Cars Q&A

To anwer the question, lets look at the dynamics. Petrol costs 48 vs 36 for diesel (check prices at your end too please). Mileage of petrol will be 10/14 depending upon usage and diesel will be 14/18. So the daily running costs will be (5rs * 50km & 3*50km) 250rs vs 150rs approx. That means u save 3000K every month and need 2.5year to recover the extra capital cost of the diesel, which is not bad thing. Also consider the higher resale price that the diesel car will fetch you. So at 50km, a diesel is a better bet, but not by a large margin. If you run say 70 or 80km per day, then the advantage of diesel engine will be significant.