pennypincher
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I've been trying to find a site that does comparisons based purely on mpg -the only ones I've come accross have been american.There's such a big difference in real-world fuel consumption between diesel and petrol, you'll rarely encounter anyone who drives a diesel that would go back.
....I don't really understand arguments such as "you don't do enough mileage for diesel": that may have made sense years ago when diesel engines were very much worse in terms of power, noise, driveability etc. and had a considerable price premium, but it really doesn't apply anymore. If anything, the engine characteristics (low revving, loads of torque etc.) are much better suited to modern conditions....
I think some of that is because that you couldn't get small capacity diesel so insurance and tax where higher negating any savings made in diesel. This is largely gone now with 1.3/1.4 diesel and turbo diesel engines. However the cost difference in buying a diesel is still considerable, usually about 3-5k difference. and so you still need to do more mileage to make back the difference, even taking into account lower depreciation than a petrol.
There can still be quite a difference in the new price OK (way more than there should be: it's just what the manufacturers feel they can get away with): it all depends on make and model. In fact, for the Mondeo, the diesel is actually cheaper than the petrol version.
However, buying 2nd hand (as the OP is), this difference is greatly diminished.
Maybe not the best comparison, I agree.
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