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Do I need a diesel?

  • 05-07-2015 8:38am
    #1
    Msrob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭


    Hi I'm planning on changing cars soon currently have 1.4 Octavian petrol am doing about 30-40 miles per day country/town driving good mix of both love the accords but only the petrol ones seem to have low mileage my budget will b between 5-6k was hoping to get leather seats as the kids have my current seats in bits any advise


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


    Well 40 miles a day is 15,000 miles a year, which is definitely diesel territory. At your budget it will be hard to find a decent one, so I'd suck up the higher running costs (and lower resale value) and stick with petrol.

    Unless you're prepared to go to BMW/Audi/Mercedes/Volvo and the higher running costs that go with these cars, it's going to be very hard to find something with leather.


  • #3
    Msrob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭Msrob


    captainspeed wrote: »
    Well 40 miles a day is 15,000 miles a year, which is definitely diesel territory. At your budget it will be hard to find a decent one, so I'd suck up the higher running costs (and lower resale value) and stick with petrol.

    Unless you're prepared to go to I BMW/Audi/Mercedes/Volvo and the higher running costs that go with these cars, it's going to be very hard to find something with leather.

    I like volvos but didn think they were reliable?


  • #4
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Your daily mileage is at the lower end of borderline diesel, given your limited budget I think you should stick to petrol as you will get more car for your money and probably a cleaner car too.

    Have a look at something like a Passat 1.4 TSi Highline which has plenty of poke because it has a turbo:
    http://www.driving.ie/used-cars/Volkswagen/Passat/Passet-1.4/201509231386077/


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


    Msrob wrote: »
    I like volvos but didn think they were reliable?

    Petrols ones are good, biggest problem is ESP failure in the S40s (which is expensive) and they're a bit heavy on fuel. Parts are expensive but I reckon they're more reliable than the premium German cars.


  • #6
    Aint Eazy Being Cheezy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,632 ✭✭✭Aint Eazy Being Cheezy


    captainspeed wrote: »
    Unless you're prepared to go to BMW/Audi/Mercedes/Volvo and the higher running costs that go with these cars, it's going to be very hard to find something with leather.

    Kia Ceed/Hyundai i30

    You'd get one within that budget too

    http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/kia-ceed/9273745


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