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Originally Posted by karguy
Scrappy Doo what you say is true but don't forget diesel engines last much longer and are much more fun to drive surfing that mountain of torque...
My ol' lady just got a Golf TDI after a steady diet of high revving but very reliable Honda's and loves it.
Especially since she hates going to the gas station...
And yes she drives around 45K miles a year.
I don't know if she would have got the Cruze Diesel though since she did not like the car with a gas engine...  |
Oh I get that it will be more fun to drive.
But I'll use your mileage as an example.
45,000 per year = 42 mpg Cruze diesel = 1,071 gallons
38 mpg gas Cruze = 1,184 gallons.
Today's prices here: Diesel 4.39 Gas 3.59
Diesel per year at 45,000 miles = $4701
Gas per year at 45,000 miles = $ 4,250
(And yes I get the mpgs will vary, this was to just give people the idea of how much a diesel is actually saving you.) Or in this case, costing you more