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Petrol vs Diesel for high mileage car?

getmeouttahere · 2014-11-20 13:18:43

I am looking to buy a budget motor and looking on good ol' autotrader, I am confused as to which car to go for. I need something that's Ford Focus to Mondeo size as I have a springer spaniel that needs to be accommodated. So, looking at availability, there are an abundance of higher mileage cars at around my budget, so I'm…

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BeenThroughItAll Posts: 5,018 Forumite

21 November 2014 at 9:36AM

jenniwat001 wrote: »

All this talk of diesel problems has got me worried. I'm getting an 02 reg 1.9tdi golf with 140k on the clock, is this bad idea?

No. 1.9TDI will be fine at that mileage as long as the general condition of the car is good and it has decent history of being serviced regularly. Nice simple, pre-DPF solid diesel technology.

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