A bit OT but a hint of off road
Submitted: Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 12:09
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Louie the fly
I'm thinking of trading my 04 Adventra CX8 and buying a Hyundai i30 1.6L CRDI manual. Anyone have one that they can share their thoughts on? Only 1st hand experiences please, no hearsay. BTW, if you're interested in an as new Adventra see my trader ad (shortly).
Reply By: wigger - Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 20:28
Sunday, Jun 01, 2008 at 20:28
Louie,
Saw that you only want replies from owners but you may want to take this into account.
If you're doing 20k kilometres per year, and diesel uses 4.7l/100
as opposed to 7.2 for a petrol, and diesel is $1.80 per l and petrol $1.50 and the diesel CRDI option is an extra $2500, then the nett saving per year is only $218. This will be totally absorbed (and more) by the increased servicing costs. Just have a look at the cost of the semi and synthetic oils that diesels demand for a start.
I have a diesel ute. Had to buy a car recently. Would I buy a diesel . No way. All this stuff about diesels ALWAYS being better is just hype.
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