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I want to buy a Ford Mondeo, but why do you advise petrol engines for my annual mileage?
I'm looking to replace both a 54-plate 2.0-litre automatic petrol Ford Mondeo and a 2007 1.4-litre manual Fiesta with a newer Mondeo, which will cover 8000 to 10,000 miles a year. I've noticed that you often advise readers that they don't drive enough miles to justify running a diesel. Given that the fuel costs more but gives more mpg (so that should be a benefit, as should lower road tax), is your advice based on higher servicing/maintenance costs?
Asked on 27 August 2010 by djv
Answered by
Honest John
Yes, my advice is based on much higher repair costs and a much greater propensity for things to go wrong, especially if a diesel is used for low mileages. Past 15,000 miles a year the benefits of cheaper fuel costs can start to outweigh this.
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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