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Don't diesel cars last longer, wear out parts less, and get a little more mileage than gas cars
Scotty i just purchased a 2013 Lexus GS350 AWD with low miles it has everything i could ever need in it but i want to get a remote start on it which it doesn't have! what would be the best way to go about it? hoping to keep a oem keyfob. Thanks.
Do a Mercedes Benz Metris review Scotty
They came to America 2016- present in Europe they had the for a while under the name Mercedes Benz Vito
@@spikes7846 no
@UCNBd-8zMit7ezaYH6pNZB3A not to be sarcastic but what you said used to be true but now modern emissions have made all diesels so insanely complicated that it is impossible to maintain them for low cost over time. Even diesel shop technicians charge nearly double what a regular shop does, on top of not-sp-great MPG, Huge part bills and constant failures
"Take off all this plastic crap"
*more plastic crap underneath*
😂
Hahaha ah!!
Lol gotta love how he says it hahah
BMW OEM parts are some of the cheapest in the industry.
🤣😂
Scotty : "Can I borrow your car for a video ?"
Owner : "Sure."
Scotty : "This BMW is a nightmare !"
Good one!
I cant stop laughing. This 1 is so funny 🤣😂🤣😂
You are american , is normal to chose benzine car , benzine is cheap in the USA.
EUROPE diesel is 0.40 or more cheaper the benzine
And one tank of 50liters give you easily more then 1000 km range.
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
550ft lbs of torque and 40 mpg for me in my 335d. 😁 thanks scotty! Youre making my future diesel vehicles cheaper to buy 😎.
Sebastian Saxon wow that’s awesome. A ram 2020 EcoDiesel only gets 480lbs of torque, and that’s a half ton truck!
Ssst, Scott doesn't know what torque is
Alex M that ecodiesel engine is a fiat Diesel engine
The 335d is a bullet proof engine with proper maintenance
I love my X5. The diesel is the only way to go. And it's not that bad to maintain. I spend less than $1000 a year. And that's taking it to a dealer for it's once a year service. I'll say it again "I love my X5 diesel"
The cars with small diesel 4 cly engines, usually get 30% more mpg and torque than gas engines.
In europe we even have 3 cyl diesels, and damn do these get great gas mileages
"turbo" diesel... a big difference against a normal corolla 1.8, that is why I prefer small petrol turbo engine... mmm nah that is a lie I prefer a OM606 diesel or any N/A engine with a more big displacement
Turbo on a small diesel engine gives you some serious lag.
I concur, I own an E82 118d and get 4.5/100 km, daily.
@@ztz818 honda 1.6 i dtec...no lag mate, great reliability, fast, smooth..etc
Scotty can’t say scantool without calling it his “fancy scantool”
Gundogdogdog It is awfully fancy...
His scan tool is fancy
I bet I could figure out how to use it in 10 minutes
@@Neptonic101 you could
Ahem, that's a $5000 scan tool. :)
Little known fact, when Scotty was growing up , his pet cat was ran over by a diesel BMW.
Shamsulazhar That's really not funny! He loves cats! And you know that statement is not true!
Joel Spivak lol your feelings got hurt?
JESUS CHRIST😁😂🤣
Diesel's a good name for a cat
That makes a lot of sense.
The BMW m57 Diesel engine is know as one of the most reliable engines in Europe hitting to 1mln kms without rebuild. Get your facts straight :)
absolute truth, if americans got the diesel e46/e39/e60 back when they came out, they would have different opinions on bmw for sure, the m57 is one of the best diesel ever made endless torque 6 cylinders and extremely reliable
Yeah, 250hp 600nm and still 8liters per 100km. Wtf do they know about fuel economy...lol
@@spearer i think the only weak spot were the swirl flaps but once you remove them you are good for atleast 1milion km with basic oil changes
You are correct - engines are strong, powerful and economical. Shame the differentials, gearbox seals and adaptive dampers all fail after 80,000 miles ( former 2014 330d xdrive owner)
Yep, this engine has been around a long time, and it has a great reputation. This guy is a total tool.
Diesel engines in cars today with the DEF in their SCR systems pollute less than gasoline engines.
Innfact, if you drive a New diesel car in a pulloted City your car Will suck in more particalls then what the car lets out.
There is a big difference in big truck engines and passenger car engines. Trucks have way more strict emission standard even if both are called euro 6. This is true for truck engines, dont belive its true for passenger cars.
Got a 335d with the exact same engine and I get 37mpg interstate 30mpg city. Live in Tennessee so I don't worry about stupid emissions anyhow.
@Burni lasy that is som expensive filter you have. My filter cost under 60$ for air, Oil and fuel filter. And the engine can handle the particalls, they can run a Long time with an egr valve
@Burni lasy well yes that is expensive, but i Just cut it off and replaced it with 3" pipes. And off course kept the original for emission tests
I might be watching too many Scotty videos, when a Nissan Murano was in front of me in traffic I immediately thought "endless money pit".
Carl Rice 😂😂😂😂I do the same thing! Nissan, Chrysler, Chevy's BMW, Mercedes!
Murano in my native language sound like a word meaning 'to suffer'
Carl Rice ESPECIALLY AS THEY AGE,,,,..
Car rice as soon as I see anything other than Toyota or Honda I’m thinking the same! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂
Customer: buys BMW
Scotty: I know what my next video is
Lol
@Planet Purgatory No, a BMW going through the car crusher!
I’d love to bring my X5 turbo to Scotty... he’d hook up his fancy scan tool, see there’s no codes & say that’s not possible 😄
Same goes for my E39 530D with M57 diesel.
@@damson777 M57 is just great. But same with my M47 2.0 E87, no codes whatsoever
@@damson777 exactly he bases his whole video on one car when he doesn’t know e39 diesels are the best
Awesome I wish I had your vehicle.
My 2011 BMW X5 35D has been the best car I’ve ever owned. Love it to death. 25-30 MPG, can tow 7k LBS, and 500+ FT/lbs of torque is VERY fun
Yeah I love my BMW 320 Diesel also. They are great cars, like a lot of old people Scotty is very narrow minded.
Scotty doesn't know diesels. this motor will run circles around his corolla 😂
I also have a 2011 X5d and it’s a fantastic vehicle. I agree with you.
With you on that
Couldn't agree more. I have a 2013 X5 35d and it has spoiled me on every level. Massive torque, AWD, 7k towing cap 26mpg avg on my last 1000 mile straight shot drive.
Scotty's neighbour across the street has a Toyota, I guess they took his advice !
cheese sandwich123 yeah, I noticed that 😂
No Scotty just told him buy a Toyota or move out.. LOL
@@twincammikev
"Look, brother... you'd better buy a Toyota of start your engines!" 🙈
They have no choice
Mom Scotty talking about me again
lol
Planet Purgatory that’s ok, at least my heated steering wheel still works.
Willis gamer hahahahaha
Loved the video great discussion 👍🏻 Some things you might want to consider
1. Per gallon diesel produces more energy than gas
2. Diesel combustion is more efficient adding to higher fuel efficiency and lower CO2
3. diesel fuel is denser than petrol and contains about 15% more energy by volume (roughly 36.9 MJ/litre compared to 33.7 MJ/litre)
4. Accounting for the difference in energy density, the overall efficiency of the diesel engine is still some 20% greater than the petrol engine, despite the diesel engine also being heavier.
5. A fuel consumption of 1 litre per 100km corresponds to approximately 26.5g CO2/km for diesel and 23g CO2/km for petrol, depending on the exact composition of the fuel.
To say Petrol pollutes less is an over simplification. When you Americans drive your big F truck around with large displacement V8’s you are throwing the baby out with the bath water.🤦🏼
@@bielmelichartes2167 My Diesel runs on sunflower oil and used cooking oil. Cant get get any greener than that!
saying diesel pollutes less just because it gives off less co2 is an extreme oversimplification as well because it gives off larger amounts of other air pollutants. this shows just how deep the conversation goes and how there's so many moving parts to a conversation about emissions. definitely not something that can be argued in the format of youtube comments.
@zacharypalmer2247 let not forget how toxic lithium pools and gas are to the environment.
You can still hear the banging noise in the background from the guy who's still trying to start his Pontiac 😂
Hahahahahahahaha!!!!!
When?
whenever I work on my bmw x3 I think that the repair price is in the name: x3
Eli lee lmao 😂😂😂
My current Opel (GM product) has already cost me more to maintain than my previous BMW. And I got it half a year ago. I guess I switch back to BMW next.
LOL
so x5 is 5 times more to repair?
I love my 1976 Mercedes 240D. It keeps running and running and never breaks. The AC even still blows ice cold. Looks better too than this plastic junk they sale now.
It can last 50 years or more without electronic controls but it would not pass emissions requirements of today. Handsome car anyway
@@omartinoco9930 Thank you.
Lucky guy having a great classic car
@@lastofthefamous2542 Thank you
Worked on hundreds of old 240 D as a Mercedes tech. One of them, or an old 300 d, would last forever. Slow and steady.
I'm driving 2.4 JTD Italian 5 cylinder diesel, and it's amazing
JTD power!
I bought a diesel for the torque as I guess many others do !
I actually want one of those old diesel Mercedes. A used one with 300,000 miles is still more reliable than most new cars.
Dcc357 I had one when I was stationed in Italy. Crank windows, no air conditioner, manual transmission. One of the best card I ever owned. That was when Mercedes in Europe did not market itself as only a luxury brand.
True
@@DutchDiederik Still it would be much cheaper to restore an old one that has a few rust spots here and there, than maintain a "newer" used one.
Those engines last forever but the rest of the car falls apart. They have a very bad reputation of rust.
@@VideoAmateurLuxembourg what rusts here in the desert lol
Scotty you do know that this is one of the most robust engines ever made
M57 ,
he does not but it is
Diesels are great imo. My d5252t is 23 years old now and still rocking :) Simply drive and rev it some and you are good to go :) Scotty, whats up`??
@@jandeusvult2920 my 21 year old e46 330ci m54 is still running aswell! Compared to new engines the m54 is an absolute masterpiece! Not even new diesel engines (let alone old diesel-engines) can't even come close to the smoothness and quietness, sound and spirit of that engine! No smoke, no vibrations, no smells, just absolute perfect! Petrol engines last as long as diesel engines, it just depends on how you service it!
@@drsanmyattun That will be an N57...chocolate timing chain version.
I did a Cummins 4bt swap on my '89 full size bronco. When I had the 351 in it was lucky to reach 9 mpg, but with the 4bt I'm averaging between 21 and 22 mpg.
While diesel may be about 25 cents a gallon more per gallon, over doubling my fuel mileage has more than made up for it. To top it off, with a 33 gallon tank it's nice to have to only fill up every 600 miles or so, or once every 3-4 weeks.
No matter what Scotty say in this video a new diesel engine is polluting less than a petrol
diesel put out less co2 than a comparable gas engine
@@gregh7457 co2 is not pollution
@@jakubcislo8029 did i say its "pollution" ??? I said c02
Only until we rev out the DPFs from our volkswagens!!
*when the particulae filters are properly installed and in good working order*
I had a 84 chevette with a Isuzu diesel and I got between 45 to 60 miles to the gallon and I really miss that thing.
Scotty Kilmer says "Back in the days when I was a young mechanic" in every video.
4wd diesels are hugely popular in Australia because...
Torque. About 50% more. And with turbo, around double.
But for a car you never take off-road or haul anything with, really unnecessary.
I was actually thinking about those old diesel Mercs before he mentioned them - always thought it was odd to have an imported European luxury car, that sounded and smelt like a truck! 😄
@@bielmelichartes2167But petrol got turbo too
GM’s infamous Olds diesel, I think, is what killed diesels in America and eventually the entire Oldsmobile division.
I miss Oldsmobile
Jim Allen - I’d take Oldsmobile or Pontiac back over Buick any day. To hell with China. Obviously they don’t know what a good car is, and most good cars don’t go by the name of “Buick”.
That argument's hilarious because since the 80's Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Chevy, and Buick have ALL been the same exact cars just with different body styling. Only difference was the Buicks and Oldsmobiles typically had nicer interiors.
@Slingblade 61 I agree 🤣
Enrique Ortiz - You have a point, but you’ve also forgotten that there were some Oldsmobile and Pontiac vehicles that GM tried to separate from the herd. Cars like the Aurora and Intrigue were meant to help revive Oldsmobile and they didn’t share as much with other GM products. The Pontiac G8 was nothing like any other GM offering in America at the time. Engines like the Quad 4 and “Shortstar” V6 were originally exclusive to Oldsmobile. All proved to be either underwhelming or too little too late for each division, but what’s more irreplaceable are the pairs’ history and place in American culture. Buicks on the other hand have almost always been seen as grandpa cars and the Chinese market is the only reason they’re still around. I for one could live without Buick.
English police use BMW's. Issues are with US BMW's
We pay for it with our stupid high taxes lol
Issue is with Scotty. All modern cars are full of electronics and it takes a new generation of repair techs to deal with them.
@@TheDa6781 Nothing to do with generation of repair techs. Bimmers simply have retarded design.
@@laszu7137 not true
English police make it to the scene of a crime 24 hours after the crime occurs
Mi VW turbo diesel does 40 mpg city in heavy traffic. I love it.
traditional diesel are much...much..more reliable ...
8 year old petrol engines with turbos can also get 40mpg...
Bazanji definitely can’t get 57mpg like my bmw 328d tho. Granted I’m modified but I still got 52 mpg stock, cruising long distance freeway.
@@fernandog4009 the Volkswagen 1.9 TDI can also get 55MPG if driven carefully
"They get ya comin', they get ya goin'. " - Karl Marx
4:06
Scotty takes a hit off of Diesel.
Careful there...might be addictive
After operating construction equipment, I notice their diesel exhaust smells more smokey like an old tractor/truck, while my VW clean-diesel car has a sour candle-wax smell more like a bus! 😄 Nothing beats the sweet smell of raw gasoline though!!
4:05 I tought he was gonna yell in the pipe!
That act makes me died 😂🤣
So funny
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I own a BMW 328D M Sport and love it! I am getting 45MPG on the freeway, so it is not a fuel hog. I have put 65000 miles on mine so far and no troubles what so ever. I think you are over generalizing.
It's funny to see an American talk about diesels, they really have no clue.
65000 miles is nothing........
Keep in mind that the gas version of the german diesels take premium fuel so the fuel costs aren't as great of a factor as it would be if comparing diesel vs. regular gas.
Diesel has higher torque and barely affects mpg even towing heavy loads.
Justin Zurawski nope what? You need logic reason to explain the argument here. Justin, just saying nope is very vague and does not support to my particular subject.
@@luke7542 most of them dont count in the fact that diesel most of the time only has the big engines with more cubic capacity in the engine, a similar gasoline car would get way worse mpg avg's
Hephaistos The Smith i agree 👍
My 2.0L Golf TDI mk6 gets about 40mpg highway with colder temps, I will get back to you after trying some long-distance towing. In the city my small trailer loaded with construction materials gets around 20 though :(
@Justin Zurawski Where's your petrol bulldozer, bro? 🤔
Worked on Benz, 617- 5 cyl was a great engine/ turbo setup. Wish I had that engine in some of my vehicles.
I love the shot of the left head light. The paint chips like crazy 😂
All this talk about diesel and I swear no mention of torque and fun they produce.
andrew clark This guy hasn't had a moment of fun in his entire life.
I bet he has never driven a modern diesel. Once he feels that insane torque in his gut he isn’t going to be so harsh on them.
MediocreMan at least he has a life
A diesel produces no fun, it can not Rev until 7 or 9000rpm and the sound sucks. It's only meant to bring you from A to B. No fun at all. I drive all my life with diesels, but only my Petrol powered Lotus and Honda,s give me fun. I'm from Europe, we know diesels here. Most of them are good.
LOL. Try electric and then we can talk about torque. You are not too smart.
I love diesels
Here in South Africa, many suvs and pick ups are diesels, so very used to seeing them everyday
"Diplomatic immunity"
I can tell you one thing for sure, here in Germany, BMW 3.0 straight-six diesel is considered to be one the best diesel engines ever made, it consumes less than a eqivalent 3.0 V6 diesel, it is more reliable,smoother, delivers more power and due to simpler construction than V6 it is easier to work on.
Superhandler True. The BMW M57, N57 and B57 are probably the best diesel engines ever. Reliable and produce more torque than most supercars while giving great mpg.
This is helpful emotional support as I will attack the 4 remaining torx bolts UNDER THE CROSSMEMBER while fixing my leaky tranny pan on my 2013 X5 Bim diesel...
X57 series are legendary
Excellent points. I learned a lot. Then again, manual transmission take is now under 5%, so equating goodness to adoption rate is not effective
The flux capacitor in my DeLorean runs on garbage and it flies!!
Man quite the Iranians are still looking for the plutonium for the 1st prototype... wasn't that what they offed the doc for?
@@stevewalker412 it was the Libyans!
@@setdecinmotion6719 my bad .. me and the wife were just talking about why they haven't done a remake yesterday
. Doc could still be doc ...
GREAT SCOTT
Still waiting for a bargain on that hover conversion for my old Chrysler!
"plastic crap" gets me lol when Scotty says that ahaha. So true tho.
Yeah, that's only in diesels.
Most people in the Uk remove the dpf when it gets clogged. Typically costs about £500
Hei Scotty, have been missing Your videos for a while. I lived in Norway back around 2010 so fixed my car a lot myself due to maaaad service costs. Now back in normal land and whou whos video pops up.. good ol Scotty Kilmers. Thumbs up!
The VW 1.9 diesel is an awesome little engine
Agreed Owner of Audi a6
My 2003 golf 1.9 tdi has been fantastic. 264k on it with stock clutch, injectors and turbo. 53 mpg on the highway and 45 in town. I've owned more cars than I can remember from every major country and this has been the best all around car. I've turned a few other people onto these cars and they are very pleased as well.
@@kingoftheonelineresponse5965 Love my Jetta TDI!!!
Unless you're sat behind one.
father had Sharan at work with 500k mileage
couldn't kill the engine (constantly on redline, reving while cold and etc), so just gave to a junk yard.. what an engine it was
Although, 2.0 TDI common rail seems to be just like 1.9 - immortal
I love how straight forward he is
Absolutely !
@@DigitalDissident what does POTUS have to do with anything
Yep, great sign of Asperger's or early onset dementia.
I'll keep my 1993 Mercedes 300D 2.5 turbo a little longer...lol!
Keep it as long as you can!
Has it been reliable for you?
@@gpboutabag8504 It was until about 9 mo ths ago when I discovered that the ASD differential was eating itself. So then I had it rebuilt a couple months ago and it seems to be eating itself again. My mechanic said to put some miles on it, but I don't know...might have to go back. This is almost completely unheard of in these cars. Also, I found a rust hole near the jacking point that I need to fix. Otherwise, the car has been relatively trouble-free.
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Customer: My BMW smells weird..
Scotty: Wooh!! That’s some good diesel fumes!
4:06 - now I understand why Scotty’s the way he is!! 😂😂😂
The owl standind for who was awesome, good editing work!
Thank you for your video.
Hey scotty. My Volkswagen 1998 tdi has 300,000 miles and it still gets 55 to the gallon. I do the work on it myself and nothing's really went wrong on it.
Fuelly says 39.3 mpg
How many people died behind you?
I bet it's the 1.9 TDI. Idk why people talk crap about diesels. They don't understand anything about them.
@@user-bv9rr4jp8k yup your right 1.9
Ramzi AJEM imagine your in a 20 mile traffic jam with vehicles only fitted this “great 1.9tdi” engine. I prefer the traffic jam with only hybrid vehicles. Enjoy your lungs, don’t think only short term in your wallet. Do people watch and listen to this video or just respond.
Mine had 1 code for DPFE...Got a used one at yard for a few dollars...been fixed over a year.
Its hilarious almoat no one is agreeing with him. 202k mile m57 x5 here. Got 26mpg towing a 5k lb trailer and makes close to 600tq. Amazing stereo, heated stearing wheel, 360 view cameras, factory self leveling rear air suspension, and so on. I paid $6500 for it. Best vehicle ive ever owned.
Hey Scotty! Love your channel. New subscriber here. You think this poor reliability is aimed at USA? I just came from Europe (Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland) and most of the cars I saw on the road were German especially Bimmers and Benzes and many Audis as well from a few years old to 10 years old running smoothly. Obviously 95% of them diesel. I asked a few owners and they say German cars are reliable as heck. You think since the US is a consumer driven economy, they make them unreliable, so they keep upgrading to new models and suckers who bought used ones keep spending on their costly parts?
Love the vids learning a lot but, the cost of diesel went up because of the epa that ultra low sulfur stuff they mandate cost more to make and cost a lot more to buy
True. That sulfur helped with lubrication, but it caused a lot of cancer and asthma for young kids.
In cities where there are lots of diesel cars, like Paris, parents are advised to not use low strollers for their babies.
I’m so thankful and grateful to California and the EPA. Saving lives, improving health.
I live in Europe. All the cars I owned are diesels, and I will continue to do so.
Proud owner of a 1.9 TDI Golf with 250k on it, all stock.
Nothing to be proud about owning a dirty diesel.
Iain Cox they do stink! Hate when I'm stuck in traffic with one in front of me! I always curse out the owner!
@@joelspivak6622 ever tried checking for gasoline leak from your own car? because a properly maintained diesel won't have any smell coming out of it
Proud? :DDD Dumb people... Yeah, I guess polluting and contributing to ashtmas and other lung diseases is proud? Like we need those smogy red skies in our cities.
1.9 TDI for life
Very interesting 👍😎
But diesel cars usually get paired to a more robust automatic transmission because of the massive torque that diesel engine makes. I have never seen any diesel powered cars paired with an awful CVT transmission.
My 300TD will go on forever with the OM617A diesel engine and 4 speed manual transmission (converted from a 3 speed auto). It gets 30 highway which is fantastic for a heavy wagon. A real shame it can never be made again with the increased emissions and computerization control here in the US
All of the engine problems are because of 20000 mile oil change interval
And BMW's "lifetime interval" for other fluids like trans.
290hp/600nm while managing 60 miles per gallon on the highway. Can't get that from any gasoline engine.
I’ve spend more money on my 2002 dodge ram than I’ll ever spend on my wife’s 35d
What about a mercedes diesel? They are taxis in europe
You can find Mercedes e class diesel engine in EU with 1 million km on clock
Yes the very old ones
@@danielm8106
Back when Mercedes built cars to last
@@carholic-sz3qv Even the modern ones have same amount of KM just look on European selling sites.. i think they may be reliable since they got plenty of KM out of them.
german E series taxicabs are specifically made as commercial vehicles, that level of attention to durability and resistance is not available for american mercs
Scotty says diesels are not popular in the United States. Everyone in Texas gasps!!
Hey Scotty I have had diesels for 20 years up to this built in 2005 Never had a single problem with the engines except basic maintenance
Great advice Scotty
Just imagine if Scotty had Wilson from Home Improvement as a neighbor
....hidey ho there Scotty....I'm so fortunate to live between a mechanic and a guy who thinks he can fix problems in houses....
4:58 Scotty you really need to clean that wall!!!
I used to dislike diesel cars until I’ve test driven the new GTD. I sold my Polo that petrol car within 16 months and upgraded to 2018 GTD 2.0. I get more miles than my polo 1.2ltr turbo car. This GTD also has 184BHP with plenty of good toys to keep me happy on long journeys. I had it for four months and no issues whatsoever. It’s well balanced with performance, design, comfort, features, practicality and safety. What not to like?
Traveled around Europe with a friend who's dad owned one of these. It was great on the autobahn, and back roads. Hopless in Monaco and Cannes with the small parking garages. All up, we did several thousand kilometers, car was fine. Before I flew home, I asked about the car and I was told they only own the car for about 1.5 years before they flog it off and get a new one. I bet if they hung onto it any longer, they'd have a TON of problems, but they don't own them long enough for any problems to occur.
My friend here in Australia bought one, the same as what you featured Scotty. His heater has broken. My guess, all that plastic crap has degraded with one too many heat cycles and it's now kaput.
When they break they also break you financially and mentally.
Watching this while in my 2003 tdi. Best car ive ever owned!
I'm going to buy a 2013 Jetta SW TDI this weekend, the mileage on the ones near me are super low, and the warranty is amazing, most of the car covered until 2023.
love my mkV tdi without new particulate exhaust. Last of the diesels without the emissions hammer costing you
Keep your eyes on the road!
My tdi is the alh which still uses ve pump. 45 dirty mpg lol
@@atticstattic lol! I wasnt driving
I have the 328d (BMW Coupe) and I absolutely love the performance, but you're very right about the particulate monitoring system going crazy. Currently fighting my check engine light intermittently to pass emissions.
I only bought it so I could run it on Biodiesel, but it very clearly states not to do that.
Maybe I'll chance it when I pay it off
My understanding is that the cars you want for biodiesel are pre-common rail injection. Essentially all diesel by about 2004 became common rail. You want, say, a 1999 Jetta TDI. The feds don't like biodiesel because you are avoiding their obscene taxes.
I'm Happy for you Scotty!
The Cummins diesels in Ram pickups are pretty awesome.
The older ones
Afaik it's the gold standard diesel workhorse.
@@sweetwilliam49 New ones are good too, I have the 5.0 V8 in my Titan XD, couldn't be happier!
Those are really the only diesels I like to be honest
Too bad it comes wrapped in a Ram.
I LOVE those old Diesel Mercedes, can convert em to French Frie Mobiles (run on cooking oil instead of gasoline) so easily 🤤👍🏻
Instead of gasoline? It's a diesel engine.
Here in the UK you can’t beat that classic Diesel sound I used to have a 2008 Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCI I only had to fill it up 3-4 weeks I now have a 2009 Ford Focus 1.6 Petrol
straight to the point scotty "take of this plastic crap!" 😆
I have a BMW 530d GT from 2011 and i have never had a problem with the engine it has been super reliable
What's the mileage? How's the electronics?
it has 140.000 miles on it and all electronics works fine except i had to replace the front parking camera last mouth
@@kevinlarsson8429 where are you at? How long have you had it? What maintenance have you done?
@@chadyaknow5690 I have owed the car for 4 years and i have been doing the maintenence when the car told me to. so oil changes , brakes, airfilter, fuelfilter, glowplugs and tires
I love diesel, have a diesel car and truck.
''When i was young mechanic" gold one !
I have a focus and a yeti diesel.. happy with them
My uncle owned a Volkswagen Passat with diesel engine and it got 80 miles a gallon 🤙
I daily drive a junker Jetta from 1986 and can confirm, if you find nice road and keep constant speed in fifth gear it seems like it's going on pure air lol
Got the bmw x5 e70 3.5d since 2009, it still runs more than well, do your oil change regulary...
And with correctly spec'd oil! People wonder why they have DPF problems when manuals specifically state put of spec oil WILL cause contamination of DPF.
Lol, " It has like 37 other codes stored in the computer " I do get a kick out you Scotty !
My 1982 Diesel Cadillac has no problems after i rebuilt the engine the guy i got it from used a lot of eather on the engine to start it
Ah, the smell of diesel exhaust in the morning! Better than a good coffee! Love my F-250 diesel!
I love the sound of diesels. Not sure why.
me too
I have an X35D, requires an owner to pay attention to things. I use mine for very long highway trips around the USA and Canada. Great for that. I don't think I would be the same SUV for using in the city. If you need to bomb around the countryside on bad roads and in bad weather this is a great SUV though.
Something something... "endless money pit!" . But no Toyota drives like a BMW.
4:06 RIP Scotty's braincells.
scotty does not succumb to mortal frailties
Have to have some to start though. 🤔
Me: What's the worst BMW to buy?
Scotty: BMW
This.
I live over the railway from a BMW dealership. The hidden car maintenance area carpark is always full lol! all year. Being in England there lots of diesels so big ouch for the repair bills!!!!
IDK, We in europe dont have any problems with diesels, and if i remember correctly you had smog, and not us, modern diesels are much better than they used to be, so stop giving false information.