Lancer 1.5 petrol or Volvo s40 1.6 diesel?

Keiweb

For my next car I'm gonna go for one of these but unsure of which one. Any lancer owners got any advice as leaning towards the petrol lancer against the diesel s40 as most of my mileage will be around town and country roads,lookin at an 08 upwards model for both

colm_mcm

S40 has a much better quality interior but is smaller. Lancer will be more reliable.
You can get petrol s40s too

bazz26

If you are considering a petrol car and doing alot of short trips then you probably don't need the hassle a diesel car.

Both cars are around the same size but that is pretty much where the similarities end. As a former owner of a S40 I can say that the maintenance costs will be higher than on the Lancer. S40 would definitely be a nicer place to spend your time in though.

Volvo's 1.6 Is a PSA engine and it's rough.

The 2.0 Turbo petrol 180hp is an absolute peach of an engine, really smooth and quiet.

If you don't do the miles i wouldn't bother with the rough diesels, if you do the miles then consider converting to LPG as Volvo's love LPG.

LPG averages around 80C/L and some places give you 5C off if you convert with them.

Currently I could get LPG for 73 C/L.

At 80C/L it works out about 50 ish mpg in diesel terms.

Definitely worth considering, even if you don't do the miles to justify the diesel the LPG conversion could pay for itself after a year and worth it if you intend to keep the car over 2 years.

But you'd be very glad you went with the 5 cylinder petrol over the diesel.

Sobanek

5 cyl 2.0T wasn't fitted to the S40

Sobanek

Sobanek wrote: »

5 cyl 2.0T wasn't fitted to the S40

It was on gen I

Shame.

I see it was a 2.4 Turbo on the Gen II and III.

All the more reason to get the S60/80

bazz26

I wouldn't fancy putting a LPG tank in the boot of a S40, it's narrow enough as it is.

Sobanek

Deleted User wrote: »

It was on gen I

Shame.

I see it was a 2.4 Turbo on the Gen II and III.

All the more reason to get the S60/80

Ah, wasn't even on the 1st gen!

S40 T4 and 2.0T were both 4 cylinder.

2.5 Turbo on the S40/V50

Sobanek

Sobanek wrote: »

Ah, wasn't even on the 1st gen!

S40 T4 and 2.0T were both 4 cylinder.

2.5 Turbo on the S40/V50

That's mad, didn't know that.

bazz26

bazz26 wrote: »

I wouldn't fancy putting a LPG tank in the boot of a S40, it's narrow enough as it is.

You can put it in the spare wheel well.

Keiweb

Still undecided on these two cars..could come down to which has the more spacious boot,although I just can't take to the lancers interior

Noccy_Mondy

Have you got any other cars at all that appeal to you?

Keiweb

Was considering a passat also but that could a bit to grown up for me..I like a sporty lookin car

Keiweb

Or a vectra

Noccy_Mondy

Roughly what age bracket are ya in, so I can get better scope of what could suit you?

bazz26

S40 and Lancer are from the class below in terms of size to the likes of a Passat. S40 boot is average for the class but access to it is very narrow. If boot space is a priority then you should consider a hatchback or estate in that class of car or look at the likes of the bigger Passat.

Actually you should consider the Jetta, the boot is pretty big in them if you don't want something as large as the Passat.

Keiweb

Comin up the 40 now but still like a sporty lookin car but gotta be practical with two small kids in tow

Noccy_Mondy

As bazz said a nice jetta SE Would meet your requirements, basically a golf with a boot, Vectras always do it for looks anyway, especislly the high end specs, vauxhalls tend to go for peanuts too... but I'm giving two different classes of cars there (size wise)