Thinking of switching to a diesel car

[rykard]

Hi,
we are thinking of switching to a 2019 diesel (euro 6) SUV to save us some money, currently getting 25 mpg being really careful we will get better mileage (45), we will be keeping for 3-4 years, possible more depending on how things go.

Is there any reason not to do this?

cheers
Rich

[rykard]

we will be saving a fair bit on finance (£200ish/month) as well as the mpg. It was more over whether diesel was the way forward these days...

[rykard]

dmsims said:

Do not feed the troll:

rykard said:

My work has moved and I may have to get a more efficient car.
There is a 15-20 mile commute each way which could be motorway or B road. The cost of parking is based on the emissions..
I don't want anything too big as we already have an SUV and I also don't want to break the bank.

What sort of thing would you suggest?
Fiesta? and the ilk?

This was to replace my 172, which i ended up keeping. We are replacing a petrol stelvio with a diesel version, we've run the numbers, included a number of hybrids too, but my question is about the fuel not changing. We had a diesel stelvio before and had no issues.

[rykard]

dmsims said:

If you have run the numbers what was the result?

numbers say yes, but the question was more about the fuel, but I guess the savings i'll make over the next 2-3 years should allay any misgivings I have over diesel going forward.

[rykard]

Mouse Rat said:

You will probably gain 15mpg from 2.0 petrol Stelvio to Diesel.

I changed my commuter car from E class diesel to a Giulia QV. The Merc averaged 43mpg, the Giulia 27mpg. Difference is roughly £60 a month.

So the diesel will offer fuel savings, but you need to weigh this up with finance, depreciation and smile factor.

its a QV.. but can't use the full potential, its wasted trundling to work and back.

it will be PCP..

[rykard]

deed is done, test drove the diesel this morning and it is a lot more comfy to drive and my passenger preferred it.
thanks for the comments.

[rykard]

ZX10R NIN said:

Yep I did & I also read the following posts.

The OP had already had diesel Stelvio so knew the answers fuel economy/running cost wise, he was actually worried about going diesel because of possible legalisation etc.

Spot on ZX10