TDI Engine Experience
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- Your car is a: 82 Fiat Spider 2000 CSO
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Re: TDI Engine Experience
The missing part of the equation for passenger cars of a well maintained diesel is the miles. If you drive a lot of miles and maintain the passenger car diesel it is easy to get 300K on the odometer. That needs to be factored into the cost of ownership. Planned obsolescence on "most" regular gas engines is around 10 years or 150K. With a diesel 10 - 15 years and 300K -350K is very likely.
Buon giro a tutti! - enjoy the ride!
82 Fiat Spider 2000
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82 Fiat Spider 2000
03 BMW M3
07 Chevy Suburban
- divace73
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Re: TDI Engine Experience
this may be a dumb Q, but I know a 5th wheel as something completely different to what you guys are describing?? So what is a 5th Wheel?
Cheers David
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-=1980 silver Fiat 124 Spider=-
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see my >>You tube channel<<
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- Your car is a: 1979 Fiat Spider
- Location: Montreal Canada
Re: TDI Engine Experience
Heavier trailers need to be attached to a center point in the pick up box as opposed to a trailer hitch.divace73 wrote:this may be a dumb Q, but I know a 5th wheel as something completely different to what you guys are describing?? So what is a 5th Wheel?
- RRoller123
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Re: TDI Engine Experience
'80 FI Spider 2000
'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
'75 BMW R75/6
2011 Chevy Malibu (daily driver)
2010 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab 4WD/STD BED
2002 Edgewater 175CC 80HP 4-Stroke Yamaha
2003 Jaguar XK8
2003 Jaguar XKR
2021 Jayco 22RB
2019 Bianchi Torino Bicycle
'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
'75 BMW R75/6
2011 Chevy Malibu (daily driver)
2010 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab 4WD/STD BED
2002 Edgewater 175CC 80HP 4-Stroke Yamaha
2003 Jaguar XK8
2003 Jaguar XKR
2021 Jayco 22RB
2019 Bianchi Torino Bicycle
- divace73
- Posts: 1380
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Re: TDI Engine Experience
ahhh, have seen only one of those here in Oz and is was used to move the trailers around in a paper recycling plant.
Cheers David
-=1980 silver Fiat 124 Spider=-
If you want to see pics of my car (and other random stuff) >>click here<< OR
see my >>You tube channel<<
-=1980 silver Fiat 124 Spider=-
If you want to see pics of my car (and other random stuff) >>click here<< OR
see my >>You tube channel<<
- RRoller123
- Patron 2020
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- Joined: Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:04 pm
- Your car is a: 1980 FI SPIDER 2000
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Re: TDI Engine Experience
They are literally suitable for full time, multi-year living. Very comfortable! Off we go soon in one, I plan.
'80 FI Spider 2000
'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
'75 BMW R75/6
2011 Chevy Malibu (daily driver)
2010 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab 4WD/STD BED
2002 Edgewater 175CC 80HP 4-Stroke Yamaha
2003 Jaguar XK8
2003 Jaguar XKR
2021 Jayco 22RB
2019 Bianchi Torino Bicycle
'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
'75 BMW R75/6
2011 Chevy Malibu (daily driver)
2010 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab 4WD/STD BED
2002 Edgewater 175CC 80HP 4-Stroke Yamaha
2003 Jaguar XK8
2003 Jaguar XKR
2021 Jayco 22RB
2019 Bianchi Torino Bicycle