seat Leon 1.2 TSI 22 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  -ish journeys each week, so I am thinking that this would be OK for the DPF etc on the diesel. The car will also be used to do long cross-country trips too on a monthly basis, so I want something that will also be a good relaxing long distance car. The car we buy would be kept for a long period
• 2007 VW Crafter 109ps Long Wheel Base Model - VW Crafter, have i made a Mistake? 13 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  beautifully, few tiny rust spots which are being taken care of I then read horror stories about Crafters and DPF`s etc etc etc I daren't tell the guys as we all voted that we liked the van it is currently having side windows put in and being fully insulated floor to ceiling for life
• various - VAG CR diesel maintenance costs 23 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  are on the shortlist VW website claims that the DPF's on their latest diesels "last the lifetime of the car", which I assume is 12 years, based on VW corrosion warranty. The VED for a VAG 2.0TDI in a Golf is £30 per annum, against £130 for a  Golf 1.4TSI, so a £1000 saving over 10
• Mitsubishi ASX - Head or Heart. Diesel or petrol 4 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  on the diesel and the extra weight causing more wear to tyres, brakes etc. I think I am convincing myself but just want to be reassured by someone who bought one and is happy with it. \i am going to test drive one buttest drives don't recreate real world experiences. Also I want to avoid dpf
• Any - Next car - undecided between petrol or diesel 23 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  a month, and a trip to Bradford and back (total 250 miles) also once a month. I realise the potential downfalls of diesels and have to take those into consideration. Based on current fuel prices I would save around 2k a year on fuel with diesel.  I am looking at DPF free models as don't really
• SEAT Toledo III (2005 - ) - 07 2.0D Economy is poor. 2 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I'm asking for a work colleague who has the aforesaid vehicle, with DSG gearbox, approx 14K miles (memory failing rapidly, mine) on the vehicle. He's pretty sure it doesn't have a DPF, if those better informed know differently, please say. My friend has owned this vehicle for about 8 months, he
• Euro 4 & Diesel cars 3 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  To quote Screwloose from a thread in technical " I take it that this is a Euro-4 car laden down with all the economy-sapping emissions paraphernalia like an exhaust DPF? There's a lot of similar complaints on all late diesels; they're now only worth driving if you prefer the characteristics
• DS 5 - Smoke from DS DS5 Diesel engine after a short run 16 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  here: First being that I've interrupted it's DPF regeneraton procedure. However, it's nowhere near up to temperature and hasn't got to the desired speed - I might have just hit 30 mph briefly after a cold start under urban driving conditions. Although I'm not altogether familiar with the Euro6
• Astra H 1.6 petrol - Should I have my Repairs done? 8 May 2023 (Forum)
  hear some right horror stories about dpfs etc. I do have a few mates who just buy old diesels and run them until they fail the mot or go wrong then spend another 1500 on another one. Doesn’t sound like a bad idea as long as you get a good one. I have no idea what diesels are decent.
• Honda CR-V - Petrol Estate or SUV 35mpg+ capable around £3k 23 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  think) (2008-) 2.0 Vtec Ford Mondeo Estate MK3 VAG line up with the 1.4 TSI or even the 1.8 TSI  Volvo V50 1.6 When browsing I also looked kindly at the Mazda 6 which adopted euro 6 in 2012 but I am worried about getting stuck with DPF issues and else. and they are more
• Any - Electric vehicles - how often would you change? 12 May 2020 (Forum)
  be similar.  Trim and similar bits will be the same.  Tyres similar.  No EGR/DPF/DMF or moving parts in an ICE. There are stories of early Leafs doing 300k+ as taxis with minimal battery degradation and that will only improve as battery tech moves on.   Assuming
• Time to update? 29 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  and cleaning every 6mths too. I’m also acutely aware of the potential DPF and EGR worries on these engines especially now that it’s doing mostly local running. It has been good value with an approximate part-ex value of £4K or nearer £4.5k if I can be bothered to sell it myself it has lost just over £3k in 3
• BMW 3 Series F31 - Standard Diesel Vs Premium Diesel (Tescos Version) 29 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  ).  Having monitored the dpf cycle, i managed to get 315 miles before it regenerated.  On my next fill up, I decided to try the tesco version of the Vpower diesel to see if this makes any difference (with hybrogen).  Having driven back last Friday afternoon and having the app
• Mazda 6 - 2018 facelift diesel reliability 3 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  % of the drive is on the motorway. I have read that the Mazda diesel engines are not so reliable. Having problems such as cam chain snapping off, DPF issues, clogged oil strainer, oil dilution and a few more. The reason why I still contemplate the diesel engine is, that the 2.5 seems rather low
• High mileage driver looking for next (used) car 17 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  Hi all, I do about 20,000 miles a year. I work for myself, IT related, and I'm looking for my next car. My '07 BMW 525d 3.0 touring has done 171k and has cost me a lot of money in the last year, with new dual mass flywheel, clutch & crankshaft pulley. It had a replacement DPF at 120k
• Mazda 6 - Used Mazda 6 diesel - talk me out of it 5 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  about it, but still, it makes you think. There's no chance the common M6 diesel fault (dpf?) had been fixed in the 2012 model? Is it worth considering, or should I stick to petrol (or a different car altogether)? To be honest day to day use may well be more suited to petrol - occasional long