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Originally Posted by Sharky
Re. Adam43, I have also given some thought about the justification behind the diesel vs the petrol hence why I was also considering a Mk 5 VW Golf 1.6FSI, but then again, I heard the stories of diesels being more reliable than petrol engines.
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On the reliability front I wouldn't worry about a diesel. Although in the unlikely event a turbo goes it is expensive.
It is mainly just this I'd worry about
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Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER
As for diesels try to get one without a DPF if you do a fair bit of urban driving.
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For this alone I don't consider a diesel for our local runabout (the Focus).
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Originally Posted by bella
don't bother with renaults, the driving position in any and all of them is considered torture by the european court of human rights  |
and it will break in many many different ways.