Family diesel car coming

Alamaking · Jan 10, 2013

Citroen, Volkswagen, Audi, Land Rover, Renault and Kia are bringing some of their diesel models to SG, but it doesnt comes cheap too. :(:(:(

Froggy · Jan 10, 2013

Alamaking said:
Citroen, Volkswagen, Audi, Land Rover, Renault and Kia are bringing some of their diesel models to SG, but it doesnt comes cheap too. :(:(:(

$100,000.00 COE coming you twit!

The_Hypocrite · Jan 10, 2013

wah ah joe,,u sound like ah boss sam,,,scary siah

joetys said:
$100,000.00 COE coming you twit!

laksaboy · Jan 10, 2013

Why not just set up a $2 company, then buy a family van? You can print the corporate logo on the vehicle and gain free entry to some carparks as they think your van is only stopping for delivery.

BTW, this vehicle:

is very popular in Thailand. Many Thais add LED lights and mod them to the extreme.

The_Hypocrite · Jan 10, 2013

Dear all,

are there any disadvantages to having a diesel car vs petrol?

I was told that Diesel needs to be worked had and maintained well,,,if not will give problems..also suited for long range drives lor,,if not engine will fuck up,,,,but of course diesel has longer range, cheaper fuel,,and if engine maintained well will last forever..

Alamaking · Jan 10, 2013

The_Hypocrite said:
Dear all,

are there any disadvantages to having a diesel car vs petrol?

I was told that Diesel needs to be worked had and maintained well,,,if not will give problems..also suited for long range drives lor,,if not engine will fuck up,,,,but of course diesel has longer range, cheaper fuel,,and if engine maintained well will last forever..

Citroen C4 - 15.6km/litre - $139,988

Citroen C4 Diesel - 23.8km/litre - $136,988

Froggy · Jan 10, 2013

laksaboy said:
Why not just set up a $2 company, then buy a family van? You can print the corporate logo on the vehicle and gain free entry to some carparks as they think your van is only stopping for delivery.

BTW, this vehicle:

is very popular in Thailand. Many Thais add LED lights and mod them to the extreme.

But this and Toyota's Vigo still rules. But this and the above comes from the same factory and have identical dashboard.

Debonerman · Jan 10, 2013

No comment. Just want the Sei Hao Hai to read my signature.....LOL

nickname · Jan 10, 2013

Instead of bringing in electric cars, they bring in diesel. WTF!!

chonburifc · Jan 10, 2013

Chevy pick up is an OEM of ISUZU dmax hilander.All parts other than the logo are 100% identical. Talking about diesel pickups, I really miss my chow beng 2 door ISUZU dmax hilander. :(

Froggy · Jan 10, 2013

The_Hypocrite said:
wah ah joe,,u sound like ah boss sam,,,scary siah

Don't la. I only do this to Alamaking la.

kongsimi · Jan 10, 2013

stocks going up!!

i am thinking of changing to a new car..

beri cheap only 10K the Hyundai i30...

The_Hypocrite · Jan 10, 2013

joetys said:
Don't la. I only do this to Alamaking la.

ok lah,..fair enough

loneshark · Jan 10, 2013

joetys said:
But this and Toyota's Vigo still rules. But this and the above comes from the same factory and have identical dashboard.

Bro, the Chevy made in which country? You tried? What is the fuel consumption?

QXD · Jan 10, 2013

I own a 3.0TDI Audi Q7

Beautifully smooth, Air suspension machiam like riding on a magic carpet, getting 950+kms on a 90l tank combined fuel mileage.

Turbo diesel means a hulk her size can still hit 0-100 in about 9 seconds. Decent acceleration, but max speed in excess of 220km/h

Long distance lagi better mileage. After the end of a long drive, you do not have the smell of fuel fumes around you car, but a rather pleasant "soot" (carbon) smell.

Only gripe is the cabin and engine bay is heavily padded so don't really have the same "growl" as a petrol engine, because it masks the "taxi" engine sound.

Just be aware that Diesels, unlike Petrol, absorb water from the atmosphere, meaning that you can face some performance degradation in humid weather. It runs best here in Perth during the cool but dry Autumn and Spring periods.

No problems with the Q7 maintenance, but I heard you must change the water separator and engine oil filters judiciously and monitor your Engine oil levels frequently. Early modern diesels (late-90s) also had a lot of issues with the fuel pump as modern Diesels must maintain injection pressures in access of 2000bar to allow the engine to go up to 7000rpm like petrol, but designs are a lot more robust nowadays.

The_Hypocrite said:
Dear all,

are there any disadvantages to having a diesel car vs petrol?

I was told that Diesel needs to be worked had and maintained well,,,if not will give problems..also suited for long range drives lor,,if not engine will fuck up,,,,but of course diesel has longer range, cheaper fuel,,and if engine maintained well will last forever..

Froggy · Jan 11, 2013

The_Hypocrite said:
Dear all,

are there any disadvantages to having a diesel car vs petrol?

I was told that Diesel needs to be worked had and maintained well,,,if not will give problems..also suited for long range drives lor,,if not engine will fuck up,,,,but of course diesel has longer range, cheaper fuel,,and if engine maintained well will last forever..

Froggy · Jan 11, 2013

loneshark said:
Bro, the Chevy made in which country? You tried? What is the fuel consumption?

The Chevy shown above is known as Colorado. It is made in the Isuzu plant in Thailand. It was launched early last year, immediately after the "great flood" in Thailand, together with that Isuzu D-Max (V-Cross) shown above. Both are based on the same platform, share almost all the parts so look pretty similar but I think the Colorado looked more handsome.

The engines are very different. Colorado has a 2.8L Duramax diesel engine while the D-Max has a 3L Ddi diesel.

I have not tried the Colorado however I bought this V-Cross which I rarely drive. Got this to standby for future floods. So I can only tell you about this truck. Both comes with 76L fuel tank. This is my first diesel and also first truck and I was pleasantly surprised that this giant could give me about 13-15km per litre same as my Hybrid Camry. I guess diesel technology had gone a long way from before.

General Motors (GM) which produce Chevy models like Aveo, Cruze and Captiva is located in Eastern Seaboard in Rayong Province, Isuzu is also located in the same area. Isuzu makes only pickup trucks in Thailand. More than 10 years ago GM bought into Isuzu's Thailand business and is now the majority shareholder in Isuzu Thailand. Guess it was a good move as Isuzu is a very profitable business as together with Toyota's Vigo are the two leading brands for pickup trucks. It is commonly known in Thailand that Bangkok people like Toyota puckups while upcountry people prefer Isuzu. By the way all along America is the largest puckup truck market until like 4 years ago Thailand took over that title. Every farmer aspires to own one, one day.

sleaguepunter · Jan 11, 2013

Alamaking said:
Citroen C4 - 15.6km/litre - $139,988

Citroen C4 Diesel - 23.8km/litre - $136,988

i think the above is for cruiseing non stop at 60km/hr. city driving will never get the above mileage. i barely get 12km/l on my company hiace. of course being auto transmission cause mileage to go down but driving in a stop go stop go traffic condition wont make a big different whether it auto or manual.

the polo i has also claimed 15km/l of petrol but in actual fact, it travel ard 450km on a 42L full tank of shell vpower. even the manual honda jazz i once own can get 17km/L as per the advert only if i on the eco driving. it very taxing to drive ecomony as gear change must spot on, try to avoid braking etc etc...

one of the few reason i prefer honda to other jap brands.

loneshark · Jan 11, 2013

joetys said:
The Chevy shown above is known as Colorado. It is made in the Isuzu plant in Thailand. It was launched early last year, immediately after the "great flood" in Thailand, together with that Isuzu D-Max (V-Cross) shown above. Both are based on the same platform, share almost all the parts so look pretty similar but I think the Colorado looked more handsome.

The engines are very different. Colorado has a 2.8L Duramax diesel engine while the D-Max has a 3L Ddi diesel.

I have not tried the Colorado however I bought this V-Cross which I rarely drive. Got this to standby for future floods. So I can only tell you about this truck. Both comes with 76L fuel tank. This is my first diesel and also first truck and I was pleasantly surprised that this giant could give me about 13-15km per litre same as my Hybrid Camry. I guess diesel technology had gone a long way from before.

General Motors (GM) which produce Chevy models like Aveo, Cruze and Captiva is located in Eastern Seaboard in Rayong Province, Isuzu is also located in the same area. Isuzu makes only pickup trucks in Thailand. More than 10 years ago GM bought into Isuzu's Thailand business and is now the majority shareholder in Isuzu Thailand. Guess it was a good move as Isuzu is a very profitable business as together with Toyota's Vigo are the two leading brands for pickup trucks. It is commonly known in Thailand that Bangkok people like Toyota puckups while upcountry people prefer Isuzu. By the way all along America is the largest puckup truck market until like 4 years ago Thailand took over that title. Every farmer aspires to own one, one day.

Is the Chevy Avalanche available in Thailand? Very powerful. More roomy too.

sleaguepunter · Jan 11, 2013

ppl buy diesel to save money because distance travel at other countries too vast. but singapore so small also need diesel? epecially range rover diesel could be a 5.5L, since they can afford the $300K-$500K price tag on the vehicle, then why need the saving on the fuel?

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