I bought a diesel now I need a petrol

11 hours ago, RMurphy195 said:

 

This kind of commute is very bad for an internal combustion engine - it will rarely, if ever, each its proper operating temperature, will guzzle fuel like there's no tomorrow, the battery will not recover the energy used to start the car and engine life will be drastically shortened. Allof course exacerbated in Winter.

 

I can vouch for this - the wife has a Ford KA, she uses it twice a week and does a total of 10m a week if its lucky. The car does <20mpg and needs a new battery every year, I am trying to persuade her to use mini-cabs as it will save us a fair bit of cash overall.

Edited 29 May, 20179 yr by DaveK0974