• diesel or petrol?

Posted: **13 Dec 2004 04:22 pm**

what engine type is better for 340, petrol or diesel? i gonna choose diesel, am I right?

Posted: **13 Dec 2004 04:53 pm**

Hi Rinter , welcome to the forum .I think its a matter of personal choice ,availability and whats best for where you live , I have a 1.7 petrol engine which has done 105,000 miles , is powerful enough for my needs and not to juicy, I drive on average 300 + miles a week mostly on the motorway, In the three months I have owned it I have done about 4000 miles and the only thing to go wrong so far is a loose connection on the rear indicator and the carb bolts coming lose both easy and free to put right .My other vehicle is a toyota lucida which is a grey import version of the Previa with a 2.2 turbo diesel engine. I have had this a year and it has already had a replacement engine at only 120,000 miles.
I have no experience of volvo diesel engines but have not heard anything bad about them.

Posted: **13 Dec 2004 05:06 pm**

the diesel 340 is horrably horrably slow. very slow. think of something slow, then think of something it could beat in a race. the diesel is slower than that. they didnt bring it into the uk for a good reason

Posted: **13 Dec 2004 05:22 pm**

Wow , thats slow

, (mind you I was thinking of a sinclair C5

) LOL

Posted: **13 Dec 2004 05:45 pm**

5lab wrote:the diesel 340 is horrably horrably slow. very slow. think of something slow, then think of something it could beat in a race. the diesel is slower than that. they didnt bring it into the uk for a good reason

that's bad. personally I don't like carburetor, but if you say diesel is slower then bike..

and what about petrol vs diesel handling/repair?

Posted: **13 Dec 2004 06:22 pm**

handling is the same on either. i would suggest petrol repair is much easier over here, but thats because i wouldnt know where it would be possible to source parts from. where are you based?

Posted: **13 Dec 2004 06:42 pm**

5lab wrote:handling is the same on either. i would suggest petrol repair is much easier over here, but thats because i wouldnt know where it would be possible to source parts from. where are you based?

Kiev, Ukraine. From what I've already dug around - diesel engine can be Renault or Volvo. Renault is cheaper to handle, at least here. Volvo 340 spare parts could be hard to find, but I liked 340 so I'm confused now

Posted: **14 Dec 2004 01:21 am**

rinter wrote: Volvo 340 spare parts could be hard to find, but I liked 340 so I'm confused now

your not the only one mate lol

Posted: **14 Dec 2004 09:32 am**

How much would you have to pay for a 300 in the Ukraine Rinter ?

Posted: **14 Dec 2004 06:39 pm**

The diesel is a 1.6 Renault unit....parts should be fairly common.

cheers

James

Posted: **14 Dec 2004 07:30 pm**

redline wrote:How much would you have to pay for a 300 in the Ukraine Rinter ?

$1500 - $2000

Posted: **14 Dec 2004 08:02 pm**

Which version of the Dollar is that? I'm guessing it isn't US Dollars!

cheers

James

Posted: **14 Dec 2004 09:19 pm**

1,500.00 UAH Ukraine Hryvnia = 146.148 GBP United Kingdom Pounds

Posted: **15 Dec 2004 04:19 pm**

foggyjames wrote:Which version of the Dollar is that? I'm guessing it isn't US Dollars!

This is USD.

Posted: **15 Dec 2004 04:42 pm**

wow !!! thats between £800 and £1000 for one of our beloved cars , who fancys starting an export business up ? buy for £50.00 off ebay and sell for £1,000 to the ukraine (buyer pays postage of course ). not bad for a days work LOL