06-04-2011, 09:19 PM
I'm still getting used to driving a diesel, and in particular the 1.6 HDi 92 engine in my Mk 2 Berlingo.
What surprises me is how highly the vehicle is geared. It seems to me that it really needs to be up to about 45 mph to get into 5th - or, to put it another way, the minimum number of revs for driving in 5th is about 1500. But then I don't really know much about driving a diesel.
Those of you who drive the 1.6 HDi 92 - what is the fewest revs you can drive at in 5th gear without labouring the engine?
(I don't know if the answer depends on whether one drives a Mk2 or Mk3 Berlingo.)
What surprises me is how highly the vehicle is geared. It seems to me that it really needs to be up to about 45 mph to get into 5th - or, to put it another way, the minimum number of revs for driving in 5th is about 1500. But then I don't really know much about driving a diesel.
Those of you who drive the 1.6 HDi 92 - what is the fewest revs you can drive at in 5th gear without labouring the engine?
(I don't know if the answer depends on whether one drives a Mk2 or Mk3 Berlingo.)