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Deciding between a petrol and diesel

I am in the process of buying a second hand car, my main objective is to purchase one that is cheap to run with good MPG and low road tax. At first I was looking at diesel cars as they seem to be more economical as far as mpg & car tax go but after speaking to my mechanic he put me off that idea due to my driving.

I travel approx 10 miles to work each day, mainly round country lanes and he said if I had a diesel car I would have trouble with the particle filter. Could you suggest a petrol car that will give me good mpg and cheap road tax?

Asked on 30 October 2011 by Kim White

Answered by Honest John
He's right. You need a small, economical petrol engined car. Far less trouble. Any extra cost of fuel is buttons compared with repair costs of a diesel. And a KIA Picanto 1.2 is free tax.

Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.

Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.

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Our Fuel Cost Calculator shows you which will be the best choice for you.

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