Hey guys, want to know what are some of your thoughts regarding driving diesel powered vehicles. May it be the Ford Focus TDCI, BMW 320d, Peugeot, the pickup trucks, etc, etc.

need to q long long to pump or not??

I ticked on "No I'm unsure about its reliability". Other factors that may come into play:-

1) Most diesel powered vehicles are in the higher priced bracket, not many choices.

2) Price of diesel close to RON95, not too much of a difference

3) I notice usually there are more spills at the floor of diesel pumps, overall slightly less clean than petrol pumps. Since most diesel users are large trucks and lorries.

4) Occassionally there are quotas for diesel usage at petrol stations. Sometimes diesel are unavailable. Limited to RM50 per vehicle.

Yes, sometimes there are queues, especially by large trucks or lorries if the petrol station is on a highway.

I've owned a diesel before, and drove several modern diesels. Not in Malaysia though. But yeah, I'm fine with it.

I'm okay driving a diesel car but not when refilling it at the station. It's not only the floor that is tainted with strong diesel smell due to the lorry or truck drivers in a hurry(usually less careful or considerate than common passenger vehicles), but the handle of the pump as well. It's usually oily when you touch it. Fortunately, we have a driver on our trips with diesel-powered cars.

My impression on Diesel is noisy and smelly. Don't feel right with it

On a bad day, especially on the North South highway, yes. At one point of time there are 3 to 4 large trucks or tankers queuing up with our (small) SUV, everyone fighting for the station. And usually the large trucks will take quite some time to fill up, so yeah, there is some tension build-up when many vehicles are "Fighting" for one or two diesel pump stations.

Highway stations maybe yes but never experienced before for stations around the city. Generally, Petronas pumps around PJ/Bangsar area have low traffic.


General public perception on diesel-powered cars is noisy, smelly & dirty but once I show em my monthly diesel bills & distance covered (700-800km 100% city driving OR 1000 100% highway driving, both for a 60L tank or RM120 per full tank) which can match or even better a hybrid plus the torque that can outrun most if not all hybrids anytime, they are impressed.

This post has been edited by teikwing: Dec 9 2013, 01:14 PM

I been thinking to get a used unit of Ford Focus TDCI for quite sometime. Resale value remains good at 85-90K for a 2010 unit. Still ain't sure on how the aftersales from Ford Mysia thought.

why not?
power, reliability and FC all also have
long run, definitely save money because low FC

but there are ppl that still prefer petrol for NO REASON AT ALL
for example theres a customer that i serve...he wanted a X6...since i only have diesel available...showed him that
he asked me which is better..i STRONGLY recommend diesel...he STRONGLY want petrol...just because he say diesel is noisy....what to do...haizzzz

So often when I pump petrol I'll see the sign: "diesel habis"...

So really have to been aware if you are driving a diesel car?

I let my wife drove my Diesel SUV, yes its a bit dirty.. and sometimes the quota towards end of the month finished.. but the savings that she had compare to my own usage daily driven petrol car is more that enough to make my experience with diesel car nicer. ....

Oh did i mention VGT? .........

This post has been edited by ajaibman: Dec 9 2013, 02:04 PM

waiting Honda's new engine I-DTEC. Not sure Malaysian G's will bring in or not.

You don't have experience with new diesels, do you?

VW diesels are a bit noisy, but they pack quite a punch and are very frugal. Ford isn't so noisy. BMW etc. will be rather hard to distinguish probably.

i'm not sure abt other car
but in BMW...they have a weird design on the fuel hole that its smaller than our nozzle
so it will not fully enter and u cannot pump full throttle
only way it to remove the "gate"

1. After 25th each month difficult pump diesel due to "Quota" habis
2. Malaysia's diesel is... shit. Still using Euro 2.5 whereas people using Euro 5/6.

The top 2 concern for me. Otherwise its all good.

I'm ok with diesel but only turbo diesels not NA diesels. Many years back, my family used to own a Wira 2.0D . It spews black smoke like nobody's business ala counter strike flash bang. Very frugal on fuel though. That one I agree.

That's true. Those higher priced cars often come with a large cc petrol engine equivalent and they often come with smaller diesel engine as options.

For me personally I think diesel is not suited for smaller sedan cars. For bigger and heavier SUVs / MPVs, yes they are beneficial in terms of power and torque you get from a smaller engine.

Yup. That is very unfortunate. I'm a new diesel user and with the little experience and observation I have, the bigger stations even have diesel pumps alongside the RON 95 / RON 97 pumps. In that way, mostly diesel powered private cars / SUVs will use it unlike the outside one that is usually reserved for bigger lorries.

If you see this sign occasionally at the pump station around your area, then by all means don't drive a diesel.

A full tank of diesel will most of the time outlast the longest highway stretch in Malaysia.

+1

I believe I read an article somewhere that hybrids are not environmental friendly at all. If you factor in the waste generated during production of the batteries, the notoriously gas-guzzling Hummer is actually greener than the Prius. Also, not to mention the disposal of these batteries. Sometimes when I think about hybrid, automatically Lynas comes into the picture.

Diesel fuel is Malaysia is not the cleanest. I believe the continental cars still have problems handling our diesel and that is probably why diesel cars as a general get a bad reputation.

Well, when a person can afford the X6, saving fuel is not on his top priority.

If you see this sign occasionally at the pump station around your area, then by all means don't drive a diesel.

VGT for the win !


This post has been edited by jchue73: Dec 9 2013, 03:21 PM

I believe it is designed that way as a safety feature so that it is impossible for you to put in the larger petrol pump
nozzle into your diesel tank.

Don't know how much the government will subsidise the EURO 5/6 diesel but when it comes, are we willing to pay the price somewhere close to RON 97 pricing?

Yes to turbo diesel.