Steve Cropley - A week in cars Goodwood fun; Twingo vs Panda

摘要

I've been wondering for a while whether recent fuel price hikes have changed the relative economics of owning petrol and diesel cars. Reader Dave Sinclair, who's been trying to decide between petrol and diesel versions of the VWEos Sport, has helped me out with some calculations. He reckons that while the diesel (￡22,885,47mpg) costs ￡560 more to buy than the petrol version (￡22,325,34mpg), over a 15,000-mile year it will save ￡460 on fuel, leaving a mere ￡100 deficit in the first year. Thereafter, the diesel model rapidly gains the advantage with further annual savings of around ￡500.