does any 1 know how many miles a year and how long you need to keep a diesel vrs b4 it starts to make sense to pay a grand more than a petrol

and include road tax,

i do about 9k a year and petrol and diesel cost the same where i live.

my heads done in trying to work it out,dont want to pay a grand more for a diesel vrs when im not goner reep the rewards with saving money.

hope theres some 1 with brains to work it out as im 2 thick i think.ha ha

just doing some home work b4 i make the choice

many thanks folks

Have you tried using this...?

http://www.which.co.uk/advice/petrol-v-diesel/index.jsp

it might be useful, it might not, it doesnt figure out road tax, so you'll have to figure that one in yourself, easy enough job though. Sure you know where to find the info on mpg n such like.

Hope that helps!

You can't just say 9,000 miles and we can work it out - it very much depends on your driving style.

However if you take the manufacturers figures in l/100km.

9,000 miles is 14,484km

Petrol:

Urban: 1477litres

Extra Urban: 854litres

Combined: 1071litres

Diesel:

Urban: 1115litres

Extra Urban: 666litres

Combined: 825

So take the combined figure as a typical economy and each year you would use 246litres less fuel if you bought a diesel.

At current prices, with diesel the same price as petrol, it would take 4 years to repay itself.

Don't forget the most important point thats not easily able to be factored in - the extra torque from the diesel makes driving far nicer and is worth more than money alone!

I think you just need to drive both and see which you would want to do 9000miles a year in. Also think about the DPF in the diesel.

Don't forget the most important point thats not easily able to be factored in - the extra torque from the diesel makes driving far nicer and is worth more than money alone!

Waits to see how long before Babs responds

I think you just need to drive both and see which you would want to do 9000miles a year in. Also think about the DPF in the diesel.

what about DPF in the diesel?is it expensive?

Diesel sucks. 9000 miles you need to buy a petrol. And you will eat DPFs.

I bought a diesel when I was doing 25k a year. Hated it that much I bought an Octavia vRS and put up with the fuel costs. I would have to be doing epic mileage to put up with a diesel as my only car!

Edited 4 January, 201016 yr by Babs

what about DPF in the diesel?is it expensive?

DPF = DPF link

Standard on the vRS.

Still no posting from Babs eh Brimma?

Still no posting from Babs eh Brimma?

You and your big mouth ?

I drove both the petrol and diesel and have to say that the diesel felt better to drive. You don't have to push it quite so hard - makes town driving very nice!

Blah blah torque blah blah economy.

Bottom line is, it's boring! A vRS is a sports model, and as such should not be boring!

Blah blah torque blah blah economy.

Bottom line is, it's boring! A vRS is a sports model, and as such should not be boring!

We all knew it was coming - it was just a question of when

Hehe with the torque on the diesel available much lower down, I found the diesel to be a more exciting drive!

Bottom line, is that is your opinion and not fact I drove both and found the petrol boring, but that is just my opinion

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We all knew it was coming - it was just a question of when

Exactly, diesels are boring!

At current prices, with diesel the same price as petrol, it would take 4 years to repay itself.

However in four years time , the diesel engined version will still be worth more than the petrol engined one , so you need to take that into account too

And you will be even more bored

The diesel will always be worth more than the petrol when you come to sell it as well.

Diesel = longer lasting, better MPG, very similar performance, more fun to drive, lower tax band - yes, I can see why you hate diesel

Petrol sounds better, has a wider powerband, is more flexible, and is actually more fun to drive, as opposed to diseasel freaks you mistake the thump of torque to be genuine speed...

as opposed to diseasel freaks you mistake the thump of torque to be genuine speed...

I think I know what you are getting at here but not 100% sure when you say it freaks you? You mean with the excitement of all that low down grunt that makes it much better for real world driving? I agree with you

Diesel is like premature ejaculation, straight in, bang with power, then you gotta change up.

You're bragging about all your power being over in a split second.

I really don't get it!

The petrol v diesel threads ought to be made sticky.

In the petrol corner we can have the 3000 posts from Babs saying why petrol is better and in the diesel corner we can the rational arguments from people with normal blood pressure levels!

PS. I respect your opinion Babs - even when its not right

The petrol v diesel threads ought to be made sticky.

In the petrol corner we can have the 3000 posts from Babs saying why petrol is better and in the diesel corner we can the rational arguments from people with normal blood pressure levels!

PS. I respect your opinion Babs - even when its not right

Cheers!

I can see the so-called advantages, even had the "excitment" of that sudden rush of power. I then got annoyed that the power last such a short time. That's why I found it boring. I love revving a car, and when the engine stops plays at 4,000 when most N/A petrol engines are just getting going it really annoyed me. Diesels are just a bit too on/off for my liking.

I'd happily daily a derv, but it couldn't be my only car. I'd go mad!

Just to throw a "real world" situation into the equation - I (in my CR DSG estate) drove back from the National meet last year following Ben (shark_90 - Mk 2 petrol vRS modified hatch). I personally found the drive exceedingly good fun (can't speak for Ben). I have no idea how easy he was going to allow me to keep up with him, but I certainly don't think my estate disgraced itself.

At the end of the drive my MFD showed 45.2mpg, Ben's apparently was in the region of 28mpg.

Therein lies your conundrum. Not having driven a petrol vRS I am in no position to compare one with the other, but for what I want a car to do, I'm more than happy with the diesel. A one second improvement in 0-60 time of the standard petrol over the diesel doesn't interest me, as I'm not a regular at the traffic light Grand Prix.

Sorry Babs - I'm obviously the original Mr Boring