What car (choice of two)
Discussion
Both cars cost the same and are the same model and in good condition. Will be used for 18k per year kept for 5 years.
One is a top of the range variant, auto, leather, diesel, 57 plate with 73k.
One is a low down the range model, manual, cloth seats, petrol, 60 plate with 51k.
Which would you go for?
One is a top of the range variant, auto, leather, diesel, 57 plate with 73k.
One is a low down the range model, manual, cloth seats, petrol, 60 plate with 51k.
Which would you go for?
poing said:
Depends on the car, top of the range Audi versus bottom of the range Aston then I'd take the Aston...
We might need a bit more info please.
They're both the same make and model as each other. We might need a bit more info please.
If it's important then they are Audi A3s.
The lower spec petrol has electric windows, CD player etc as asked by another member.
The petrol is 105 and the diesel is 167 bhp.
BE57 TOY said:
schmalex said:
I'd go for the diesel auto. Stirring a manual box for 18k miles a year in a small petrol engine can't be fun in anyone's book.
This was the conclusion I'd come to but wanted other people to confirm my suspicions... Obv the petrol is younger with less miles on it. Personally, for covering a fair few miles every year, I'd want the most comfortable, toy laden auto I could find.
Also, today, I saw someone in an A3 diesel racing someone in a Civic Type R. They were both caning the nuts off them and driving like tw@s, but the CTR wasn't getting away from the A3.
Would the petrol not have led a more stressful life, having to be worked harder to achieve the same performance, whereas the torquey diesel would just rumble away.
I don't think a diesel would be worth £0 at that mileage, though. I would imagine there is still a market for it, especially, if it is fitted with lots of options?
I don't think a diesel would be worth £0 at that mileage, though. I would imagine there is still a market for it, especially, if it is fitted with lots of options?
I had a 1.6 petrol a3 for a month whilst I was between cars. It felt completely gutless, even in comparison to the 1.9tdi a3 I was waiting to be delivered. It just felt as if it had no torque whatsoever so I felt as if I had to rag the nuts off it everywhere, resulting in about 28mpg which is pathetic when you're only trying to keep up with traffic and not win the traffic light grand prix...
BE57 TOY said:
In 5 years time the diesel would be on 163,000, ready for scrap heap and presumably worth zero?
However the petrol would be on 141,000 so another year or so left in it?
Way too simplistic IMO. However the petrol would be on 141,000 so another year or so left in it?
Both engines could last longer (or less). I sold a 9 year old Passat 1.9tdi on 175,000 miles for over £2k.
I doubt it will the engine going bang which will kill either - more likely to be electrical faults, a prang or a service repair quote at MOT time worth more than the car which will encourage it's owner to kill it. Other than that modern diesels and petrols can sail past those miles. I actually seem to remember that reading somewhere that, so long as they are serviced to the book, VAG engines are designed/tested to cover 500,000kms as part of their normal operational life span.
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