AbbieCadabra
Active Member
i've read a fair few petrol V diesel threads & the general opinion seems to be if you're doing under 10k miles per year, petrol would be the better option.
i just wondered if anyone on here has any actual experience of lower mileage on a reasonably new diesel, perhaps under 2 years old?
i've been looking at the E250 cabriolet (possibly a nearly new E350CDI) & there's about £1k difference in price for new on the diesel, so not much in it cost wise. the diesel just seems the better combination for power & mpg, but i don't know if this runs true in real life?
our day to day use is mainly town driving, perhaps 15/20 mile trips & up to 40mph, with a couple of longer trips per week with 60mph. every 3 months or so there's a trip to cornwall, 600 mile there & back & approx 300 miles while we're there. i'm hoping this sort of use would mean no DPF issues?
i haven't actually driven either of them yet, but just trying to get as much info as possible so i know what questions i might need to ask.
thanks for any feedback
i just wondered if anyone on here has any actual experience of lower mileage on a reasonably new diesel, perhaps under 2 years old?
i've been looking at the E250 cabriolet (possibly a nearly new E350CDI) & there's about £1k difference in price for new on the diesel, so not much in it cost wise. the diesel just seems the better combination for power & mpg, but i don't know if this runs true in real life?
our day to day use is mainly town driving, perhaps 15/20 mile trips & up to 40mph, with a couple of longer trips per week with 60mph. every 3 months or so there's a trip to cornwall, 600 mile there & back & approx 300 miles while we're there. i'm hoping this sort of use would mean no DPF issues?
i haven't actually driven either of them yet, but just trying to get as much info as possible so i know what questions i might need to ask.
thanks for any feedback