Palazzo 438 Report post Posted July 30, 2023 Thinking of changing a car, maybe to a 1 or 3 series diesel. But, it will only do short trips, like 2km each way. Plan is that it gets a scheduled motorway or longer run every two weeks. Am I asking for trouble? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-130 Hercules 556 Report post Posted July 30, 2023 Yes... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
balancerider 703 Report post Posted July 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Palazzo said: Thinking of changing a car, maybe to a 1 or 3 series diesel. But, it will only do short trips, like 2km each way. Plan is that it gets a scheduled motorway or longer run every two weeks. Am I asking for trouble? e-bike? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 438 Report post Posted July 30, 2023 She has walked it a few times, but Auckland weather in winter….especially this year. Plus I develop gorse pocket syndrome every time I see the price of one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 612 Report post Posted July 30, 2023 (edited) Have thought about doing the same. Out of curiosity, what the general consensus of constitutes a long daily trip for a diesel - eg 10, 20, 30+ kms round trip? Or more ? Edited July 30, 2023 by treone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyT 48 Report post Posted July 30, 2023 As a minimum you'll need to give it about half an hour of full operating temperature running every 800-1000km (so about once per tank full) to regenerate the DPF. Obviously the more you can run it at at full temperature the better. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
balancerider 703 Report post Posted July 30, 2023 4 hours ago, treone said: Have thought about doing the same. Out of curiosity, what the general consensus of constitutes a long daily trip for a diesel - eg 10, 20, 30+ kms round trip? Or more ? mine (full disclosure - it's a 3L so slower warmup) takes ~15mins on the motorway for temp to get to centre of gauge. slightly faster in summer. I would be unhappy doing less than 40k round trip in mine 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lubed 55 Report post Posted July 30, 2023 6 hours ago, Palazzo said: Thinking of changing a car, maybe to a 1 or 3 series diesel. But, it will only do short trips, like 2km each way. Plan is that it gets a scheduled motorway or longer run every two weeks. Am I asking for trouble? Short trips of only a couple kms is torture for any ICE, condensation never has a chance to evaporate and the oil gets contaminated very quickly with fuel, moisture etc. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 438 Report post Posted July 30, 2023 30 minutes ago, Lubed said: Short trips of only a couple kms is torture for any ICE, condensation never has a chance to evaporate and the oil gets contaminated very quickly with fuel, moisture etc. I know, that’s why I try and give the current petrol one a motorway run regularly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
my_e36 43 Report post Posted July 30, 2023 EV like a Leaf would be perfect for short trips like these. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2915 Report post Posted July 31, 2023 Or a plug in hybrid would be good, commute on electric and longer week-end drives on the ICE. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
