It's not often.......... - Page 3

Mickyboy · 16th March 2019, 08:33

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Originally Posted by marinabrian

After a walk out with the hound yesterday at the beach........

......then looked out of the window this morning

Fortunately it appears to be turning to rain, I'm snaffling a slice of toast and enjoying a bucket of coffee.

So it's a PSA diesel, my own experiences of diesels built by PSA are shall we say.....very good.

It goes without saying, any car I decide to buy will have the oil changed at sensible intervals, something I noted when speaking to a friend with a Mini fitted with an N47 BMW diesel that required timing chain replacement at 60,000 miles.

So much for 20,000 mile oil change regime

Brian

I Change the oil on the wife’s N47 diesel lump every 6 thousand miles, the blood of the engine is paramount to its longevity
If you care for a car then most will look after you
Mick

sworks · 16th March 2019, 09:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by marinabrian

It goes without saying, any car I decide to buy will have the oil changed at sensible intervals, something I noted when speaking to a friend with a Mini fitted with an N47 BMW diesel that required timing chain replacement at 60,000 miles.

So much for 20,000 mile oil change regime

Brian

Our old Cooper diesel was terrible, reliable but terrible. The service interval indicator would drop from 19,000 miles to 0 in less than a year when it had actually covered around 12,000 miles. The timing chain rattled on overrun, funnily enough our local dealer couldn’t hear it nor confirm they had issues. The car used to smell like it was on fire due to excessive dpf regens from new and we even took a video of the car on the dealer forecourt in which it looked like it was on fire due to the smoke from under the bonnet...... sorry sir, no fault found

andymc · 16th March 2019, 12:13

If I ever go for a Volvo, it'll probably be one of these - no costly DPF or turbo issues to worry about.

roverbarmy · 16th March 2019, 12:20

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Originally Posted by andymc

If I ever go for a Volvo, it'll probably be one of these - no costly DPF or turbo issues to worry about.

An Amazon would be better!

andymc · 16th March 2019, 12:24

Hmm, not so sure about that - there are prettier classics out there!

RobSun · 16th March 2019, 13:18

I have a V50 and considered these when I was looking. I find it comfortable quite and refined and hold the value well. It is very practical but can feel a bit cramped surprisingly. Based on the Focus it handles well but is put together a lot better. So far only minor easily and cheaply fixed issues needed. Cleaning the air sensor to sort out intermittent hot start and occasional rough running and a stone trapped between disc and back plate, sounded horrendous. Rest just servicing tyres and pads.

I considered the diesels including this model but after consulting owners and my local independent Volvo garage I went for a 1.8 petrol. Why? well its got the best reliability record, the Mazda engine doesn't suffer from the problems that can be common to the Peugeot diesels causing issues running and starting, aside to poor servicing causing Turbo issues. They also do not need belts or a particulate filter, which if you have to pay someone for it doing is expensive. Together with being told the model less seen in for repairs was the 1.8 petrol and not far behind the 2.0 petrol. The garage said it was the diesels that keep him in business, if they were all petrol he would need to branch out. So with that expert information and less maintenance cost it was the one I chose. A big consideration was the fact that most diesels on sale were at a mileage that would soon require belts and or DPF sorting. I supposed the reasoning they were for sale was the cost to do the work

Whichever you go for I am sure you will be happy with it and with your skills working on them will not be an issue.

clf · 16th March 2019, 14:13

There's a FROSTY one - albeit a bit of a jaunt away lol, but hey, if it makes it back home ok, you will know it will be a good 'un.

hamster19 · 16th March 2019, 14:33

Rendezvous cafe in Whitley Bay, very nice, like the pooch as well.

ZedTeeT · 16th March 2019, 15:49

That looks like a nice example Brian, but I would say that as I'm a bit of a Volvo fan, especially the latest models. They're beautifully designed and built. Had an 850-R estate years ago and that was something else, wish I'd kept it.

Bogbrush82 · 16th March 2019, 17:19

Nah. that's not a proper Volvo.

You want something like this -> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-Volv....c100005.m1851

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Bogbrush82 I really should get out more....... BMW X3 2.0D Join Date: May 2017 Location: Tipton Posts: 2,383 Thanks: 51 Thanked 765 Times in 421 Posts	Nah. that's not a proper Volvo. You want something like this -> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-Volv....c100005.m1851 __________________ Current car: BMW x3 2.0d (The one with the M47 engine!) Rolled off the line on December 14th, 2004.

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RobSun Gets stuck in MGZTT Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Bradford Posts: 529 Thanks: 148 Thanked 256 Times in 138 Posts	I have a V50 and considered these when I was looking. I find it comfortable quite and refined and hold the value well. It is very practical but can feel a bit cramped surprisingly. Based on the Focus it handles well but is put together a lot better. So far only minor easily and cheaply fixed issues needed. Cleaning the air sensor to sort out intermittent hot start and occasional rough running and a stone trapped between disc and back plate, sounded horrendous. Rest just servicing tyres and pads. I considered the diesels including this model but after consulting owners and my local independent Volvo garage I went for a 1.8 petrol. Why? well its got the best reliability record, the Mazda engine doesn't suffer from the problems that can be common to the Peugeot diesels causing issues running and starting, aside to poor servicing causing Turbo issues. They also do not need belts or a particulate filter, which if you have to pay someone for it doing is expensive. Together with being told the model less seen in for repairs was the 1.8 petrol and not far behind the 2.0 petrol. The garage said it was the diesels that keep him in business, if they were all petrol he would need to branch out. So with that expert information and less maintenance cost it was the one I chose. A big consideration was the fact that most diesels on sale were at a mileage that would soon require belts and or DPF sorting. I supposed the reasoning they were for sale was the cost to do the work Whichever you go for I am sure you will be happy with it and with your skills working on them will not be an issue.

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hamster19 Gets stuck in tourer conn CDTI Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: morpeth,northumberland Posts: 834 Thanks: 381 Thanked 112 Times in 105 Posts	Rendezvous cafe in Whitley Bay, very nice, like the pooch as well.