Miles per gallon
Discussion
jonnM said:
Mr Daytona said:
How many miles in your commute ? If it's only 10 miles or thereabouts, you'll quickly ruin a diesel
Sorry, but that's rubbish. I've been commuting 10 miles in a diesel Mk1 Focus for 11 years. Never had a single issue with it. quick look through cargiant Suzuki Alto 2009 1L 3cyl petrol does 60mpg if you can stand the look of the car for £3.8k
jonnM said:
Mr Daytona said:
How many miles in your commute ? If it's only 10 miles or thereabouts, you'll quickly ruin a MODERN diesel
Sorry, but that's rubbish. I've been commuting 10 miles in a diesel Mk1 Focus for 11 years. Never had a single issue with it. I dont think the O/P is looking for an 11 year old car so your personal experiences of an old diesel arent terribly current or relevant.
So no, not rubbish.
daemon said:
jonnM said:
Mr Daytona said:
How many miles in your commute ? If it's only 10 miles or thereabouts, you'll quickly ruin a MODERN diesel
Sorry, but that's rubbish. I've been commuting 10 miles in a diesel Mk1 Focus for 11 years. Never had a single issue with it. I dont think the O/P is looking for an 11 year old car so your personal experiences of an old diesel arent terribly current or relevant.
So no, not rubbish.
Baron Greenback said:
With diesel particular filters in modern cars they will clog up and cost a fortune to replace is doing short journeys I think he is refering to.
quick look through cargiant Suzuki Alto 2009 1L 3cyl petrol does 60mpg if you can stand the look of the car for £3.8k
To be fair, a dpf can be kept clean if its given a run. I ran a 407 on a 6 mile commute for 7 years and the dpf was ok, but I did use it on the mway once every couple of months. Dual mass flywheel on the other hand had started to fail at 80kquick look through cargiant Suzuki Alto 2009 1L 3cyl petrol does 60mpg if you can stand the look of the car for £3.8k
I think we probably need to know why the OP wants as many mpg as possible. Judging by the way the question has been worded, I'd say [s]he knows absolutely nothing about cars. This leads to the natural conclusion that [s]he believes that 'running costs', 'ownership costs' and 'fuel efficiency' are exactly the same thing.
If you're after the lowest possible fuel usage, then fine, spend £20,000 on something brand new and highly fuel efficient, but it'll cost you considerably more in the long run than buying a three year old example of the same thing which does fractionally fewer mpg.
More info needed.
Simon.
If you're after the lowest possible fuel usage, then fine, spend £20,000 on something brand new and highly fuel efficient, but it'll cost you considerably more in the long run than buying a three year old example of the same thing which does fractionally fewer mpg.
More info needed.
Simon.
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