Diesel Engines annoy the hell out of me with their vibration

[Cerano]

Especially on buses wah lan eh

[ER-3682]

Especially on buses wah lan eh

Not on the 'lastest Euro 5 Mercedes Benz buses' engine very smooth & quiet.

[Cerano]

Not on the 'lastest Euro 5 Mercedes Benz buses' engine very smooth & quiet.

 

i sit on the TIBS dunno if Mercedes or not but the glass there put "1st but to be Euro V" or smlj but still vibrate like hell

[Thug]

Their engine mounting not good enough...

[Liuz0004]

HI all, im in europe now and most of the cars here run on diesel turbo. more than 90% are manual. in fact, i have not seen any auto cars yet. the merc i sat on is also manual, diesel turbo. the standard car here is the golf polo.

 

anyway, diesel engines being quiet and refined really depends on the car's sound proofing. from the outside, its just any other regular noisy taxi.

 

it is really not that smooth. u can only judge it after 3 years to understand why petrol engines are preferred.

 

anyway, a litre of diesel costs 1,20 euros (about S$2.10). a litre of petrol costs 1,40 euros (S$2.45) for 95

[Yeobh]

Travelling on the autoban you need manual gearbox especially with diesel engine.

[Kb27]

I drive a TDI van. I wonder why it always seemed to be manual gear.

[Yeobh]

Diesel Max engine speed is still not where compare to petrol engine.

[Benarsenal]

Diesel Max engine speed is still not where compare to petrol engine.

 

Diesel's strengths is torque, which provides low-end power for situations such as overtaking, when you need a quick burst of speed on demand.

[Carer]

yeah, a typical cruising speed of a tdi is around 2.3k rpm at 120km/hr

[Happily1986]

Especially on buses wah lan eh

 

I found the SBS Scania KUBs to be quieter than the Mercs OC500s. The OC500 sound like a lion roaring esp when you listen the bus driving off from the bus stop.

[Cerano]

I found the SBS Scania KUBs to be quieter than the Mercs OC500s. The OC500 sound like a lion roaring esp when you listen the bus driving off from the bus stop.

 

yes the new Scanias are better.

[Happily1986]

The worst of the current crop of new buses must be those that come from Higer ( a china bus company). Bloody noisy.

[Cerano]

The worst of the current crop of new buses must be those that come from Higer ( a china bus company). Bloody noisy.

 

kinglong?

[Happily1986]

Higer

 

Nope, Higer and King Long are different. I notice they are deafening even when they are crawling around in the carparks.

[Ferraricalifornia]

yup....

 

those china buses....super noisy....

 

create massive disturbance everytime they drive past my house.....

[Ferraricalifornia]

actually regarding the vibration of the buses,

 

wait till you sit in those old Hino's or UD buses by SMRT.....

 

when it comes to the traffic lights,

 

your whole body and organs start vibrating like crazy.....

 

you'll worry if your organs actually fall out of the body.....

 

 

but those bus are super torquey....

 

easy easy can reach 80-90kph....

[Subarugt]

actually diesel engines are cleaner n better than petrol ones esp in europe