Here one mnute, gone the next

[banhim]

The ignition load on an SI engine isn't "that" significant - you can get a battery operated Tazer that'll produce quite a significant spark for a fair length of time off of a few cells.

You can flick the magneto on a small engine and get two significant sparks with only a "few" joules of energy.

Higher calorific values, higher compression ratios and more effective operating temperatures of CI engines and diesel fuel are more significant.

 

[Scarborough]

Think I will stick with my cougar then as I only do 5000k a year as I would have died before I break even with a diesel lol

 

[Mako]

Think I will stick with my cougar then as I only do 5000k a year as I would have died before I break even with a diesel lol

To be fair, that's probably the right choice.

:edit: Using my baseline figures from above and assuming you paid a grand for your Cougar, it's 84.5 years. Which may as well be eternity.

 

[Everton]

Diesel's days in the sun are coming to an end. The modern small engined petrol turbos are coming on leaps and bounds for those whose first consideration is MPG.

 

[Procomm]

its still cheaper to make diseasal, current plans are to bring road tax (or what ever its called these days) up to the same as a petrol engine so a 2ltr car will cost the same for 6 or 12 months tax whether its petrol or diseasal

 

[anthony grishmann]

Think I will stick with my cougar then as I only do 5000k a year as I would have died before I break even with a diesel lol

thats why im sticking with mine,

aint got nothing against derv but the powers that be are...up to something. hhm

 

[backseateducation]

The last time I owned a diesel it was cheap to run but boredom is bad for your health