Diesel or Petrol

[jnufcuk]

So got a new job will be doing more miles roughly 800-1000 a month

Looking to spend between £5-8k. VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda (dont really fancy a bmw or any other cars)

Never really driven a diesel but heard they can be very good.

What sort of mileage would you have to do before u considered a diesel ? 


Thanks guys

[JC]

1, DIESEL will be a must - unless you got shares in Esso.  I am hitting 1k a month minimum and would be fcuked if still running a petrol 

2, need a LOT more info before being able to commit

   a, budget
   b, other family requirements / practicalities
   c, lot term plans for it


thats just the start 

[jnufcuk]

Do I really want to cross over to the dark side 

Budget is 5-9k

Thinking mk5, then just lower, remap. Nothing major. Just a nice sensible daily 

And no family commitments atm too young for any of that 

[JC]

yep, cross over

1, my diesel is my FAST car   

2, means your SLOW AND LOW project will be even more enjoyable to drive 

3, DONT LOWER IT - i left my daily standard - its a daily - get a toy to tinker with 

4, 6k on a decent daily, left over for ya toy 

[jnufcuk]

Expensive enough to insure 1 car being my aged let alone 2 

Don't have patience for a project car lol

Got a vr6 quite fancy supercharging it 

[JC]

in that case

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201233482295442/sort/locasc/usedcars/price-from/5000/price-to/7000/fuel-type/diesel/maximum-mileage/up_to_40000_miles/model/golf/make/volkswagen/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/keywords/gt/postcode/ox106ns/page/1/radius/1500?logcode=p

 

[jnufcuk]

Was looking at one of the, earlier funnily enough. 5 door can't do 5 door again.

Practical yes, looks no 

Oh and manual. Need an auto getting to lazy

[The Mighty Elvi]

The petrol v diesel debate comes in when you are buying a new car.  iirc its about 20K miles a year to make diesel the better option.

It takes into account higher list price, diesel being more expensive, and repair costs if things go wrong engine related.

If it's a used car*, then diesel.


* provided it's recognised as a reliable engine.

[jnufcuk]

Thanks mate. Knew I had read something like that somewhere.

I think by the time I add on personal miles, shows etc then diesel will be more practical. As its not massive mileage I can get a fairly decent (speed wise) dirty diesel which I will be happy with.

I can't slate the diesels too much as I haven't driven one personally, my brothers both have diesels and seem happy. Ones a mk5 the other a jag x type.

A lot smoother and quieter than I was expecting which is good 

Got my weekend sorted then ( car shopping )

[The Mighty Elvi]

For your budget don't dismiss a Honda Accord 2.2 EX tdi.  I had one on a 55 plate, fantastic motorway cruiser averaging about 55 mpg, and was fully loaded with everything as standard. Heated leather, sunroof, 6 disc cd etc......

Look for the HFT sat nav ones.