How much does owning a rattly diesel save you?

[DimPrawn]

Well, here's some Pence Per Mile figures from Auto Express that includes depreciation and all running costs.

Assuming 1000 miles a month:


Diesel - Passat 2.0 TDI (170 BHP) 138 MPH 0-60 8.6 S = 58 PPM
Petrol - Passat 2.0 Turbo (200 BHP) 146 MPH 0-60 7.7 S = 64 PPM

Saves 6p per mile or £60 a month (but it slower by a large margin)


Diesel - BMW 320d SE 143 MPH 0-60 7.9 S = 61 PPM
Petrol - BMW 320i SE 142 MPH 0-60 8.2 S = 57 PPM

Costs 4p per mile more or £40 a month


Diesel - Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X (140 BHP) 130 MPH 0-60 9.2 S = 58 PPM
Petrol - Ford Mondeo 2.0 Titanium X 130 MPH 0-60 9.7 S = 60 PPM

Saves 2p per mile or £20 a month



So you gain almost nothing and have a nose heavy car that sounds like a taxi and vibrates on long journeys.

Unless you are on a company car scheme why own a diesel in the UK?

[Likely]

My diesel is 2.0 TDI /140 HP and averages 39. mpg . Yours ?

How exactly the petrol is less PPM than the diesel ? That is flawed...

[Bagpuss]

An old Volvo on veg oil costs 20p a litre, so I have heard

Zeity

[Sockpuppet]

Unless you are on a company car scheme why own a diesel in the UK?

Becuase my diesel is faster than the equivalent petrol model.

[DimPrawn]

My diesel is 2.0 TDI /140 HP and averages 39. mpg . Yours ?

How exactly the petrol is less PPM than the diesel ? That is flawed...

No it is not flawed, it is Auto Express figures for every car on sale in Britain.

1. Diesel costs 10p a litre more than petrol
2. Most diesels cost more to buy and therefore you lose more money over 3 years ownership.
3. Servicing costs of diesels is higher due to very expensive filters that must be changed.
4. A modern petrol car is only around 10 MPG worse than the equivalent diesel.


Take all this into the true cost of running a car and your save almost nothing.

HTH

[Moscow Mule]

My diesel is 2.0 TDI /140 HP and averages 39. mpg . Yours ?

How exactly the petrol is less PPM than the diesel ? That is flawed...

The key is in the question

figures from Auto Express that includes depreciation and all running costs.

[DimPrawn]

Becuase my diesel is faster than the equivalent petrol model.

See above. The diesel is slower or about the same performance.

[Moscow Mule]

See above. The diesel is slower or about the same performance.

He drives an "Artic" I'd imagine there isn't an equivalent model...

[DimPrawn]

Becuase my diesel is faster than the equivalent petrol model.

Until you reach a corner and realise how heavy that engine is out at the front.

[Sockpuppet]

See above. The diesel is slower or about the same performance.

Not if its a focus. The 1.8 TDCi engine was faster than the ST170 from 30-70 (aka real word driving).