Advice on buying new automatic diesel?

Any advice on buying a new automatic diesel... say Ford Mondeo or Audi or BMW?

Fergal Reidy (Celbridge)

Dec 2016 Filed under: choosing new car

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Expert answer

Hi Fergal,

Well, it depends on which model you're looking at. In general buying an automatic these days doesn't have the fuel consumption (and CO₂) penalties of old, although it's fair to say that not all automatics are equal. They can be very expensive up front though (BMW asks €2,500 for an auto) and, depending on the car, you won't always make that back at resale time. Certainly on a Ford you might struggle with automatic resale, but a BMW or Audi should do better as people expect the auto in those. 

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