I was thinking of just converting my car....but can find nowhere that does it.Be careful. There is a concern on the long-term effects on the (primarily) rubber components in the fuel system from the increased bio-ethanol content with change from E5 to E10 petrol in the UK. I suspect to run on E85 requires a lot of components being swapped out.
As you're Europe-based, I'd look for a "Flexifuel" Volvo (eg V70 2.5FT) from 2010 or thenabouts.
Many thanks I'll go and see them.....I have a diesel BMW to sell and basically with the money I would buy whatever car they say is a good candidate to get my fuel costs cut by about 60%. The trips back to Uk are now costing way too much.
Many thanks I'll go and see them..
I’ve had the Passat for 10k miles now, from new.E85 (~83% ethanol) gives about 27% less energy than petrol so you will lose performance and economy. Worth factoring in. I know when I was working in France 10 years ago I tried the 10% ethanol (iirc?) that was then on offer cheaper than standard 5% (?). The overall fuel consumption went up by 10% for identical trips and driving style, making the 10% fuel price saving worthless, at least in my car.
Yes, I still prefer the way petrols sound and drive. 4 cyl diesels are awful at low engine speeds. My current car is a V6 diesel, which is OK.One thing I will say is that 46mpg in a petrol is so much more pleasant than whatever in a diesel.