Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73086
Diesel and petrol engines.
28th Feb 2017 11:32 am
lespes
Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: Sitting Down
Posts: 2232
See the new regs for London will be for all cars to be Euro 4 compliant to avoid LEZ charges.
With DPF and Nitrogen filters now being fitted to diesel cars think the Gov as usual is a bit behind the times again.
Would not be surprised if the duty on diesel will be increased though in near future to discourage us buying diesel D4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
D4 HSE MY12 Marmais Teal: Gone. Missed a lot!
Freelander 2 SD HSE MY11 Silver:Thankfully gone.
D4 HSE MY11 Silver: Gone missed !
Range Rover Sport MY06 HSE Buck Blue: Gone missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Facelift MY Red Gone Missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Cobalt Blue: Gone Missed!
Discovery D1 Auto Oxford Blue Not missed at all!
Discovery D1 Avalon Blue First LR! missed!
Now demoted to a VW
28th Feb 2017 11:43 am
petersw
Member Since: 17 Nov 2012
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 1135
As most consumables are transported by diesel would have thought government might be wary of any more duty, cost of living & stuff?Peter
28th Feb 2017 12:18 pm
Stuff
Member Since: 04 Sep 2015
Location: In between cradle and grave
Posts: 510
@DSL ... Nice brush! However, it's SWMBO's car, so not a hope of it receiving any such care.
My Google-fu is strong, and I find that the petrol Si6 is indeed a supercharged V6 so my advice above stands: it's a peach; buy one. MY91 110 CSW, so long ago I can barely remember it - sold
MY07 D3 TDV6 HSE with all the extras - sold
MY10 RRS TDV8 Dynamic - sold
MY16 D4 SCV6 HSE
MY16 RRS SDV8 Dynamic
28th Feb 2017 2:33 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73086
Just look after it so when our mutual vertically challanged friend buys it he doesn't have to sell the last remaining kidney in the family!!
28th Feb 2017 2:37 pm
waterbuoy
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
Posts: 2922
Ouch !Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
S3 109 hi cap pickup (ex RN)
S2A 88 Safari SW with lpg conversion (bloody lethal)
28th Feb 2017 2:47 pm
Dusty
Member Since: 23 Sep 2013
Location: London
Posts: 1022
I think the quoted average figures for the Petrol are about 26mpg, so in real life that will probably be more like 16mpg
Think I'll wait and see some feedback from Petrol owners before I would commit to buying one. That won't be anytime soon looking at the prices I keep reaching on the configuration tool on the LR web site, Diesel or Petrol
I'm going to wait for a nice Dealer Principal to configure a nice spec in a colour I like and let them drive it around for 3 months and then save a fortune Discovery 4 HSE
SDV6
2015
28th Feb 2017 3:27 pm
B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Posts: 3005
So, 54% would buy the diesel and 46% would buy the petrol, not as clear cut an answer as I would have first thought
4th Mar 2017 8:21 pm
RDR
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260
If i buy a D5 now it will be the petrol. I haven't tested one yet, I've been trying to find one at a local dealer to try.
I would prefer PHEV, but no idea when that will happen and if i can wait.MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
MY16 HSE Luxury - Sold
MY20 D5 HSE - Sold
Current RR L460 PHEV
4th Mar 2017 9:47 pm
robpenrose
Member Since: 12 Jan 2016
Location: Surrey / SW London
Posts: 2138
I would like to see some real work mpg figures for both first before making a decision and obviously drive them.
I guess if the petrol was near the same mpg as the diesel, then probably go for that, but in reality I can't see how it will be.
Current: D4 HSE
Previous: BMW Z4M Coupe
Previous: Land Rover Defender 90 CSW Td5
Previous: Land Rover Discovery Td5 ES
5th Mar 2017 6:25 am
B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Posts: 3005
I have only driven the Diesel myself, as the dealership didn't have a petrol available, but my reasoning for thinking about the petrol over the diesel is simple. If the government 'declare war' on diesel as its beginning to look like it will, they may well raise the duty on diesel and also the road tax, along with other 'incentives' such as the scrappage scheme. I know it will start off with the older diesels, but I don't think that it will be long before the Euro 6 engines also come under attack.
Given the above, I don't think that it will be long before the actual running cost between diesel and petrol will narrow and become pretty much similar. For me, it's not so much of an issue, as I only do a very low annual mileage, but what will it do to the 2nd hand value of a diesel engined car ? Will it make a diesel worth only 40% of the value of the petrol equivalent ?
I would prefer the diesel for its better towing characteristics, but I just wonder if its the right way to go these days ?
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