Petrol or Diesel?

toffeepie1878 · August 13, 2014

So what do people drive, from my time in the UK it seems more and more are moving to tractor fuel, Ireland at this stage is basically a petrol free nation. I find it a bit ridiculous but what do most drive on here?

Brennan · August 13, 2014

Diesel. Makes more sense the more miles you do.

Foot Long Hot Dog · August 13, 2014

Petrol ffs.

Oil burners are alright, but if you want a drivers car, it's got to be a petrol

Moomin · August 13, 2014

Diesel, I do about 35k in miles per year.

tommye · August 13, 2014

petrol is much better.

Nightmare trying to burn a body with diesel.

toffeepie1878 · August 13, 2014

35k is diesel territory, cant argue with that but IMO too many people get diesels because they think they are more economical but end up losing money on repairs and/or not really 'saving' much money at all.

Moomin · August 13, 2014

Eric McNamara said:
35k is diesel territory, cant argue with that but IMO too many people get diesels because they think they are more economical but end up losing money on repairs and/or not really 'saving' much money at all.

If you are driving around the city all the time, no point getting a diesel. No benefit, but motorway driving it works out better.

tommye · August 13, 2014

and can you edit the full stop out of the thread title please?

Sending my OCD into meltdown.

Brennan · August 13, 2014

Eric McNamara said:
35k is diesel territory, cant argue with that but IMO too many people get diesels because they think they are more economical but end up losing money on repairs and/or not really 'saving' much money at all.

Diesel works out cheaper if you drive 6000 miles or more per year from new, 10,000 from used.

Bit of a myth all this stuff about petrol being a 'drivers car', modern diesel engines are fine and plenty are just as good to drive as petrol cars. Noise isn't an issue anymore either.

Moomin · August 13, 2014

Brennan said:
Diesel works out cheaper if you drive 6000 miles or more per year from new, 10,000 from used.

Bit of a myth all this stuff about petrol being a 'drivers car', modern diesel engines are fine and plenty are just as good to drive as petrol cars. Noise isn't an issue anymore either.

Some of the Diesel engines are actually faster, I'm pretty sure that's the case on Audi A6

Foot Long Hot Dog · August 13, 2014

Brennan said:
Diesel works out cheaper if you drive 6000 miles or more per year from new, 10,000 from used.

Bit of a myth all this stuff about petrol being a 'drivers car', modern diesel engines are fine and plenty are just as good to drive as petrol cars. Noise isn't an issue anymore either.

Hahaha, for everyday cars modern diesels are great, but high powered petrols being drivers cars isn't a 'myth' at all.

Brennan · August 13, 2014

Foot Long Hot Dog said:
Hahaha, for everyday cars modern diesels are great, but high powered petrols being drivers cars isn't a 'myth' at all.

You didn't say high powered.

'If you want a drivers car, it's got to be a petrol'

Clearly not the case.

toffeepie1878 · August 13, 2014

Brennan said:
Diesel works out cheaper if you drive 6000 miles or more per year from new, 10,000 from used.

Bit of a myth all this stuff about petrol being a 'drivers car', modern diesel engines are fine and plenty are just as good to drive as petrol cars. Noise isn't an issue anymore either.

I drive a lexus and after stepping out and hearing diesel cars parked around me (and I dont mean right next to me), its clear Diesels are quite a good bit away from petrols in terms of refinement. Even diesels just a few years old have less than gracious emissions at traffic lights.