Buying A Car

[DeeLicious]

Forgive me if this has been asked before, but if you're looking to buy a new car, whether new or used, these days should you get a diesel - I gather they're to be outlawed in the not-too-distant future - or an electric one?

[TWR]

Good, you can sort that out by going on a decent run & clear out the Filter.

[Zacs-Master]

I’m still marvelling at Islay’s driving dogs!

[Prudie]

If there's any chance you can get catch-up to the Jeremy Vine show on R2 yesterday they had a 30 minute slot with varying opinions. It was damage to the environment that seemed to bother most anti-diesellers.

[douglas9401]

Rover and the boxer.

[Zacs-Master]

;-)

[murraymints]

diesels are bad news... talk of charging to go into town with a diesel ..like congestion charge...

[douglas9401]

Hang around a few years though, they'll be back in fashion once a new intake of experts gets their turn.

[Baldric]

Still got the Beemer TWR?

[TWR]

Murray xx, it's another way to fleece the motorist, what good would the town be without the motorist, they get hit in every possible way for revenue.

[murraymints]

nobody in their right mind wants to take a car into Edinburgh city... complete nightmare..park and ride is the answer here !

[Zacs-Master]

Do the trams work yet Minty?

[TWR]

On our last visit to your City Murray we left the car outside the B&B & walked 20 mins up to the City, mind you the weather was good.

[douglas9401]

You don't spend a billion quid on eight miles of light railway for it not to work. :)

[douglas9401]

Most of the time.

[Islay]

I appear to being called a liar again!
I now only fill my car twice whilst before I was filling it 3-4 times a month, my road tax is slightly cheaper and my insurance is significantly cheaper hence the savings each month!

[murraymints]

Tram is trundling by..not going anywhere not already well served by bus..and a bleeping nuisance !!

[murraymints]

best to walk in if you can TWR ..or buy a day pass for unlimited bus hopping !!

[TWR]

Sorry for my late reply Murray, yes you are correct but it's getting like that every City the public travel to, we last used ythe Park / Ride in Oxford many moons ago.

[TWR]

I meant to say the cost of parking.

[mikey4444]

An all-electric car would be a huge disaster. From day one, you gaze will be fixed on the battery monitor, rather than the road ahead.....electric cars a probably OK for milk floats but not for everyday use.

Perhaps you should go for a hybrid, petrol-battery model.