Diesel vs Petrol??

UncleZen

martin_54 wrote: »

so whats a electronic turbo then as in a early post.

No such thing mate. A turbo is a mechnical device

chieffy72

cardinalbiggles wrote: »

That's not true.

It was about twenty years ago but you've probably noticed a lot of people on this forum haven't got a clue what they're talking about and are living in the past!:D

macman

Diesels cost more to buy new, but tend to hold their value better. But typically you still need to be doing 10K+ miles pa to make one pay in say 3-4 years if buying new.
I run a diesel because I prefer the way they drive, not because of a fairly marginal running cost saving.

AlexMac

Yes- petrol. I've loved the feel of may last three BMW diesels; the flexibility and torque, the mid-range acceleration, the fuel economy and 'long-legged' low-rev high-speed cruising feel, but...

Having retired and changed to more short-range, town driving, having been scared by the DMF/DPF/Turbo failure stories (and having experienced turbo failure at 4-years/60,000miles), I've switched to petrol; £2-3k cheaper and I still get 40mpg on longer runs!

So it seems a no-brainer for my usage