I was going to write you a long self - justifying missive, but instead:
They burn less fuel, so fewer exciting visits to the garage.
They have much better low-down torque.
They have accelerators instead of throttles.
They go faster.
Julian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Simon Worby" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 4:58 PM
> Subject: [OM] Re: OT Mileage, Automatic gears
>
>
>>
>> Julian Davies wrote:
>>
>>> Diesels are generally more expensive than their petrol
>>> equivalents in any particular model range, so the "afford"
>>> comment is misplaced.
>>
>> Not by much nowadays; and also they hold their value better. And they
>> use significantly less fuel. So I don't agree.
>>
>>> Your other comments are subjective,
>>
>> Thanks. I don't like diesels, but I try to be subjective.
>>
>>> but personally I prefer to drive diesels .
>>
>> Why, if I may ask?
>>
>> (I'm actually genuinely interested; I'm not asking just to be
>> difficult!)
>>
>> Simon
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