|
|
|
|
|
We have had 2 of them spanning 7years, absolutely superb cars, and by far the best cars I’ve owned. The first, a silver grey 2.5d auto that had 300,000 miles on it, and the second a 170,000 miles. The second bought to replace the grey simply because it was newer with lower mileage and it was almost mint. The G plate strangely was just far better than the later white one. Fuel consumption was 35-40 mpg so not amazing, but remember these I’ll run on veg oil with no modifications whatsoever.....and that can make cheap miles! Both would happily sit on the motorway flat out at 95-100, and feel rock solid and give you the feeling that it would actually go on forever.....and beyond that. The OM602 is bull it proof..........but it’s not fast. In fact the reason we sold the second is we live in a rural area and it’s total inability to safely overtake anything unless it’s a cyclist or a tortoise. They pull off ok up to 30/40 and from then on it’s all about getting momentum. Again, on the motorway if you came off the gas and hit a hill......forget it. Tuck in behind a truck in the left lane, wait for a downhill bit and go........and keep it there!! We now have a Volvo 850 T5 estate. It uses exactly twice as much fuel, it can overtake, it’s good, but it’s not a patch on the joy of the 190. It was solid Thanks for the info. RE: SVO, is this a 100% of the time, ie no need to use diesel again, or a 50/50 mix etc? At 99p a litre 35mpg doesn't seem too shabby. Re performance, other than a turbo, is there ANYTHING that can make it a bit nimbler? |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Nov 14, 2019 19:17:30 GMT
|
|
Yes, all the time! In winter, mix with diesel, or a bit of petrol. It even says in the handbook that up to 10% petrol can be used in cold weather. That’s quite something that the manufacturer was stating this, they were obviously very sure they had a bullit proof motor!😀
|
| |
|
|
ChasR
RR Helper
motivation
Posts: 10,191
Club RR Member Number: 170
|
|
Nov 14, 2019 19:53:05 GMT
|
|
The only thing with SVO is that it can play havoc with the fuel filters, especially with a tank that already has bacterial growth in it. I do know this would go on to affect my first 300D. It gained a bit of power once it was working fine. Besides that, the interior of it stunk of biodiesel.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Nov 14, 2019 21:12:13 GMT
|
|
Yes I’ve had the tank strainer block, I removed mine and fitted a coarse mesh pre filter under the bonnet, and lots of main filter changes over the first year. Both cars were fina after 3-4 filter changes. I never had any smell inside the car though? But it smelt of chips at the back. The emissions were very, very low.
|
| |
|
|
