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450KM per week - Diesel or Petrol?

  • 12-07-2013 10:57am
    #1
    jinkybhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 692 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    I have a peugeot 407 1.6hdi 2005 at the moment - I'm considering getting rid of it and never considered going back to petrol but reading a thread below on peoples obsession with diesel it got me thinking.

    Now I know really nothing about cars but I would like to go up to a 2008 and want to know would the savings of buying a petrol over a diesel initially be undone by the price of diesel and MPG.

    I don't need a big engine as it's just me on the commute and I don't carry much stuff so just wondering what people's opinions are on this?

    Thanks
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  • #2
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users Posts: 11,866 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    What kind of driving is your commute?

    Diesel savings wont be huge compared to the additional purchase price. I'd be looking at a Passat/Golf/Octavia/Leon with the 1.4 tsi 122bhp engine if I was in your shoes.


  • #3
    jinkybhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 692 ✭✭✭jinkybhoy


    MuppetCheck wrote: »
    What kind of driving is your commute?

    Diesel savings wont be huge compared to the additional purchase price. I'd be looking at a Passat/Golf/Octavia/Leon with the 1.4 tsi 122bhp engine if I was in your shoes.

    My driving is done on country roads - standard irish - potholes and very windy - oldcastle, co meath to Trim, Co Meath Via Athboy.


  • #4
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    jinkybhoy wrote: »
    My driving is done on country roads - standard irish - potholes and very windy - oldcastle, co meath to Trim, Co Meath Via Athboy.

    I know those roads. A decent turbo petrol is the way to go


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