Diesel or Petrol

Eddy_Ojak

Just about to retire and buy one 'last' new or good demonstrator car, but should it be diesel or petrol ?
The annual mileage will be around 6-8k, but in the next 5-10 years with the government impose heavier taxes / duties on diesel ? Tempted to go for a low mileage diesel hatchback but cautious about the future......

Chrishazle

At that mileage pa petrol, avoid the problems of DPF clagging up, lower servicing cost.

Johno100

Doing that mileage it's not the tax or cost of fuel you'll need to worry about, as Chrishazle said, it's the cost of a new DPF every few years.

Ebe_Scrooge

Petrol without a doubt for that sort of mileage.

bengalknights

Ditto petrol or even a hybrid

System

Eddy_Ojak wrote: »

Just about to retire and buy one 'last' new or good demonstrator car, but should it be diesel or petrol ?
The annual mileage will be around 6-8k, .

Petrol. Short journeys kill diesel cars. Everyone who has issues with DMF flywheels, EGR valves and DPF filters in diesels do mostly short journeys.

MataNui

With 6-8k i would guess its more a local runaround. A hybrid or even an EV might be a good option.

motorguy

Petrol or hybrid. You are likely to have all sorts of problems running a modern diesel doing those miles.

Deastons

Eddy_Ojak wrote: »

Just about to retire and buy one 'last' new or good demonstrator car, but should it be diesel or petrol ?
The annual mileage will be around 6-8k, but in the next 5-10 years with the government impose heavier taxes / duties on diesel ? Tempted to go for a low mileage diesel hatchback but cautious about the future......

I have a diesel at the moment but am looking for a new car. The only one I've liked so far only comes as a diesel auto or a petrol manual!

I've decided I'm not getting diesel again. I think the re-sale will be terrible over the next couple of years and beyond.

So I'm still looking...

AdrianC

Eddy_Ojak wrote: »

Just about to retire and buy one 'last' new or good demonstrator car, but should it be diesel or petrol ?
The annual mileage will be around 6-8k

That alone screams "petrol" - or electric, if the range is acceptable.

but in the next 5-10 years with the government impose heavier taxes / duties on diesel ?

Hold on a sec...

Nope, not getting anything.

neilmcl

The OP started the thread in Nov, I guess he's sorted now