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Marsbar		Cars - petrol or diesel	27-01-2010 @ 18:43
Is a gay bodybuilder Member 39, 423 posts SQ 220, BP 140, DL 270 630.0 kgs @ 105kgs UnEq	Have managed to land myself a new job (yay for me) that is gonna mean a 40 mile(each way) commute. I'm going to buy a new (for me) car but don't know if I should go for petrol or diesel as I'm being given loads of conflicting advice (I know f**k all about cars). Am looking at something like a focus or mondeo but any advice on which fuel type I should go for would be much appreciated.
dan302		...	27-01-2010 @ 19:04
i shy away from hard work Member 549, 2761 posts SQ 250, BP 132.5, DL 282.5 665.0 kgs @ 120kgs UnEq	personally id go for a diesel for that kind of mileage
lil_lee		...	27-01-2010 @ 19:07
anti-social, except when needs help to put suit on Member 607, 2803 posts	skoda fabia vrs.... little diesel hothatch
Namonster		...	27-01-2010 @ 19:07
always trolling for a reaction Member 753, 1280 posts	Diesel. Buy a car without an engine and pull it to work.
richards9876		...	27-01-2010 @ 19:07
Still mostly bodybuilding Member 501, 10465 posts SQ 220, BP 150, DL 250 620.0 kgs @ 94kgs UnEq	Yeah its got to be a diesel if your doing the mileage. Ive got a petrol and diesel car and wouldnt even consider to do any real mileage or longer journeys in the petrol.
bigbadbish		...	27-01-2010 @ 19:14
A World class farmer Member 576, 3429 posts SQ 350, BP 200, DL 400 950.0 kgs @ 136kgs UnEq	Post Edited: 27.01.2010 @ 19:14 PM by bigbadbish If you get a diesel don't get one of the smaller capacity ones cos you'll have to rag it to get the bas***d to move and end up using just as much fuel as if you had a petrol. I know the 1.8 diesel on the ford focus is good.
PorkPie		...	27-01-2010 @ 19:25
Do hugs, not drugs. Member 136, 712 posts SQ 380, BP 242.5, DL 330 952.5 kgs @ 110kgs Eq	I own a 6 year old Volkswagon Passat estate. I bought it new for £17,000 and have hammered it mercilessly. Its now done 185,000 miles and is worth about £3.45 were I to trade it in. It has never let me down and returns a really good 45mpg on a run.In short its awesome. God forbid the day it packs in, but when it does, I'll be buying another one.
Thing		...	27-01-2010 @ 19:55
a large fingered spastic that demolishes plant Member 89, 31706 posts SQ 260, BP 220, DL 290 770.0 kgs @ 142kgs UnEq	Diesel is the way forward for a 80mile round trip. My ford fiesta tdci zetec s gives me around 54 -56 mpg at 60 mph but motorway speeds you'd get 48 - 50 By the way I'm selling it soon if your interested.
just_t		...	27-01-2010 @ 20:07
Mr.Fit Member 164, 5028 posts SQ 170, BP 135, DL 230 535.0 kgs @ 84kgs UnEq	fiesta? fabia? arent they small cars for girls?
goodwinm		...	27-01-2010 @ 20:17
a PB is a PB ! Member 539, 1086 posts	Where would you be travelling to and from? I would probably get a train pass or at least work out the cost of it per month. Might make you better off. Don't know much about cars though, sorry.
paul_richards		...	27-01-2010 @ 20:18
I personally prefer the stiffest possible. Member 158, 3110 posts SQ 170, BP 107.5, DL 222.5 500.0 kgs @ 67.4kgs UnEq	The good thing with a diesel (must be a turbo diesel) is they remap very well. I got a golf and its 175bhp (130bhp out the factory) in it remapped state. Still get 50mpg+ doing 80mph, can get 60mpg driving it very carefully. A remap is basically rewritting the engine management settings to get more power when you want it. Mine cost me a couple of hundred quid and the guy just plugged a laptop into the car. Before anyone says "it will nacker the engine", it wont, mines been done 3yrs and done 70K on the remap. However a diesel car will cost more to buy and diesel fuel is more expensive. Petrols are getting quite economical these days. So probably not that much in it. However I'd get a diesel based on the fact that you can get good performance from them without effecting economy. I'd go for a German car, VW/Audi/BMW etc
Rick		...	27-01-2010 @ 20:29
I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10035 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235 595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator	All the usual metrics suggest that the cutoff point at which a diesel becomes "worth it" financially is somewhere between 15K and 25K miles per year - you're possibly looking at less than that, depending on how many non-work miles you do. Diesel's now only very slightly more expensive than petrol (and cheaper than the stuff I use), which shifts those figures slightly but not a lot. I would suggest that (short of buying a total gas-guzzler) how the car and the time you spend in it will affect your state of mind are at least as important as a few quid difference in fuel. Buy a car you can happily live with spending an hour a day in.
Pompy		...	27-01-2010 @ 20:37
My opinions have run their course Member 694, 3112 posts	Small engined petrol cars are pretty cheap to run, I have an 06 1.2 clio that does usually near to 500 miles a week for 49mpg.
Marsbar		...	27-01-2010 @ 21:13
Is a gay bodybuilder Member 39, 423 posts SQ 220, BP 140, DL 270 630.0 kgs @ 105kgs UnEq	cheers for the different points of view ... quite like Ricks suggestion. In terms of mileage I'll only be really doing the work miles and a bit of running around at the weekend. Had a look at the MPG for mondeos/focus and there isn't a load of difference between petrols and diesels so petrol looks to have the edge. Porkpie .. is your passat petrol or diesel?
Marsbar		...	27-01-2010 @ 22:40
Is a gay bodybuilder Member 39, 423 posts SQ 220, BP 140, DL 270 630.0 kgs @ 105kgs UnEq	quite fancy this: http://users.autoexposure.co.uk/vehicle.cfm?Account=AETA20161&...

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