I want a petrol SUV - am I daft?
I am replacing my CR-V, and am actively looking at the Q3, Tiguan, Yeti & CX-5. All these sales people look at my strangely when I say I want a petrol model.
I am retired, expect to do around 5K miles a year, and although not many short journeys don't want particulate filter hassle, or the risk of screwing up and putting petrol in by mistake. (We have, and will keep, 2 other petrol cars).
Am I really strange or misguided, and need to revisit diesel - or stick to petrol? (The Yeti are dropping all petrol apart from the 1.2, Mazda only do 2WD CX-5 in petrol, and none of the dealers have a petrol to test drive).
I am retired, expect to do around 5K miles a year, and although not many short journeys don't want particulate filter hassle, or the risk of screwing up and putting petrol in by mistake. (We have, and will keep, 2 other petrol cars).
Am I really strange or misguided, and need to revisit diesel - or stick to petrol? (The Yeti are dropping all petrol apart from the 1.2, Mazda only do 2WD CX-5 in petrol, and none of the dealers have a petrol to test drive).
Asked on 21 June 2013 by RJW_Suffolk
Answered by
Honest John
You're right. It's a problem. The reason is to reduce corporate CO2 emissions below 130g/km and avoid EC fines. Apparently there are no RAV-4 2.0i Valvematic Multidrive S models in the country to test-drive. Though, in fairness, the new exhaust manifold in head engines in the CX-5 Skyactiv diesel and Qashqai 1.6DCI 130 should not have DPF problems.
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