Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

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jambon

I'm considering buying a short wheel base Ford Transit, with a 2.0/2.2 turbo diseasel engine. Would it be economical if it was mainly used for short/local trips as opposed to say driving the length of the country every week? Never owned anything diesel so slightly clueless.

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tyeness in reply to @jambon

I get about 38 mpg out of an 06 1.9tdi, i don’t drive particularly carefully but am not ragging it either.

Maybe be aware of the DPF issue if you'll only do local miles - you need an occasional 30-60 mins at sustained motorway speed for the DPF to clear itself (and therefore not clog up)

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jambon in reply to @tyeness

not clog up

Knew there was a reason I've avoided diesels until now. Thanks for this and also the insight into mpg, impressive how close the guesstimates were. Ta!

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