Petrol or diesel

AUNTYG

I am looking at a new mini countryman 4 x 4 car which will be an automatic and I will only do about 3,500/4,000 miles per year year made up of all short journeys with no motorway driving at all. Also I only plan to keep the car for three years (I get borded of cars very easily and like to change every three years or so.) should I go for a petrol or a diesel model?

jb66

What's the price difference between them

marlot

AUNTYG wrote: »

......do about 3,500/4,000 miles per year year made up of all short journeys with no motorway driving at all.

Guaranteed to muck up the dpf of any modern diesel car and cause loads of expense and hassle.

Petrol is the only logical choice for that driving profile

Hintza

marlot wrote: »

Guaranteed to muck up the dpf of any modern diesel car and cause loads of expense and hassle.

The OP doesn't care they will sell it in 3 years.

Having said that marlot is correct, petrol all the way.

Paradigm

With that mileage...petrol all day, every day. No contest.

worried_jim

petrol everytime.

olly300

Hintza wrote: »

The OP doesn't care they will sell it in 3 years.

Still enough time for the dpf to go wrong.

Definitely petrol.

jase1

Indeed.

In fact, anyone who has the slightest understanding of cars would be put off by a 3 year old diesel with 12000 miles on the clock. Bills likely to follow.

Mobeer

As a fan of diesel cars I say: "buy the petrol car"

ben80

Mobeer wrote: »

As a fan of diesel cars I say: "buy the petrol car"

x2
Totally agree

Hintza

olly300 wrote: »

Still enough time for the dpf to go wrong.

Definitely petrol.

Aye but it would still be in warranty so not the OPs problem.


Hopefully the dealer would still point out all the possible pitfalls.