"dennis@home" wrote in message
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On 18/04/2016 16:47, whisky-dave wrote:
On Monday, 18 April 2016 14:38:15 UTC+1, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Mon, 18 Apr 2016 14:21:42 +0100, whisky-dave
wrote:


Then why do the majority have petrol cars. Could it be that
diesel cars cost more because that's what I was told.

Petrol cars are more common for stupid reasons, like "diesels
smells nasty" (to me they both smell equally), "they won't start in
cold weather" (at -20C perhaps, which doesn't happen in the UK a
lot), "they make more noise than a petrol engine" (not really),
"the fuel costs more" (don't these people understand mpg or
longevity of the engine?)

what about the fact that petrol cars accelerate faster so anyone
wanting a sporty car would be stupid to by diesel. Diesel vehicals
are also more expensive generally speaking. If you do a lot of mile
sthen the mpg starts to make a differnce but for most it won't when
you factor in that diesel costs more per litre.



Petrol cars cost less to buy so you need to drive a lot of miles before
the mpg of a diesel saves you anything.

Not very many miles at all in fact because of the much better mpg.

Petrol doesn't make your hands stink for hours after you fill up.

Never had that problem with diesel, but then I wasn’t
stupid enough to get it all over my hands either.

New modern 3 cyl turbo 1 litre engines will give better mpg than an
equivalent diesel.

BULL**** they do when compared with the best of the diesel turbos.