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Diesel car, worth considering?
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Are you saying that one should go for a diesel car with a higher mileage?
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The message one ought to take from this, is do your research for known issues when you buy a secondhand (or even, new) car. Some cars and engines have a poor reputation. Peugeot/Citroen adblue issues are all too common, not helped by the pump being built into the tank so both need replacing when the pump goes faulty.
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Not sure why all the hate on Diesel.
I ran a Focus 2.0 for 5 years. One of the best engines I've ever had.
Powerful, Fast, Economical (even round town),
Adblue/DPFs make them pretty much as clean as most petrol. If you buy Adblue in larger containers from somewhere like Amazon, its not really a big deal.
It's only because manufacturers are now dropping Diesel models, that I've been forced to go Petrol/HEV/PHEV to get the car I want.
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My 2016 Peugeot Diesel 2008 (not AdBlue) auto has been flawless, albeit only done 35k. Annoyingly it's Cat 5 which might prove to be the reason I'll change it.
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Ok, let me out myself... I have no ide what you are all talking about when you mention adblue, etc. We've had a diesel Citroen C3 for 7 years now (14 reg) and I have never come across it...
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That's because it's euro 5, has Def fluid, expensive top up at around 100k.
Adblue came in around 2015 for euro 6.
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More like "think hard before getting a Peugeot with known common issues"
Research whatever it is you're looking at (maybe let us here in on the secret?) before taking the plunge.
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What's Def fluid?
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Well, I am looking, among others, at this one:
https://www.cazoo.co.uk/cars-for-sale/76663705/?finance=true
(Note the low ratings for the seller...)
In general I don't care about speed and such like. Considering that I use the car for work it must be cheap to run (and possibly maintain), that is my priority.
As I said, we have a Citroen C3 which overall has been trouble free, that's why I thought that this one might be a good idea.
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Diesel Exhaust Fluid fluid :)
Adblue's a DEF
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