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Petrol or diesel, 3k budget

  • 25-10-2019 3:10pm
    #1
    FrankC21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 808 ✭✭✭


    Hi, i will be commuting 132km per working day, 14 days per month works out 1876km per month commuting. Route M1 -> M50.

    At the moment I am driving 1.2 petrol ford fiesta 08 - I tried driving & my estimation is that I spent between 10-20euro roughly per day. I am thinking of getting a bigger engine but should I get petrol or diesel for 3k budget. I prefer a petrol engine over diesel because maintenance are a bit expensive. Other people think I should go with diesel.


Comments

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


    Might be cheapest all over , to just keep what you have !

    There would be big savings with electric. If the 6,000 euro or thereabouts leafs could do your distance ...


  • #3
    shane b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 610 ✭✭✭shane b


    You need to figure out if its worth changing. At 3k you may might be only going up a year or 2. I bought a 09 Skoda Octavia tdi earlier this year for a similiar price and it's giving me 17-18 kms per litre of diesel.
    A lot would depend if the switch to diesel will offset the cost of changing the car


  • #4
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    If your only changing because of fuel economy then you need to consider other factors. You run the risk of the unknown quantity of how reliable/unreliable the newer car could potentially be. A newer car will use fuel too as well as more to buy.


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