"Martin Angove" wrote in message
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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.

Not so long ago all diesels had 6,000 mile services when petrol was 9,000
plus. Things have improved.

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.

There are many petrol engines that are quite simple, with 2 valves per
cylinder and common fuel injection system. Diesel injection is now
electronic/mechanical. Diesel are more complicated with a heavy bill if a
turbo packs up.

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?

Cheap nasty, breaks down a lot, lousy styling, lousy interior etc. Best
avoided. Renault used to have advanced styling, now they make blurb boxes
that looks the same as the next large auto makers blurb box.



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