Petrol or Diesel - Big Deal -So what?

thefishdude

another happy diesel owner here/ 1.9dci megane scenic quite happy with 40mpg aroun town and 50+ on a motor way cruise. not bad for a nearly 10 year old car and it cost me the same as a petrol version.

StaffieTerrier

I would never go back to petrol. My 1.9TDi Golf is far cheaper on fuel than my 1.2 Clio ever was. Even 6 years later it's still very economical, averaging 55-60mpg on the journey back to my parents (>120 miles).

isplumm

take my focus diesel tddi 1.8 - bought new in 2001 - did over 225k miles - sold for 850 recently - would you be able to do that with a petrol - would they even make that mileage!!

Mark

rodenal

I think a well looked after petrol would see the mileage but you'd basically have to scrap it as I can't see anyone buying one with such high miles

blacksta

pgilc1 wrote: »

another thread that didnt go quite how the o/p was expecting...

:rotfl:

Lol

My point remains - gaining 10 or 15 miles per gallon is still not a sufficient reason to totally abandon petrol cars. For example my focus cost 5k to get, an equivalent in diesel would have required at least a minimum of 3k more - hence i would have drive 25k miles over 4 years to recoup the extra i paid on diesel car - Is that not what we class as a false economy

macman

But you'd get more back on resale, because diesel residuals are higher...

BlueFox

Over the last decade I have owed 3 petrol & 3 diesel cars & am currently driving a petrol & have no plans to change but I only do occasional motorway journeys & most of my driving is around town & A & B roads so I can't justify a diesel.

I had diesel cars when I was doing 20k+ per year & as that has dropped significantly I am more than happy with a petrol.

Modern diesels are just as refined & smooth as petrol equivalents, albeit noisier! But I have nothing against diesels, my opinion being if you do high enough mileage then a diesel makes more economical sense than a petrol.

As long as you get the car serviced regularly you shouldn't encounter any of the problems some scare-mongerers would have you believe!

almillar

hence i would have drive 25k miles over 4 years to recoup the extra i paid on diesel car - Is that not what we class as a false economy

Did you not read my post? Granted I didn't give you any holidays, but you would be driving 34,000 miles in ONE year according to what you told me. Arguing over car prices is one thing, I'm sure we can both find a £5k petrol Focus and a £8k diesel one to suit our arguments, but I, as someone who prefers petrol, have to advise you that even with the extra cost of buying a second hand diesel, you'd be FAR better off in a diesel. It will cost you less, and you'll spend less time getting bored filling up!

FATBALLZ

It's interesting that a few people have said insuring a diesel costs less, I hadn't heard of this before so I did a quote on a comparison site and it's actually £100 more for the diesel version of my car, so any insurance benefit is debatable in my eyes.

I did actually want a diesel when I bought my car, however had trouble tracking down a suitable one and ended up with the petrol. It was £1k less than the diesel equivalent, and I still get a good 50 mpg on my daily commute so the fuel costs aren't massive. Obviously I'd get a better return with a diesel version though. I also need more frequent servicing, but all in all if the petrol version is costing me more I don't think it's by much.

macman

But the petrol model being £1K less is completely irrelevant if it's worth £1K more when it comes to resale time-we are discussing running costs, not capital outlay.