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Is it worth getting a diesel car?

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    #32
    PaulKK
    Registered Users Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭PaulKK


    eddie wrote: »
    I have always avoided diesel because of the noise..... from outside it is incredible.... is this an issue for anyone else.?

    Nope.


    You need to try a modern diesel, it is quite far from "incredible" noise, and inside the car often quieter than a petrol when on the move.


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    #33
    cian1500ww
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    If you do any kind of towing you'll want a diesel but apart from that it's personal preference IMO. I went from a petrol to a diesel recently and I'd find it hard to go back to petrol. Plus if you're buying new, most diesels are cheaper to tax due to their lower emmisions.


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    #34
    eddie
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭eddie


    Antrim_Man wrote: »
    They still have petrol models.

    I Just checked again .. thatre NO Mondeo petrol models and they will not be doing them for the foreseeable future....


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    #35
    teednab-el
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    Diesel beats Petrol cars under all circumstances. That was my experience anyway.


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    jock101
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    teednab-el wrote: »
    Diesel beats Petrol cars under all circumstances. That was my experience anyway.

    lol, not in performance or servicing costs!


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    Green Hornet
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    jock101 wrote: »
    lol, not in performance or servicing costs!
    I've just changed from a 1.8 Civic to 2.2 Accord diesel. Difficult to compare directly. I miss the 'urgency' of the petrol but like the torque of the diesel. In my case I do 25k miles per year and the savings on fuel are significant. If I was doing 20k miles or less I'd stick to the petrol but I don't really think one is necessarily better than the other performance wise for ordinary cars. They are 2 completely different driving experiences.


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