Diesel vs Petrol

[IainMW]

Diesel for me guy's & gal's

I like the fact that on the motorway you don't need to go fishing through the box for a lower gear, just simply flex the right foot.

Been a Diesel head all my life and would not have it any other way

[MeganeChick]

Diesel for me guy's & gal's

I like the fact that on the motorway you don't need to go fishing through the box for a lower gear, just simply flex the right foot.

neither do i - petrol all the way lol

[wanda]

:eek as if a 225 would try and bully a 175 on the motorway lol! where is the renaultsport love?? lol

yeah more torque from the 175 - not yet had that experience so not sure what would happen? lol

Thats true, actually I have never been hooted at by a fellow megane driver.

[Toosh]

An article in this months Fleet News magazine had this example printed about Petrol vs Diesel running costs

BMW 318i ES, Price £21,465 Economy 47mpg Price per litre 91.5
BMW 318d ES, Price £24,180 Economy 60mpg Price per litre 100.0

Extra cost of diesel model £2,715
Saving per 1,000 miles £12.74
Miles to break even 213,188

or if doing 12,000 miles a year it will take 18 years

Petrol really does look like a the wise choice doesn't it?

[wanda]

An article in this months Fleet News magazine had this example printed about Petrol vs Diesel running costs

BMW 318i ES, Price £21,465 Economy 47mpg Price per litre 91.5
BMW 318d ES, Price £24,180 Economy 60mpg Price per litre 100.0

Extra cost of diesel model £2,715
Saving per 1,000 miles £12.74
Miles to break even 213,188

or if doing 12,000 miles a year it will take 18 years

Petrol really does look like a the wise choice doesn't it?

yes but what about value after 3 years, cost per mile etc.... might not be a clear cut

[mave17ick]

318 BMW 47MPG LMFAO dont thinks so more like avg 30mpg

[Ray]

depends how it's driven... we have a 318d SE with the efficient dynamics... i think it's on 42mpg.

[Toosh]

318 BMW 47MPG LMFAO dont thinks so more like avg 30mpg

Yeah, can't see the 318d doing 60 mpg either, but its only an example.

[wanda]

I have always wondered how the 318d can do 0-62 in less than 10 seconds but have the capability of more than 60mpg

[IainMW]

Price difference between petrol and Diesel has narrowed considerably over the last month or so (2-5ppl difference opposed too 9-12ppl last year) so running a petrol engined car has become more expensive.

[wanda]

Price difference between petrol and Diesel has narrowed considerably over the last month or so (2-5ppl difference opposed too 9-12ppl last year) so running a petrol engined car has become more expensive.

good point

[Ray]

petrols output more co2 though = more tax...

in the long term though, it probably isn't a huge amount...

for a comparison:
Megane RS F1 230, 5dr, 2.0T, 230bhp
12 months tax: £260

Megane RS 2.0dCi, 5dr, 2.0, 175bhp
12 months tax: £205

and something different:
Mazda 3 MPS, 5dr, 2.2T, 260bhp
12 months tax: £415

[nickbell69]

Unleaded has just hit same as diesel in 3 garages round here. At last i'm happy i've got the diesel.

[wanda]

Interesting. Soon diesel will go back to 1.30

[nickbell69]

Unleaded has just hit same as diesel in 3 garages round here. At last i'm happy i've got the diesel.

1 has today put unleaded up to 101.9p and left diesel at 99.9p happy days at least for now reading the papers it looks like it's going to shoot up in price again.