Looking for advice on efficiency

amandacat

I'd take the motorway if it was me. You might save £2-3 a day taking the shorter distance route but the additional stress on the car may mean more wear and tear so replacement parts more often. That aside it's nice to have the extra time and there's nothing like a bit of start stop traffic to put you in a bad mood for the rest of the day.

phill99

AdrianC wrote: »

Do you really value an hour and a half a day lower than a quid or three's worth of fuel?

Got it in one!!

takman

kiloalpha wrote: »

I did have a feeling for this, can you suggest a car that could give me better average, I am using a zafira 1.8 petrol manual, but i do get about 45 to 50mpg as I am a very conservative driver, I drive with a lot of caution. I was looking at the peugout 308's which claim to return 80 to 90 mpg.

If money is so tight then why would you buy a new car and loose thousands of pounds on depreciation just to save a few pounds on fuel?

Biggles

kiloalpha wrote: »

I am going to drive everyday to work, one option is a 20 mile drive through traffic which will take me an hour and 10 mins could be upto an hour and 30 mins.
Second option is 35 miles via motorway in about 45 50 mins.

You seem, basically, to be asking whether it's better to run your engine for 45 mins in ideal conditions, or up to 90 mins in far from ideal conditions. That and the fact that an accident is far less likely in motorway driving and you'd save maybe an hour of your life every day. I fail to see your dilemma.

oldagetraveller

"Whats more efficient for car fuel wise and stress wise on engine."

Your right foot.

kiloalpha

Hi
Thanks for all the comments, I think motorway in this case is the best option for me.
I was thinking of a new car just due to the fact that it might be better fuel economy wise and hence i will save money on fuel which can offset the value of the car to an extent, no other reason really and would have gone for like a year or two year old car, wishful thinking i guess.

tykesi

kiloalpha wrote: »

Hi
Thanks for all the comments, I think motorway in this case is the best option for me.
I was thinking of a new car just due to the fact that it might be better fuel economy wise and hence i will save money on fuel which can offset the value of the car to an extent, no other reason really and would have gone for like a year or two year old car, wishful thinking i guess.

Not if you can afford it and want a new car, that is a perfectly valid reason. Don't do it just for a few quid savings, the offset would be minimal so you'd be spending thousands to save maybe a couple of hundred a year.

kiloalpha

Great

thanks a lot for this. Will keep this car till I can afford to get a newer version then.