What are the chances of getting the fuel quality that you pay for?
about as great as it is getting the quantity you pay for.
in other words, next to none.
What are the chances of getting the fuel quality that you pay for?
ha designed to go 500k and more with maint....every100k u need a new chain/pump,belts...every 250 rebuild the fuel injector...actually low cost in terms of how many miles per year verses gas oline...My daughter-in-law now has to replace her 3 yr old Volkswagen Diesel Wagon (paid-for, naturally) due to failure of the timing chain which fouled-up the timing and jammed the intake and exhaust valves and probably blew some holes in the pistons/cylinders. The dealer in Minneapolis has offered her $1000 US for her car...should be worth a LOT MORE than that, but it is totally BROKEN and the only fix is probably a NEW ENGINE. I would avoid the Volkswagen Diesel engines, if I could....
My daughter-in-law now has to replace her 3 yr old Volkswagen Diesel Wagon (paid-for, naturally) due to failure of the timing chain which fouled-up the timing and jammed the intake and exhaust valves and probably blew some holes in the pistons/cylinders. The dealer in Minneapolis has offered her $1000 US for her car...should be worth a LOT MORE than that, but it is totally BROKEN and the only fix is probably a NEW ENGINE. I would avoid the Volkswagen Diesel engines, if I could....
I stopped filling up with " premium" diesel a couple of years ago..... in a toyota hilux.
It clogged up the filter just as much as the " regular " does now...... go figure.
Depends on the engine. Some of the VW/Audi blocks use a timing chain, like the 1.9/2.4 and some use a belt like the 1.8/2.0.actually, the solution to what befell your daughter is to periodically check the condition of your timing belt. the maintenance schedule tells you when to change it. just about every overhead cam engine these days uses a timing belt. the last timing chain i saw was on an old Cosworth FVA motor we used to run in a rally car. the belt has to be changed when it begins to deteriorate, or it will break, and there will be no relationship between camshaft, crankshaft, and valves. things will break, explosively.
gorgon, time for you to step into the ring.
Maybe this car is car is right for her... maybe not
Maybe you have an alternative in the $15k range
Depends on the engine. Some of the VW/Audi blocks use a timing chain, like the 1.9/2.4 and some use a belt like the 1.8/2.0.
I would think a diesel would have a chain instead of a belt.
Ford uses chains on their OHC engines, and Chrysler does also on the 2.0 SOHC, 3.3 V6. Chains make them more reliable for 200k miles-assuming the sprockets are steel made with nylon teeth.
gorgon, time for you to step into the ring.
Maybe this car is car is right for her... maybe not
Maybe you have an alternative in the $15k range
Its all weird. IF the car is a flagship model, a real breadwinner it gets a chain. It is just a normal production car then it gets a belt. Chrysler uses chains for the 3.3(SOHC) & the 3.8(OHV)[the block is the same for both motors just bored differently for the 3.3 with different heads of course]. Then Chrysler used a belt on the 4.0L SOHC WHICH was a Mercedes motor. The 2.4 uses a belt but that is a Mitsubishi motori was not aware that Ford had gone back to chain drive. i know that in the seventies and eighties they had abandoned chain drive, except for the FVA race motors. thanks for the info. i will look up the info on that.
Its all weird. IF the car is a flagship model, a real breadwinner it gets a chain. It is just a normal production car then it gets a belt. Chrysler uses chains for the 3.3(SOHC) & the 3.8(OHV)[the block is the same for both motors just bored differently for the 3.3 with different heads of course]. Then Chrysler used a belt on the 4.0L SOHC WHICH was a Mercedes motor. The 2.4 uses a belt but that is a Mitsubishi motor
Now Ford used a chain on the original GT with the aluminum SOHC 427 that beat Ferrari at the Grand Prix. The original Ford Pintos were OHC engines(I think those Cosworth had that powerplant). The Ford Explorer 4.0 V6 is SOHC but has 3 chains, while the 4.6 has 2 chains.
I think when the durability of the motor is required or the reputation of the model is at stake the engineers go with a chain.
If the previous poster has a VW Rabbit turbodiesel and the belt broke then VW figured that is a loss leader.
Oh and I meant if the sprockets are NOT made with nylon teeth. VW DOES use nylon teeth on their gear assemblies, so it could be a chain that JUMPED and not necessarily broke.
Nylon teeth reduce engine noise on small displacement motors who must achieve their powerband at higher RPMs.
The Pinto also had rack & pinion steering. This assembly is in demand with racers. Very nimble, light & durable.the original Pinto did in fact have an overhead cam motor, but it was a 2.3 single overhead cam. i don?t think that Cosworth used it, because they were more into the BDA series by the time the Pinto came along, and the BDA was a twin cam, 16 valve motor. and you are so right about the noise of chain drive motors! maybe that is why many manufacturers went to belts, along with the cost savings.
The Pinto also had rack & pinion steering. This assembly is in demand with racers. Very nimble, light & durable.
In DR, I d defer to you guys about Diesel or Gasoline. But I say every maker makes a Serengeti/Sahara/Baja car which I say is a car that is most adaptable, functional and rudimentary.
To me, they are all truckish, SUV or SUV-like to deal with inconsistent DR terrain.
A. Jeep Cherokee Sport/older CJ Wrangler
B. Ford Explorer SportTrac/Ranger
C. Toyota Hilux/4Runner
D. Chevy S10 & Blazer
E. Land Rover Defender
F. VW Arawok/Vanagon Ute
Those are primarily gasoline cars. I have 2 Chevy S10s now and Dodge Grand Caravan. These cars are very easy to fix with your normal Sears tool set.
Guys say get a Toyota because it is what THEY know how to fix but having a car you dont like but own because only everyone else can fix sounds Communist-y to me. Why not get a Trabant or a Lada?
I'm a high miler here. I travel regularly from POP to PUJ so I have a diesel. I'm currently driving a Mercedes ML280CDI which I simply love. If I drive frugally I can get 9 liters per 100km which translates to 26mpg (US) which is excellent for a vehicle of that size. It doesn't sound like a diesel and pulls like a train when I want it to. It costs 4,500 pesos to fill the tank with premium diesel and that will give me a range of 1000km.
Previous SUV was a V8 Porsche Cayenne which drank fuel like a Dominican drinking cheap rum during Samana Santa!
Previous to that was a Toyota Prado diesel. I regretted selling that to buy the Cayenne! The Prado has got to be the best car for this country in my opinion.
So you've been pretty happy with the 280? What year is it? I almost bought one a couple of years ago. It popped up right after I bought the Cherokee beater.
They are a great truck, that's for sure. I looked at one of those too. Not only are they workhorses, but they have really nice interiors too; lots of creature comfort.
It really doesn't matter which of the gas stations (not fuel "suppliers") you buy from, it all comes from the same hose at the refinery.
I buy mine from Isla. Same difference.
Since I buy direct from the distributor, I pay 10 pesos a gallon less than the pump price.