What about the cost differential in the two fuels? Where is that delta headed?
On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 4:08 AM, Gerry Archer <arche...@embarqmail.com>wrote: > It's a common dilemma for those in the market for a new car: should you > choose a petrol or diesel engine? It was a question put to Telegraph > Motoring correspondents Honest John and Andrew English at this week's > Telegraph Festival of Motoring, the UK's first digital motor show. > In a video debate on the Festival of Motoring website, Honest John > explains one of the frequently overlooked virtues of petrol engines when > they are fitted with a turbocharger. "The good thing about turbo petrol > engines is they heat up very quickly, and you notice it very quickly in the > winter. > "At the same time [the engine is] becoming efficient more quickly, so if > you do short runs, a turbo petrol makes a lot more sense than a diesel > does." > However, Honest John agrees with conventional wisdom that a new diesel car > makes more sense for drivers covering bigger distances, adding that "you > shouldn't have trouble with your diesel particulate filters that you will > have if you drive diesels very short distances." > Adding fuel to the fire, Andrew English agrees with Honest John up to a > point: "I think it gets complicated because there's some weasel economics > that goes into these decisions," says English. "Honest is absolutely right > in terms of the broadness of the approach, but a lot of people don't buy > their cars, they run them." > > English adds: "If you take the extra purchase price out of a diesel car, > because they cost a bit more - and will cost considerably more as > legislation comes in - if you're just running the thing, i.e. in your > private miles, then yeah, you want the extra economy of the diesel. > "But for a lot of people, if they're buying the diesel, they've really got > to do some hard thinking about how many miles they do. And it's worth > keeping a note book on these things, because the fact is most people can't > make a diesel pay. You've got to drive these things a lot. Not quite to the > moon and back, but you're talking 20,000 or 30,000 miles a year to recover > the extra purchase costs of some of the diesels - and that's not going to > go anywhere else but up in the coming years." > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/**motoring/festival-of-motoring/** > 10031419/Should-I-buy-a-**petrol-or-diesel-car.html<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/festival-of-motoring/10031419/Should-I-buy-a-petrol-or-diesel-car.html> > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
