Worrying about getting a diesel

What he said above. You can't ignore the truth.

Unfortunately this will begin to impact, you might even find you can't go into certain places sooner than late if they take this into account at a local level so its best to start thinking about this if you plan to keep your car for a while.

 

Its also deperately sad that some people feel the need to remove components like the cat or dpf IMO for the sake of what, a few hp or exhaust note is worth the extra pollution ?

 

I don't tend to drive mine urban, its only going to and from work and has been used for a LOT of motorway miles which is really where the car is best intended ( so hopefully my impact of driving a diesel should be that bad ).

Whether new or used - my next cars definitely a petrol.......

Gotta agree here, I can't understand the thought process behind removing the cat, it bothers me probably more than it should do. I'm becoming increasingly aware of my environmental impact etc. and trying to put as little ****e out there as possible. Given the fact that diesels are inherently more dirty, and that tax will increase and therefore resale values will probably decline a little, my next car will probably be a petrol too. Shame petrol engines also come with an insurance premium, as that's the limiting factor for me at the moment. Mk1 Octy VRS next when I have another year NCB I think