Petrol or diesel ?

[gothatway]

Surprised there's no thread on this. Diesels are getting bad press at the moment - does that mean they're best avoided ?

My specific circumstances are that I'm thinking of replacing my old Range Rover Sport (owned 9 years, added 125k miles in that time, lots of it towing and/or across fields so yes I do need a proper 4x4), and rather like the newer model now that second hand prices are more affordable, but am wary of the costs of going for a petrol version.

[gothatway]

Thanks all - I did have a quick search, but got too many results!