diesel v petrol? (again)

lolokeogh

Ok i know this has been asked many times but heres my situation,i had an old 2003 civic which looks like its gone or near enough gone to the scrapyard,i bought it 3 years ago and owes me nothing,so heres my question,diesel or petrol,i have around 2000 to spend,i know not much,but theres a few deals out there,i need something reliable as i work in homecare,id do on average 50 kms daily,and every few mths id take a trip down the country,mayo/cork/wexford etc etc from dublin,i also have a few teenagers so something big enough,so do i go for say the likes of a corolla up to a 1.6,a civic up to a 1.6 or what about a passat or octavia diesel.the 1.9 models,again i do look after me cars,service regular etc etc,so just like to see opinions,and thanks very much in advance

****forgot to add i drive automatic******

Leonard Hofstadter

There's far less potential for there to be expensive bills if you get a petrol, yes you'll pay more in fuel bills, but stuff like a Focus, Mazda 3 or a Corolla will be as reliable as the day is long and will be cheap to run.

Obviously make sure whatever you're buying is in good condition and has some sort of service history.

lolokeogh

ok captainspeed i take that in,and does make sence...

byrnem31

Had a 2003 Passat Tdi, all motorway miles and serviced regularly for 2 years. It broke my heart and wallet.

Bought a 2006 civic petrol 1.8 recently and love it. Not a bother out of it.

Diesels are a roll of the dice with high mileage and I'll guess for 2 k you will get one with around 150k miles on it. At this stage, it will be a potential money pit. But you could be lucky.

You need to know a good bit about cars and be able to work on them to own a high mileage diesel.

rn

I think at that budget you are buying petrol. You'll get clean, relatively normal mileage choices and relatively cheap repairs.

Diesels have turbos, belts, big batteries, filters, dual mass flywheel clutches... All go and are expensive to replace/recondition.