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Citroen C4 Cactus - Petrol or Diesel?

I am considering buying a one year old Citroen C Cactus but unsure whether to go for the 1.2 Puretech 110 Flair or 1.6 BlueHDi 100 Flair, both are about the same price (about £12k) with similar mileage. Given that I expect to do about 15000 miles a year and keep for three years which will have the lower ownership costs?

Asked on 16 March 2016 by Seasider

Answered by Honest John
1.2 Puretech 110, even though it has a rather sloppy 5-speed transmission. 1.6Blue HDI about 10-15mpg more economical but you have to AdBlue, then you run into increasingly expensive maintenance as the miles and years pile on.

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