Petrol or diesel for a Ford Fiesta?

Which is a better car to buy: 2009 Ford Fiesta 1.25 with 64,000km or 2010 Ford Fiesta 1.4 diesel Zetec with 94,000 miles?

Lorraine Kelly (Ferbane )

Sep 2015 Filed under: petrol vs. diesel

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Expert answer

Hi Lorraine,

It depends on the condition and history. If one has a full service history, has obviously been cared for and is in great condition - and the other isn't - go for the one in better nick. That overrides any question about diesel versus petrol. 

However, assuming the two cars are in similar condition and both have decent histories, petrol versus diesel comes down to mileage. If you're doing more than 15,000- to 20,000km per year, then you need to be thinking about diesel. Below that threshold petrol is the better option, unless of course that low mileage is all at high speed on the motorway.

Hope that helps

Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Adviser
@neilmbriscoe