Petrol or Diesel ? (about to change car)

Bob_Bridges

Need to know which is the better option - Petrol or Diesel ?
All help gratefully received.

Situation as follows;
Likely to buy 2nd hand Nissan Note ( 2 year old or so)
Drive about 10,000 miles per year - unlikely to change much.
Not much motorway, to & from work, everyday stuff and kids taxi.
Petrol 1.4 Note does about 46 mpg (combined)
Diesel 1.5 Note does about 60 mpg (combined)

Plan to run the car for about 5 years.

Thanks in advance for the advice,

Happy New Year, Bob

Rossy.

Diesel 1.5 Note does about 60 mpg (combined)

Best bet imo as long as the initial car purchase is not much more than the petrol version

Gene_Hunt_2

Price difference of the two cars?

Bob_Bridges

Gene_Hunt;
Looks like about £1800 to £ 2000 more for the diesel version,

Bob

Gene_Hunt_2

Work out the mileage you do and see how long it will take to get that back.

Rossy.

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

Work out the mileage you do and see how long it will take to get that back.

Good shout Gene.

The cost saving over MPG to the initial outlay of the car may take ages to recoup

Many overlook that and just base the purchase on MPG

Bob_Bridges

OK, here goes with some maths...

At current fuel prices...and let's face it they will only go up. But the difference in price per litre may well stay the same ???

The diesel should use about 760 litres a year ( @£ 1.30 ) = £ 988
The petrol should use about 990 litres a year ( @£ 1.27 ) = £ 1257

Difference is £ 269 per year.

If the price difference in the two motors is (say) £1750 then it takes me 6.5 years to make the diesel better value....

Hmmmm - think that is called food for thought .....

How did I do ?

Bob

Rossy.

Bob_Bridges wrote: »

OK, here goes with some maths...

At current fuel prices...and let's face it they will only go up. But the difference in price per litre may well stay the same ???

The diesel should use about 760 litres a year ( @£ 1.30 ) = £ 988
The petrol should use about 990 litres a year ( @£ 1.27 ) = £ 1257

Difference is £ 269 per year.

If the price difference in the two motors is (say) £1750 then it takes me 6.5 years to make the diesel better value....

Hmmmm - think that is called food for thought .....

How did I do ?

Bob

well i'm carp with maths but it looks about right.

Diesels tend to cost more to service though so you need to budget for that too.. You'll probably find to recoup the difference will take even longer

However I'd still go for a diesel

Gene_Hunt_2

Rossy. wrote: »

well i'm carp with maths but it looks about right.

Diesels tend to cost more to service though so you need to budget for that too.. You'll probably find to recoup the difference will take even longer

However I'd still go for a diesel

He likes that but the petrol is the money saver over 5 years.

Inactive

Rossy. wrote: »

However I'd still go for a diesel

I wouldn't, dirty smelly things.

Gene_Hunt_2

Inactive wrote: »

I wouldn't, dirty smelly things.

Rossy is a bus driver tho.