petrol or diesel

[upup]

I am traveling about 40 000kms per year.
Just myself, mostly tar road, no trailer.
will keep car for long.
Petrol or diesel

 

[Pitbull]

Maintenance on a diesel if something foes wrong will brake the bank.

But they are very light on fuel and pretty reliable.

Petrol not so high on repair costs but the fuel usgae is high.

At around 200 k Diesel will start giving you issues. If you planning on keeping it long, take the petrol.

 

[Imoe]

Stick to petrol, service intervals are longer and cheaper to maintain. It took me 3 months to decide and hundreds of blogs and forums later I decided on petrol. I do just as many k's and it works fine for me.

 

[BCO]

Petrol.

 

[VanZan]

If you want to keep it long - petrol is the only option.

 

[HapticSimian]

Don't EVER buy a diesel for economic reasons - over your time of ownership the difference will be negligible. Buy a diesel IF you prefer the drive it gives. Torque FTMFW!

 

[blue-eye-boy]

I'd say go for petrol, cause once a Diesel driver, always a diesel driver. Service intervals are the same than petrol cars these days, but I think it does cost more. But as a previous poster said, dont buy a diesel for economic reasons. When anything brakes, it cost you a lot.

 

[Shake&Bake]

As a recent convert to diesel, I'm really enjoying it. But the economic benefit I've only seen now on my current long drive, but that's cause I still have a heavy foot on intercity driving.

The torque is great, the maintenance side of things I've not dealt with as yet.

But in the next 2 years I'm looking at going towards petrol, but only for killer performance.
But then I'll see about that after my remapping.

Diesel is suprisingly fun.
Test drive a few & see what you think.

 

[upup]

and the answer is petrol,
one less thing to worry about.
thanks

 

[jphegers]

What you gain on the swing you lose on the roundabout, the fuel expenses are cheaper on a diesel but if you do not have a good maintenance plan and the turbocharger goes it will cost you plenty to replace and the injectors are just as expensive.
Listen to radio 702 every Friday evening between 19.00 and 21.00 they talk about this subject allot.

 

[Shake&Bake]

True I know of someone that spent R20k on injectors & filter cos of bad quality diesel.

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

Don't EVER buy a diesel for economic reasons - over your time of ownership the difference will be negligible. Buy a diesel IF you prefer the drive it gives. Torque FTMFW!

Love this thread !!! Agree 100%

My Dad was in the automotive industry for over a decade (15yrs) until 3yrs back and drove every vehicle on the road (between major cities) to deliver to dealerships/launches.

His conclusion was always that diesel is cool to have, but petrol is still the easiest on the wallet.

 

[spiderz]

Diesel.

 

[BCO]

Diesel is also a much bigger polluter.

 

[Palimino]

I am traveling about 40 000kms per year.
Just myself, mostly tar road, no trailer.
will keep car for long.
Petrol or diesel

Diesel. In the event of thermonuclear war, EMP won’t take out your electrics. Your car will keep running although your sound system will go tits-up.

 

[HapticSimian]

Diesel is also a much bigger polluter.

Erm... bullcrap.

 

[supersunbird]

Diesel. In the event of thermonuclear war, EMP won’t take out your electrics. Your car will keep running although your sound system will go tits-up.

Don't the fancy diesels have all kinds of electronic management systems now?

 

[BCO]

Erm... bullcrap.

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=185579&highlight=dirty+diesels

 

[supersunbird]

Diesels might make more particulate matter polution than petrols, but polution is polution...

 

[HapticSimian]

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=185579&highlight=dirty+diesels

Thanks, found some other info on the web. Your original sweeping statement is still bullcrap.