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Big difference in cost between running a 1.4 & 2.0 diesel?

  • 16-01-2014 6:44pm
    #1
    korger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭


    Hi,

    I'm currently driving a 2011 1.4 Toyota Corolla diesel. I was going to get a 2.0 Mondeo last year but the father was downgrading so I bought his Corolla and said I'd hold onto it for the year. I'm looking to go to the Mondeo, even a year earlier, 2010 2.0 Titanium 140bhp. I'm looking at it for several reasons:

    1) I need more space for work and also for baby stuff and the Ford hatchbacks are very roomy.

    2) I'm tall so I need more space in the car. I travel around the country with work so I need to arrived not feeling knackered.

    I do approx 20-25,000 kilometres per year so I'm just wondering would it cost a lot more to run the 2010 2.0 Mondeo diesel as opposed to the 2011 Toyota 1.4 Corolla Diesel?

    Any answers would be greatly appreciated.

    Korger


Comments

  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    The Corolla diesel isn't that economical if you do 130kmph. Now I only have experience of the 5 speed.
    Corolla is big on the outside but tiny on the inside. Even a focus will feel massive in comparison. Mondeo is great value second hand though - but jeep in mind that that will apply when you sell it too.

    I can't see the mondeo being noticeably harder on diesel.


  • #3
    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,865 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    Spirit monitor is a good website to give you an idea what people are getting from those cars. I'd imagine the Mondeo will be heavier on juice but it is still an economical car.

    If you're doing motorway miles it might be very close.


  • #4
    corkgsxr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    I find it easier to get mpg out of bigger diesels than small. And feels nicer to drive


  • #5
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Running cost differences would be marginal, anything would be well worth the extra creature comforts and additional power imo.


  • #6
    Leonard Hofstadter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,541 ✭✭✭Leonard Hofstadter


    The bigger engined ones are less fustrating to drive than the smaller lumps, plus the Mondeo is a sweet car to drive be it on motorways, back roads or anything in between.


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  • #7
    korger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭korger


    Great stuff guys. Very informative. Appreciate all the replies.


  • #8
    ianobrien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,755 ✭✭✭ianobrien


    In the real world, the Mondeo will probably be easier on diesel.......

    Having driven a few 1.4 diesel Corollas I didn't like driving them as due to the power delivery (nothing, nothing, nothing, a bit of torque, nothing, change up) I found them comparably heavy on diesel as they had to be driven with a wide open throttle. The bigger engines have a much nicer torque band and are much easier to drive. The best example of this is two friends who have two Octavias, one a 1.6 diesel and the other a 2.0 diesel. The 2.0 diesel is more economical.......


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