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cheaper on fuel

  • 01-12-2013 4:04pm
    #1
    mr roper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭


    which would be cheaper to run on fuel a vw sharan 1.9 diesel or a ford focus 1.6 petrol it would be mostly short runs.


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  • #2
    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭Scortho


    mr roper wrote: »
    which would be cheaper to run on fuel a vw sharan 1.9 diesel or a ford focus 1.6 petrol it would be mostly short runs.

    If your doing short runs then there's very little advantage in driving a diesel.
    What milage do you do on average every year?


    There's little point in paying a couple if grand extra for a diesel, if it's to save you a euro each week.


  • #3
    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭visual


    The diesel will always be more fuel efficient but its not that simple to work out running cost.

    Petrol car will be cheaper to buy and service.
    The difference in price can buy a lot of petrol and short runs petrol can work out better with lower maintenance cost.


  • #4
    Cleveland Hot Pocket
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,193 ✭✭✭Cleveland Hot Pocket


    both fairly mundane cars OP, would ya not look at something a little outside the box.


  • #5
    mr roper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭mr roper


    i already own these cars, the wife had an op on her arm and cant drive for a while and i dont know which car to tax as the two of them are out of tax,so just wondering which is the cheaper on fuel for short runs.


  • #6
    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭Scortho


    mr roper wrote: »
    i already own these cars, the wife had an op on her arm and cant drive for a while and i dont know which car to tax as the two of them are out of tax,so just wondering which is the cheaper on fuel for short runs.

    Your going to have to pay a nice premium to tax the 1.9.
    If it's purely from a money saving point, if tax the focus.
    Diesels aren't really efficient on short runs.


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  • #7
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Tax the Sharan. It's more practical, it's going to be better on fuel and should you have to do any long runs it's going to be much better.


  • #8
    Idbatterim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,126 ✭✭✭✭Idbatterim


    its E145 to tax the Focus and E190 for the Sharan, if doing it by the quarter...


  • #9
    Scortho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,876 ✭✭✭Scortho


    Idbatterim wrote: »
    its E145 to tax the Focus and E190 for the Sharan, if doing it by the quarter...

    Would you save the 45 quid over the 3 months?
    It depends on the ops definition of shorter miles. And then you have the issues of diesels and short runs.


  • #10
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Moderns diesels, of which im assuming his isnt.


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