"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
tim... wrote:


"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
tim... wrote:
Isn't that the one sort of journey where a diesel is very little if
any more economical than a petrol engine? Diesels win on economy
for
stop start driving, hence the London taxi.

No, they don't

their economy is pants for stop start driving, they excel on long runs
[1]

Nonsense. One reason a diesel excels in low speeds/heavy traffic is
the lack of pumping losses in the engine caused by the throttle in
(most) petrol engines. They also need less mixture enrichment than a
petrol engine when warming up, so will also use les fuel on short
journeys. Even allowing for the fact they generally take longer to
warm up fully.

If you'd ever driven two similar cars round town - one diesel, one
petrol, you's know this for yourself.

I have

the bit you snipped told you so

No it didn't. It merely gave your figures for one diesel you owned.

for 11 years

tim