Petrol Or Diesel

[Wilmot99]

Hi All,

Just wondering what people think.

Whats better petrol or diesel?

[Fidgits]

it depends on what you want from a car really...

[mike1]

Hi All,

Just wondering what people think.

Whats better petrol or diesel?

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will apart from the obvious cost differance between fuels the other facter you have to look at is servicing costs are even higher for a diesel.

[Super7]

Hi All,

Just wondering what people think.

Whats better petrol or diesel?

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will apart from the obvious cost differance between fuels the other facter you have to look at is servicing costs are even higher for a diesel.

Also diesel's cost more to buy.

[Fidgits]

Hi All,

Just wondering what people think.

Whats better petrol or diesel?

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will apart from the obvious cost differance between fuels the other facter you have to look at is servicing costs are even higher for a diesel.

Also diesel's cost more to buy.

but they generally have a higher re-sale price - so it balances out ;)

[bobbarnes]

Haven't driven the petrol corolla but my D-4D is the first diesel I've owned and I'm very pleased with it.

Apart from low speed on cold days when the engine is still cold you can't really tell it's a diesel. Very good mpg. From a driving point of view it's entertaining in 3rd and 4th. Even 5th has a fair pull on steepish hills and overtaking on windy A roads is a sinch. It could probably do with a 6-speed box as above 85 you can hear the engine. Also, not sure why Toyota don't do an automatic version. I'm sure they're loosing out on sales.

Haven't had a service yet so can't comment on the cost. As far as purchase price goes we got a good deal from a Toyota franchise and it wasn't obviously more expensive than an equivalent petrol.

[mad welshman]

ive got both, ones a turbo derv passat, and the other is a petrol guzzling monster mkiv supra.

i get the best of both worlds. hee hee

baz

[Bibbs]

prefer petrol .. but then I do perfer my drinks more refined ..

[King Rocco]

I prefer petrol cars, especially crazy jap ones (vtec/vvti, etc...) which like to be revved. Generally diesels redline at 5,000 ish and as a result don't feel as racy (a personal thing i suppose).

Diesels have a lot more torque tho, and as a result often 'feel' quick, but i'm not a fan. Having said that, i haven't driven many of the new diesel engines which are more refined.

Your right with the residual value however. When trying to sell my last car, a peugeot petrol, i had real trouble, whereas the equivalent diesel model would command a much higher asking price.