CFCA engines from different years

[Sunny43.5]

Because they have cheap fuel and they really don’t care about the environment.

Yes your probably right but as Australia has a landmass as big as the USA [ or bigger ] I can see the need for a big bore engine for the distances we drive , I,ll go back to the T5 in 2005 when a mate bought one in dual cab spec for towing his trailer . It failed miserably because of the overstated towing capacity ment it could not pull away on a slight hill without slipping the clutch . These days with all the advances in tech a big V8 can achieve some pretty good fuel numbers . As for the environment I havent seen too many stories about petrol cheating software needed to achieve emission targets like the diesels have !!

[LogicprObe]

I'll tell you what though, my Crafter can get more power out of that engine on Cruise Control than I can!

[Sunny43.5]

Wouldn,t the Crafter have a higher gearing to compensate for the bigger body ?

[LogicprObe]

Wouldn,t the Crafter have a higher gearing to compensate for the bigger body ?

Sure, but what I meant was that there seems to be more engine fiddling than just the throttle with cruise control.
I can get better economy but it can pull up a hill quicker than I can!

[Transporter]

Sure, but what I meant was that there seems to be more engine fiddling than just the throttle with cruise control.
I can get better economy but it can pull up a hill quicker than I can!

So, are you happy with the Crafter?

[Sunny43.5]

Sure, but what I meant was that there seems to be more engine fiddling than just the throttle with cruise control.
I can get better economy but it can pull up a hill quicker than I can!

I think I know what you mean by pulling uphill with cruise control on , the throttle pedal would have to be banged hard to the floor to get the full acceleration that the engine is capable of , the cruise control would electronically make the engine respond directly at the throttle body rather than manual input from the driver . I know in our T5.1 the response after cancelling cruise and then engaging is very quick .

[LogicprObe]

So, are you happy with the Crafter?

Yes.
It has a bit less get up and go than the Transporter and uses more fuel but I make more money!
There are some little issues but nothing major so far.
Will have the 100k service next month in under a year............VW are not saying what happens then!

[LogicprObe]

I think I know what you mean by pulling uphill with cruise control on , the throttle pedal would have to be banged hard to the floor to get the full acceleration that the engine is capable of , the cruise control would electronically make the engine respond directly at the throttle body rather than manual input from the driver . I know in our T5.1 the response after cancelling cruise and then engaging is very quick .

Yeah......even on full throttle up a hill I can't get the grunt that CC can.