Would you avoid diesel if only doing 5000 miles p.a

neilmcl

Tarambor wrote: »

Ford are putting Ecoboost engines in the people carriers so you get diesel like fuel economy but without the major downsides when running one on short journeys.

What people need in big heavy people carriers and tow cars is torque, hence why the preferred choice is diesel, regardless of the miles they do.

BeenThroughItAll

Tarambor wrote: »

Ford are putting Ecoboost engines in the people carriers so you get diesel like fuel economy but without the major downsides when running one on short journeys.

Unfortunately for owners, despite the hype the Ecoboost is more Boost than Eco.

I had the 'pleasure' of 3K miles in a Fiesta Ecoboost last year for a month courtesy of Renault, and in all that time it never managed above 43MPG brim to brim (in spite of the dash claiming 48...). I dread to think what you'd realistically return in a bloody great heavy brick of a people-carrier.

forgotmyname

motorguy wrote: »

At that age / price point and mileage i personally would have the 1.8i or 2.0i petrol variant. Theres a big risk with Mondeos around the price of replacement injectors and you're maybe in the realms of DPFs and DMFs there too.

BUT, as you say the diesel variant is better for towing and if you're otherwise happy and havent hit a big bill yet, then great.

Each to their own and all that.

The car before that was a 2L and i would recommend that to everyone as THE most reliable engine in the MK3 range. Other than the swirl flaps, they are very reliable. I had a 2001 2L petrol and it had 150k on the clock when i sold it in 2009 and its still MOT'd with over 180k miles on it now.
Brakes and tyres was all it ever needed in the 4 or 5 years that i owned it. But after towing with the diesel version it was a simple choice of going for the diesel.

DMF yes, but so many cars have these anyway then thats not a big deal. No DPF either.
Only takes a good blast every now and them to keep them clean.

And with my usual service intervals being much sooner than the max limits some people seem to use then that helps. Also not neglecting faults or issues until they cause more faults also helps.

Head_The_Ball

Would you avoid diesel [STRIKE]if only doing 5000 miles p.a[/STRIKE]

Yes.

Diesel is the work of the devil.

gingerdad

Yes

petrol zafria - you'd be nuts to run a diesel on that mileage

n217970

If I was actively buying a car, yes I would avoid diesel at that mileage- but that said my wife inherited my 2010 1.6hdi Picasso 3 years ago when I wanted something a bit sportier and she only manages about 5 or 6k a year. No problems so far with the DPF - although it does get a 50+ mile run on the motorway every 6-8 weeks.