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"IMM" wrote:


"Martin Angove" wrote in message
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Even with it being a couple of pennies
more expensive per litre it still works out
*much* cheaper for us than running a petrol car.

That is only taxation (accounting). Diesel is now more expensive than
petrol, which was not the case. The ploriferation of disels is disturbing,
and it is now being checked. They are "not" more economical overall at all.
The are only worth it if you do approx over 30,000 miles a year. The
service intervals are shorter, servicing is more expensive, the engines are
more complex, with turbos and the likes. When these go wrong you know about
it in your pocket.


Service intervals on our Diesel are *exactly* the same as on the petrol
versions of the car: 18,000 miles or two years. Free "safety check"
every year (so you don't miss MOT tests). The previous generation of
engines had 12,000 miles petrol, 10,000 miles Diesel. Hardly a
difference.

And, ok, nearly all Diesels these days have Turbos, but nearly all
petrols these days have highly complex 16-valve systems with variable
valve timing, engine management units and *spit* electrics to go wrong.



My sister has a Megane (Senic is a taller version) and it is a dog.

Scenic is rather more than a "taller" Megane. Define "dog". What don't
you like about it?

[rest snipped as unsubstantiated name-calling]

Hwyl!

M.

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