petrol or diesel for fuel economy?
I'm looking to buy a replacement family sized car in the new year, I want something good on fuel econonmy and am considering a diesel. I feel that if I can get good mpg it will encourage me to drive further distances to enjoy my free time. I dont want a car with very high mileage, should I buy private to save money.
Asked on 2 December 2011 by R H
Answered by
Honest John
A diesel in this sort of price range is likely to cost catastrophic amounts of money in repairs over the next few years. So stick to petrol.
Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.
Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.
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