Sunday, Mar 16, 2014 at 15:31
Hi Bantam,
Firstly, thanks for your reply.
I'm afraid I can't say why she wants diesel as she lives in
Canberra and much of her driving is short trips around town, although she also drives down to the coast every now and then. We (her father and I) asked the same question and have already mentioned the issues of higher servicing costs, dirty fuel, higher fuel prices....
She wouldn't be towing anything either.
She currently owns an older Subaru petrol manual. We have also suggested other makes and models of a similar size as she wants a wagon because she is a keen cyclist and carries bikes on top of the vehicle or in the rear very frequently, however she wasn't keen any of those. Didn't like the shape....etc!
She did mention VW (maybe a Passat?) and Skoda something or other...no idea what either are like and I offered to ask a question here on the
forum to see what current owners think of the Subaru diesel so I could pass on the information to her first.
She probably would not be buying new, rather something just a few years old, and won't rush into the purchase which is good.
Anyway, I have given her the information I have received and I am sure she will find it useful.
Once again,
thanks Heather
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