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Keep or sell our diesel BMW X1?
I have a 2011 BMW X1 xDrive automatic with 85k kilometres on the clock. When purchased it was for longer drives but now journeys are short and local, less than 10 miles, with the occasional 50-mile motorway trip. We are trying to decide if we keep it and take the hit on preventive maintenance on timing chain, EGR and maybe DPF or trade in on a petrol or hybrid SUV. Trade in values seem low - €13k. What would be your opinion - keep or sell?
Thanks!
Ciara Collins (Dublin)
May 2017 Filed under: petrol vs. diesel
Petrol or diesel Golf for my mileage?
Trying to decide between a Volkswagen Golf 1.4 petrol and the diesel 1.6, both 2010: the petrol has 44k miles on the clock and diesel 50k miles. I've been told that unless you do high mileage the petrol might be the better option.
Gerry Manning
Feb 2017 Filed under: petrol vs. diesel
Petrol or diesel for a new Toyota?
Hi, I am currently looking at a new Toyota Corolla or Auris. I don't know whether the 1.33 petrol or 1.4 diesel would be better. I have a 50km round commute on main roads and dual carriageways and my annual mileage is 16,000km.
Thanks for your help.
Jerry O'Connor (Mallow, Co Cork)
Feb 2017 Filed under: petrol vs. diesel
Is a 142 Volkswagen Tiguan 1.4 possible?
Hi, I believe hat Volkswagen stopped making the 1.4 TSI Tiguan in 2008, but Frank Keane in Deansgrange has this 142 example for sale; how can this be?
Brendan Cullen (Knocklyon)
Feb 2017 Filed under: petrol vs. diesel
Should I buy a petrol car for short trips?
Hi,
If the vast bulk of my driving is in short trips, is it better to buy petrol over diesel, or does it really matter? Unlike the mass market models, for upmarket models, like Mercedes, there isn't any significant initial price difference between petrol and diesel models. Possibly, also with diesel becoming slightly less popular, the level of depreciation might not be that significant. I would welcome any thoughts you might have.
Thank you, Philip
Philip Donegan (Ballina)
Sep 2016 Filed under: petrol vs. diesel
Petrol or diesel for a nearly new Nissan Pulsar?
I wish to trade in my 2010 Kia Rio, looking at a 151 Nissan Pulsar diesel priced at €15,000 with trade in, or 152 petrol at €12,800 with my trade in. Not sure is best to go petrol or diesel. Any other suggestion I should be looking at?
Laurie Healy (Dublin)
Apr 2016 Filed under: petrol vs. diesel
Should I buy a new diesel or petrol Golf?
Looking out for a new car, in particular the Volkswagen Golf. I travel Cork to Dublin on a weekly basis - would you recommend the Golf Highline 150hp TSI DSG petrol or 150hp TDI DSG?
Aidan Mackey (Blarney)
Mar 2016 Filed under: petrol vs. diesel
I'm struggling with buying a petrol car...
Hi,
Trying to buy a replacement for my 1999 Avensis and the scarcity of petrols and abundance of diesels on the market baffles me. I don't think it wise to buy diesel for my standard drive of eight miles to work and home and same six days a week with road trip round 300 miles just six times a year.
This is supposedly "economical" and "green driving" even though in London it costs more for a permit going into city with diesel car and trends in London have historically impacted directly on us in three to five years. I would love to know of a diesel car 2008-2011 (for cheap tax) with no necessary DPF that I have to worry about, or will I stick to petrol believing that in five years time petrol is a more saleable/popular engine than diesel is? Then there might be a hybrid to suit. Volkswagen, Japanese or any good 1.4+ hatch or saloon suggestions?
Thanks,
Pauline.
Pauline Anne Connor (Galway)
Feb 2016 Filed under: petrol vs. diesel
Can I swap engines in my Renault Laguna?
Would a 2003 Renault Laguna 1.6 petrol engine fit in place of the 1.9-litre turbodiesel?
Tom Corcoran (Carlow)
Sep 2015 Filed under: petrol vs. diesel
Will I go for a petrol or diesel Golf?
Should I go for a 1.9 SE TDI diesel or 1.6 S petrol? Mainly short journeys <16 miles per day on country roads, but occasional (three times per annum) long motorway journeys > 200 miles What should I do?
Amanda Spivack (Cambridge)
Nov 2015 Filed under: petrol vs. diesel
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