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Originally posted by Warren G
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there more expensive but save you ALOT of money in the long run,

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Originally posted by Jambo
Diesel will be pov spec and probably expensive due to being a car everyone wants. Even if it's mapped it will still sound like a tractor and not rev. Thus I may just as well get a dci Clio.

I do appx 4k a year ATM so fuel isn't an issue

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Originally posted by Warren G
your not seeing the big picture

i can do 650-700miles to a tank, can sit along side tuned petrol cars with over 200bhp

not as fun to drive no, mine just sounded of boost tbf,

the point is why have a car that does 20mpg just to do 4k a year, get a shitty car and get a proper toy

I saved so much money running a derv, but still chave other petrol cars and bikes to have 'fun'

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Originally posted by Warren G
your not seeing the big picture

i can do 650-700miles to a tank, can sit along side tuned petrol cars with over 200bhp

not as fun to drive no, mine just sounded of boost tbf,

the point is why have a car that does 20mpg just to do 4k a year, get a shitty car and get a proper toy

I saved so much money running a derv, but still chave other petrol cars and bikes to have 'fun'

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Originally posted by jr

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Originally posted by Warren G
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there more expensive but save you ALOT of money in the long run,

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"At first glance that would seem enough to swing the result inexorably in favour of the diesel, but we must consider other costs. Diesel cars are typically more expensive at first purchase than their petrol counterparts: in this case, the TDI costs £15,000, £970 more than the petrol.

The cost of insurance also favours the petrol car, which sits in group 13 (of 50) compared to 15 for the diesel. A 30-year-old man with a five-year no-claims bonus would save £43 per year driving the TSI. The petrol car is more expensive to tax, however, costing £95 to the diesel’s £20.

Extrapolating our figures over 12,000 miles (the average annual mileage), the diesel car would cost £575 less to run. Given the initial cost disparity, 20 months would pass before the TDI began saving its owner any money.

Over 36 months, the total saving equates to less than £5 per week."

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Originally posted by Graham88

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Originally posted by Warren G
your not seeing the big picture

i can do 650-700miles to a tank, can sit along side tuned petrol cars with over 200bhp

not as fun to drive no, mine just sounded of boost tbf,

the point is why have a car that does 20mpg just to do 4k a year, get a shitty car and get a proper toy

I saved so much money running a derv, but still chave other petrol cars and bikes to have 'fun'

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If he only does 4k a year cause he doesn't drive much for pleasure, what's the point in having a Diesel? Will lose money if anything...

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Originally posted by Fad

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Originally posted by jr

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Originally posted by Warren G
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there more expensive but save you ALOT of money in the long run,

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"At first glance that would seem enough to swing the result inexorably in favour of the diesel, but we must consider other costs. Diesel cars are typically more expensive at first purchase than their petrol counterparts: in this case, the TDI costs £15,000, £970 more than the petrol.

The cost of insurance also favours the petrol car, which sits in group 13 (of 50) compared to 15 for the diesel. A 30-year-old man with a five-year no-claims bonus would save £43 per year driving the TSI. The petrol car is more expensive to tax, however, costing £95 to the diesel’s £20.

Extrapolating our figures over 12,000 miles (the average annual mileage), the diesel car would cost £575 less to run. Given the initial cost disparity, 20 months would pass before the TDI began saving its owner any money.

Over 36 months, the total saving equates to less than £5 per week."

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So this takes into account paying £970 more to have a car worth nearly 20-30% more in 3 years time? Plus the fact its cheaper to tax and run?

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