Eduu50: If ever you own a diesel engine auto mobile, you would literallly laugh @ some of the coments here because they don't hold water and are chiefly based on here say. I drive an accord euro 2004 2.2 i-cdt 5 gear mannual transmission; very sweet ride. I must confess that I also had the same impression as most of the fellas here but all that has changed now. Got it converted from RHD to LHD and its been an awesome experience so far. If you are not told, there's not a chance that you will know its a diesel engine. I do believe that for most young ppl in Nigeria, in choosing to buy a car, you would want to get a good car and @ d same time not pay overly too much for both the purchase and maintenance, a diesel engine would fit that bill almost perfectly. For those of you that know lag well, I live in ajah, work in V.I. In a week, I spend 3k5h on diesel and just like Ikenna, my A.C is always on...now even @ 155/lit...dt completely outclasses a petrol engine anytime and anyday. Now that's with all the traffic on the road and stuff. You see I am a complete novice in technical car talk, mayb one day I will learn some of these things, but I don't need an aristotle to tell me that its very healthy for my pocket. It also makes a lot of sense to appreciate the fact that a diesel engine is more tolerant to variations in fuel quality when compared to gasoline. So even in Nigeria, where diesels is almost 50% more expensive than petrol, it still holds its own when it comes to economy. As for lack of reliable mechanics to handle the diesel engine, that's about the only argument that may hold some credibility but I do hear that there are some very good ones @ Ladipo. Ah! yes, I forgot to mention it earlier, the performance is top notch. 120km/hr @ 2rpm in the fifth gear, I mean...ds is d real deal! A Petrol engine cnt get that efficient.

@Sienna; @Ikenna....I don't know if its even remotely possible that you can maybe drop your email address, I need tips on some questions I wanna ask, please.

obinna 222:

I agree with you. My Golf 6 Tdi uses 30 litres of diesel from Lagos to PHC (420 miles)

Mlud: A real time review of diesel car ownership in NIG. We need more like this on this thread especially the challenges of running and maintaining the car daily.
@Eduu50 What are your real time comparisons with running a fairly similar petrol powered car?

Interesting choice of an Accord diesel. Any issues with the conversion from RHD being a Euro Accord? Any dash lights on?
Lots of suggestions about poor diesel quality. Has this been your experience?

Mlud: A real time review of diesel car ownership in NIG. We need more like this on this thread especially the challenges of running and maintaining the car daily.
@Eduu50 What are your real time comparisons with running a fairly similar petrol powered car?

Interesting choice of an Accord diesel. Any issues with the conversion from RHD being a Euro Accord? Any dash lights on?
Lots of suggestions about poor diesel quality. Has this been your experience?

Eduu50:

Same car same capacity, the diesel clearly outclasses petrol in performance. I have asked colleagues that use similar cars on the same axis as meself and its fairly even, even though the diesel might just come out on top. This is my view though.

I have had the car for close too five months now, serviced twice and so far its been an experience. The guy did an excellent job with the conversion. The VSA warning light is ON though and I do not even know what to do about it. I have not had an issue with fuel quality, although I am quite choosy with fuel stations, I do feel its a known fact that diesel engines are more tolerant to variations in fuel quality.

Daimler Ben: I just watched a Top Gear video where Jeremy (for those who know him) was comparing a new model (not sure which year) BMW diesel 535d with a petrol 545i. Though not as fast around the bends on the track (it had a smaller-sized engine &, besides, who does slalom times on the road?), the diesel variant was more economical & even quieter than its petrol counterpart.

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And if you notice, the most liked comment there was one asking why Clarkson didn't compare the 535d to a petrol 530i, both being 6 cylinder engines. From its performance as seen in that video, it's very likely that the 535d will trounce the petrol 530i in almost every respect. And I pretty sure that diesel engine, of course like it's petrol counterparts, would have been improved upon now.

ivoryhouse: In few days I will buy a 2005 Land rover defender, and if its diesel, I am seriously considering buying a new petrol engine for it.

kaeforum:
Diesel engines are expensive to maintain and the diesel fuel is expensive, its not just cars or trucks that use diesel, we have generators, ships, planes, and other heavy equipment that require diesel, such high demand commands a high price for diesel imagine 70 ltrs of diesel @155/litre = 10,850 naira, thats over 100ltrs for petrol.

The so called economy touted for diesel cars is based on a number of factors like how tuned the engine is and how it is driven ( ie if the diesel bought is not adulterated) people just copy whats done over seas without proper research, what is used there is mainly bio diesel, its almost transparent in color of greenish in nature its quite different from our dirty brown diesel we use here.

Bare in mind mechanics for diesel vehicles arent as readily available as petrol engines cos the principles on which both engines work is different and requires different approach., those of you who own diesel generators can attest to this fact.

We dont have bio diesels yet so any one opting for a diesel car will just have to make an extra budget to cater for the costs in running such vehicles.

On a personal note, I must say petrol engines are better for cars , they run quieter ( no rattling noise) , dont smoke any how, and are easier to maintain.

gabng:


My God! Was this written by someone who thinks?

kaeforum:


I don't know what you mean, could you clarify?

noxide:
In reply to title of thread (2yes ago )

The only reason I'll avoid a diesel car in Nigeria because of poor quality diesel

I own a diesel generator

9icetoo:
Just did a trip to lagos. Covered 670 kilometers from ph to lagos and used 32.78 liters of diesel. My range indicator showed i can be in ph on remaining fuel before car will sputter to a halt. When not stuck in traffic its more economical than petrol.

lungwun:


Please, what car is this, and does it have a DPF?

lungwun:


Please, what car is this, and does it have a DPF?

adanny01:


I was going to ask same question.

Anyways, i think my 03 accord 2.4l can beat that in terms of cost of fuel.

9icetoo:

Unless your accord can do fifteen kilometers per litre which unfortunately it can't. Best it can do is approximately 12 Km/Litre . I presently buy diesel at 120 a litre. I filled my tank at N115 a litre at Iyana Itire in Lagos. It cost me N3934 to travel from PH to Lag. And will cost less to go back. I don't think the accord can beat that. My ex (camry 2.4L) does Ph to Lag with about 55 litres. At the present cost of fuel (N87), that's still more expensive at N4785.

9icetoo:

It's a 2006 skoda octavia with the 1.9Tdi engine. It thankfully doesn't have DPF (that stuff is giving my friend who owns an E90 nightmares). I drive carefully though and never exceeded 2500 rpm though this didn't really seem to affect MPG as my instantaneous MPG display showed. My display MPG at the end of my journey was 4.4L/100KM. Although i have figured it has an error of 0.6. So with that in mind, I know I actually did 5L/100KM which was spot on when i did the physical calculation.

lungwun:


Your friend could gut the DPF if he is in Nigeria as there are no rules to DPF's and Emissions in this country.
I am really considering a diesel E60.