140 miles per week is petrol territory!

Mazda have pretty much ironed out their DPF issues so a 2009 model should be fine, but do consider whether you will get enough blasts on the motorway/A roads to kick the DPF into its regen cycle. Economically, it might just be worth looking at a petrol. Also 68k is quite high mileage for a car that is only just 4 years old, which shows you that someone has done 'diesel' mileage in it and might be getting shot of it before it's knackered.

hi, thanks for you opinion, petrol is an option, but its very dificult to find a petrol car at the correct price and spec, i miss the torque, But the reality is that there is a real difference between the cost of running a diesel car, and a petrol car. as for the mileage, its only works out at 12k per annum, which isnt really high.

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140 miles per week is petrol territory!

Mazda have pretty much ironed out their DPF issues so a 2009 model should be fine, but do consider whether you will get enough blasts on the motorway/A roads to kick the DPF into its regen cycle. Economically, it might just be worth looking at a petrol. Also 68k is quite high mileage for a car that is only just 4 years old, which shows you that someone has done 'diesel' mileage in it and might be getting shot of it before it's knackered.

hi, thanks for you opinion, petrol is an option, but its very dificult to find a petrol car at the correct price and spec, i miss the torque, But the reality is that there is a real difference between the cost of running a diesel car, and a petrol car. as for the mileage, its only works out at 12k per annum, which isnt really high.

Thank you

68k miles divided by 3.5 years is over 19k p.a. and 68k divided by 4 years is 17k p.a.

i stand corrected sir

I recall reading that Mazda had revised its DPF implementation on the 2.2 engines for less frequent regenerations and better economy, which seemed to me to be a tacit admission that they got it wrong previously.

I have no experience with Mazdas, but neither my previous Mondeo IV nor current Volvo have had any DPF problems, and my commute is only 4 miles each way (i.e. 8 miles total per day). It's frequently 2 to 3 weeks before the car gets a run of more than 10 miles on open roads.

thats good news, my journey takes around 35-40 minsone way. I personally think this will be long enough for DPF regenerate. just need more convincing i supose about the mazda 6 2.2d

Thank you craig-pd130