Diesel car for low mileage

[colin86]

As above would you consider one if doing roughly 6k a year ??

Basically been offered a Hyundai ix35 for a good price from a friend it has low mileage and looks well looked after .

Thanks

[Nickp82]

6k Miles of local runs, no. 6k of mixed driving (I.e longer runs fairly regularly) yes

[colin86]

Mostly 5miles a day but maybe odd run of 10-15 miles ? Guess wouldn’t consider if wasn’t a good deal

[nickchallis92]

You're asking for DPF issues unless you make a point of giving it a rag down the motorway every week.

[sherman]

Im fairly certain thats how you coke up and kill a dpf with that type of driving. It needs long runs to clean it out.

[Ninja59]

nickchallis92 said:

You're asking for DPF issues unless you make a point of giving it a rag down the motorway every week.

There is less need to rag them, but steady speed driving for 20 minutes or so.

[Wheel_Turned_Out]

I'd also throw in that aside from DPF issues, fuelling a diesel is going to be more expensive if you're only doing short runs too. You need to do fair miles for the fuel economy to counteract the increase in the diesel price over petrol.

[thebraketester]

No way jose....

[SidewaysSi]

I would have more of an issue it being an Ix35. Sod that.

[Aunty Pasty]

At 5 miles a day the engine isn't really up to temperature until you've finished your journey. In that tie you won't be getting decent economy figures associated with diesel so I'd pass if I was you.

[colin86]

Thanks sort a thought this was going to be the answer just was good deal and thought would have made a decent second car .