Next Family Car - Petrol of Diesel ?

[milanbenes]

Also, if you buy one of the Skoda "Porsche" derivatives, many of the components will be compatible with your Audi TT thing that you have on order.

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Milan.

[fiisch]

Petrol sounds nicer, is cleaner, and the power delivery is more "exciting".

Diesel will give better mpg and cheaper to run, usually sounds like a tractor, and delivers the power in a lazy lump.

A few years ago, buying a big SUV where sexy noises and driving experience weren't at the top of the reasons for buying, I went with diesel - X3 m40d - which I was very impressed with. Great engine, 60 came up in about 5 seconds and more than enough grunt for the road and a car of its size, but would still manage 40mpg on a run.

However, now I'd have to consider the depreciation factor - if you're buying, I suspect with the way the world is going, diesel is not going to be the fuel of choice going forwards, so I'd expect a diesel to depreciate far more than the equivalent petrol.

Tough one - in your shoes, I'd probably ditch the SUV and buy the petrol-powered car equivalent - A6 Avant, Volvo V60, BMW 5 series, something of that ilk.

If I had to have an SUV, I'd probably still go diseasal purely because I couldn't stomach 20mpg in something that wasn't a supercar, but possibly on a PCP/similar deal so I had some insurance against unforeseen depreciation. (Ironically, this worked quite well for me buying a (used) EV, which is looking very likely to be worth a lot less than the balloon at the end of 3 years so will be going back).

[edison]

Petrol sounds nicer, is cleaner, and the power delivery is more "exciting".

Diesel will give better mpg and cheaper to run, usually sounds like a tractor, and delivers the power in a lazy lump.

A few years ago, buying a big SUV where sexy noises and driving experience weren't at the top of the reasons for buying, I went with diesel - X3 m40d - which I was very impressed with. Great engine, 60 came up in about 5 seconds and more than enough grunt for the road and a car of its size, but would still manage 40mpg on a run.

However, now I'd have to consider the depreciation factor - if you're buying, I suspect with the way the world is going, diesel is not going to be the fuel of choice going forwards, so I'd expect a diesel to depreciate far more than the equivalent petrol.

Tough one - in your shoes, I'd probably ditch the SUV and buy the petrol-powered car equivalent - A6 Avant, Volvo V60, BMW 5 series, something of that ilk.

If I had to have an SUV, I'd probably still go diseasal purely because I couldn't stomach 20mpg in something that wasn't a supercar, but possibly on a PCP/similar deal so I had some insurance against unforeseen depreciation. (Ironically, this worked quite well for me buying a (used) EV, which is looking very likely to be worth a lot less than the balloon at the end of 3 years so will be going back).

Don't PCP rates take into account forecasted depreciation? Leasing companies must have a good idea of expected depreciation for diesels. It's hard to see any legislation or regulations coming in that would cause the value to fall off a cliff.

[Gibbon]

Don't PCP rates take into account forecasted depreciation? Leasing companies must have a good idea of expected depreciation for diesels. It's hard to see any legislation or regulations coming in that would cause the value to fall off a cliff.

Its lack of customer demand.

[fiisch]

Don't PCP rates take into account forecasted depreciation? Leasing companies must have a good idea of expected depreciation for diesels. It's hard to see any legislation or regulations coming in that would cause the value to fall off a cliff.

Ordinarily, but the used market has gone a bit bonkers over COVID so sometimes those forecasts are a bit awry. Doesn't need to be legislation against diesel - if EV ownership becomes (more) attractive, how many buyers will there be for a diesel in 3-5 years time?