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- Jun 24, 2008
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- 2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 RWD / 2016 Suzuki Vitara AWD
....My only worry about her ending up with a diesel is if our lovely government make it harder and harder to use one. We're 12 miles out from Croydon which is only just south of the proposed diesel stitch up zone. She'd look to keep the car a fair while but if they start banning them or charging more and more to use them, that wouldn't be great.
On the premise that diesels won't be banned altogether, just charged for the privilege of driving into city centres, and assuming her incursions into the 'forbiden zone' would be relatively rare then I would say that having to pay the extra charge on the odd occasion should not be a reason for avoiding a diesel car.
Said that, with the exception of the S-Class, I have yet to see a diesel Merc that is as quiet and refined as a petrol car. I drove an S350 CDI on German autobahns and it was fine, but the C220 CDI C-Class and E220 CDI E-Class diesels that pick me up from time to time when I need a taxi all sound rough compared to my C180 Petrol. Perhaps a C350 will be more refined - I don't know.