On Monday, March 6, 2017 at 2:43:30 AM UTC, TheChief wrote:
TheChief Wrote in message:
Hi all

I have been looking at cars today with a view to replacing my
aging Focus.
I have found that the vast majority of mid range cars are that
spawn of Satan known as diesels.

Not only that but the estate car we are looking for is like
rocking horse doodoo
even in the diesel version.

So all in all not the most productive of shopping trips.

Phil
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Thanks for the comments guys.

To clarify, yes this would be a 2nd hand car I would be looking at
prob 2 years old.
My current car is a Focus diesel estate and I have been generally
happy with it. Not so good in town driving, but pulls well up to
90 on a run if needed and returns an overall average of around
45mpg with a lot of short distance runs to/from work.
As for a replacement, estates are rare with all these SUV type
machines taking over - not really my thing.
The Focus is an ideal size and gets good handling reviews etc. The
problem seems to be that most seem to be fitted with the 1 litre
ecoboost engines. The salesmen claim they are ok for the saloons,
but not too good for a loaded estate.
There is a 1.5 ecoboost petrol version, but the engine is rare and
combined with the estate requirement it looks like a pipe dream
or a 200 mile journey.

Phil


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Over the last 10-12 years I've had 4 BMW 7 series. Petrol and diesel. Petrol got 22-26 mpg. Diesel gets 38mpg.

If someones else was buying the fuel I would prefer petrol but having said that driving diesel is no hardship.