SundayDriver338

Much appreciated mate. I also like to plan for the future. My mileage has been way down this year, obviously partly due to lockdown etc so I am looking forward to getting back out there and enjoying driving. thanks for your help!

Hi, Thanks for the attachment! That’s really useful. Out of interest, what did you end up deciding when changing car? I will need to make something similar including the % difference in the initial cost of buying a diesel vs petrol, as you say a saving of around £420 per year - but could be a couple more thousand to buy a diesel with similar age / miles as it’s petrol counterpart? Running costs aren’t a big issue, I just like to know what sort of costs I am looking at before committing to a new car. Especially after coming from a small, relatively economical engine.

I’ll definitely look into that, thanks for your reply.

Ah ok, thanks for that. Yeah I see what you mean with the bans etc for diesels in town now. Typical would be about 30 miles a day, longest is closer to 130. Once every 5 weeks or so (in a normal year not bound by travel restrictions). I’ve had a go of a hybrid and all electric car with work and I’ve got nothing against them. Just practicality wise, I live out in the country so charging when out and about might be an issue.

Thanks for your reply. I’ve never owned a diesel but have heard that you can get pretty big problems with the DPF and short journeys. So probably best sticking to what I know with the petrol. cheers!

Hi, New to the forum so please bare with me! I’ve seen a couple threads relating to my title. I was looking for some opinions if you can. What would you classify as ‘big miles’ that would justify buying the diesel Vrs? I am more tempted by the petrol 230bhp version than the diesel based on the reviews I have seen, I currently do around 12 -15k miles per year, with a mix of short journeys into town and motorway driving. My concern is that I’ll spend most of my time fuelling up. I’m not too concerned about huge power as I’m currently driving a Seat Ibiza FR so either of the models mentioned have a fair bit more under the bonnet. many thanks