View Full Version : Is it really worth getting diesel?
ultimate
08-01-2007, 19:09
As you may have seen by other posts im considering petrol or diesel FR.
having done some calculations it seems the diesel is going to be more expensive on fuel!!???
the figures i had were:
Petrol 86.9 litre (3.95 uk gallon)
25MPG equals 0.15 per mile (nearer .16 if rounded up)
Diesel 92.9 litre (4.22 uk gallon)
40MPG equals 0.16 per mile
im going by realistic mpg of the tfsi and tdi i think yet it seems there is no saving owning the diesel!!? and its more expensive at the pumps!
or are my calcualations wrong!?
your calculation is slightly wrong going on your figures a diesel would cost you 10-11p a mile but you've got to look at other factors such as road tax prices and insurance prices depends on your age and NCD but i was a few hundred pounds cheaper for a deisel insurance wise.
i get 500miles so if you save 4-5p on every mile and you do a semi high milage over a year it will save you a fortune
Hope that helps you decide
ultimate
08-01-2007, 19:48
thanks for info and correction!
several people have mentioned insurance however i have found only an £80 difference between tfsi fr and tdi fr!
do you know what the tax difference is?
is 40mpg a fair average for a TDI FR?
thanks
bluehaze
08-01-2007, 19:55
The diesel may have a better resale value in the current climate
SEAT have been having trouble shifting petrol Ibiza FRs
insurance is a variable i'm only 21 so its a bit more expensive for me going from a ford KA to a leon one of the reasons for going to deisel not having a huge insurance bill but still having a bit of oomf deisel road tax for the 1.9 is £100 at the moment unsure on the petrol but i would imagine it would be more expensive you've got me doing figures myself now
if you do 500miles to a tank i'm working out you'll save £25 per tank so your filling up once in a diesel for every one and a half fuel stops you would in a petrol lol
Stuart83
08-01-2007, 20:03
Well I'm just about to turn 24 with 2yr ncb, and the difference between the petrol and diesel FR to insure for me is around £250 (petrol version is more expensive).
Also, the diesel FR falls into the £135/yr tax bracket, whereas i think the petrol is £190. That's £300 towards the £500 premium for the diesel in one year, without taking into account fuel savings!!
This is why I bought the diesel - as i thought over 3 yrs i would easily make back the premium. And also looking at the retained values of the last shape FR Tdis compared to the petrols (excluding Cupra R), the FRs seem to refuse to loose value!!! Hopefully this will be the same with new model :p
Well I'm just about to turn 24 with 2yr ncb, and the difference between the petrol and diesel FR to insure for me is around £250 (petrol version is more expensive).
Also, the diesel FR falls into the £135/yr tax bracket, whereas i think the petrol is £190. That's £300 towards the £500 premium for the diesel in one year, without taking into account fuel savings!!
This is why I bought the diesel - as i thought over 3 yrs i would easily make back the premium. And also looking at the retained values of the last shape FR Tdis compared to the petrols (excluding Cupra R), the FRs seem to refuse to loose value!!! Hopefully this will be the same with new model :p
Good shout my friend a truely wise choice my budget wouldn't allow the FR :cry: but i'm happy with my beastie for the time being [B)]
EdwardNR
08-01-2007, 20:22
Totally agree, it's diesel all the way if you do any miles at all - probably saved me nearly a grand in fuel, insurance and tax over the last 2 years. :)
Its also worth noting that the government are waying into 4x4 drivers with increased everything, so logicaly its the sports car drivers next, the old 1.8T engines are high band for r/tax etc so i would imagine they will get it it next from the doo gooders & tax stealers![:@]
InfernalBadger
09-01-2007, 13:20
Having a diesel saves me around £750-£1000 a year at the moment :)
Think I'd have to do 10k or less miles a year to consider getting a petrol car :(
Stuart83
11-01-2007, 22:55
Yeah, my current car costs me a bit to run....but to be fair I've been driving it sensibly lately and getting 35-36 mpg on a B-road run to work. And thats from a Clio 172 2.0!!!!
If you drive it how its supposed to be driven, you get 28-29mpg and need new tyres VERY quickly.