Diesel overtakes petrol car sales for first time
12 August 2010, 01:10 PM
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People always seem to have a point to prove with diesels, in terms of the performance, if anything they are faster nowadays but there is still this chip on the shoulder, look at the 335D, sure its marvellous but all the owners seem to need to beat everything on the road with their diesel machine, point being is that they cost 35 grand, well done, you "beat" a 2 grand, 15 year old petrol car !
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13 August 2010, 02:43 AM
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If you want to go fast get a bike. If you want to go frugal..... no bike, no performance. You can get a slowish Scoob or Evo that does shoite MPG or you can get a deisel. It is that easy
13 August 2010, 05:55 AM
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Diesels are the way forward
I have run 2 cars petrol and diesels for 14 years and have always doubled my savings with diesels
My classic Subaru 250 to the tank £63
My wrxd yes diesel 500 to the tank £63
And the wrxd is as fast mid range too
With cheaper insurance £279 £155 road tax and £210 to service I'm going to save over £2500 over the 330s I was going to buy
I will keep the wrxd to 5 years probably 12.5 k savings
Makes the wrxd a bargain at 23k
I have run 2 cars petrol and diesels for 14 years and have always doubled my savings with diesels
My classic Subaru 250 to the tank £63
My wrxd yes diesel 500 to the tank £63
And the wrxd is as fast mid range too
With cheaper insurance £279 £155 road tax and £210 to service I'm going to save over £2500 over the 330s I was going to buy
I will keep the wrxd to 5 years probably 12.5 k savings
Makes the wrxd a bargain at 23k
13 August 2010, 05:57 AM
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Sure and that purchase price has a cost too since you could have say invested that money and had a cheaper petrol car whilst getting returns on said investement.
15 August 2010, 01:48 AM
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so give us a run down using your investment scenario on a 1.4 petrol 207 Verve doing an average 40 MPG for £10,999 and a 1.4d diesel 207 Verve doing 70 MPG for £11,499. Don't forget resale values
15 August 2010, 09:29 AM
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I still got the scoob but have had it in storage for the some months and bought an octavia rs 2ltr turbo diesel.Although i have driven diesel vehicles this is the first one i have bought with my own money.I have to say it's a great car to drive,love the torque and can certainly get some speed out of it and have a bit of fun.Scoob could get 250 miles to a tank,i have never complain about that and get's me a bit confused when someone buys a scoob or similar car and then wants to know how to save on mpg 
..But i am staying with the diesel for now i think it's a nice driveable car and is good when i fuel up,look at the maxidot and i have got well over 500 miles till my next fill up...hehe
..But i am staying with the diesel for now i think it's a nice driveable car and is good when i fuel up,look at the maxidot and i have got well over 500 miles till my next fill up...hehe
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