"tony sayer" wrote in message
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"tony sayer" wrote in message
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A local Taxi firm runs its diesel cars up to around 400,000 miles
they
don't do that with Petrol ones don't know why?...



Then find out.

Can't really be arsed, I imagine its because there're cheaper to run
perhaps;...

http://www.whatcar.com/news/petrol-d...rk-costs-less/

Working out whether a diesel- or a petrol-powered car will be cheaper to
run
over three years is a complicated business.

It isn't just about fuel economy. Depreciation is the biggest cost in
car
ownership, so you need check how much the car will be worth after three
years.

Do diesel cars cost more to buy than petrol ones?

Generally, yes. Broadly speaking, the smaller the car you're
considering,
the
bigger the premium you'll be charged for an equivalent diesel model.

Which costs more at the pump - petrol or diesel?

At the moment, diesel costs about 6.6p more per litre than petrol - or
about 30p
more per gallon.

Judging the difference only on fuel economy and fill-up costs makes
diesel
look
especially attractive - but that's why you need to consider the
differences in
purchase price, retained value, servicing costs and even insurance.


Most of them are passenger cars, mainly Skodas's

aren't all cars except perhaps formula 1 or formula E .



Course a lot of those cars are very small engines around 1 litre or so
now someone please tell me why they didn't go up the scale to 4 odd
litre Range rovers

Because that's a lot of weight to cart around.

Best done with a Diseasel then!...


and the like and by the same logic why are larger
engines still mainly diesel rather then Petrol;?....

Because with trucks you care most about running cost.



Indeed you do but heres another one. Over in France Gasoil, as they term
it, is the predominate fuel of choice there least all the froggies i was
involved in had diesel cars, petrol seemed an alien thing to them,
wonder why?.

Most likely because of the price it sells for.