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Koen · 13th December 2007, 08:57

Here in Belgium it's a bit different, but I did the calculations when I got mine, and the diesel was saving me €300-€700 a year, depending on how much km I would make.
Diesel fuel is cheaper here than petrol, but you have to pay an extra yearly diesel tax. So if you do the simpel math, the amount you save on fuel has to compensate for the extra tax.
Furthermore, a diesel costs more when purhasing, but resale value is also higher. But the extra resale value will not compensate the extra initial price paid when new. So you have to calculate some extra km a year for that, too.
It's my first diesel, and I would never have bought one if it wasn't a Honda 2.2 or a BMW 2.0. I was prepared to pay the extra money to drive a petrol. But I found the 1.8 a bit dissapointing. Or was the diesel just so good...
Anyway, I drive the diesel now and it's been a pleasure from day one. I am a bit lucky maybe, 'cause I didn't experience any of the problems I read about so often here. (Knock on wood!) So the diesel has proven to be the best choice, in terms of driving pleasure, and financially!

K.

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Koen Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 18th September 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 244 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Here in Belgium it's a bit different, but I did the calculations when I got mine, and the diesel was saving me €300-€700 a year, depending on how much km I would make. Diesel fuel is cheaper here than petrol, but you have to pay an extra yearly diesel tax. So if you do the simpel math, the amount you save on fuel has to compensate for the extra tax. Furthermore, a diesel costs more when purhasing, but resale value is also higher. But the extra resale value will not compensate the extra initial price paid when new. So you have to calculate some extra km a year for that, too. It's my first diesel, and I would never have bought one if it wasn't a Honda 2.2 or a BMW 2.0. I was prepared to pay the extra money to drive a petrol. But I found the 1.8 a bit dissapointing. Or was the diesel just so good... Anyway, I drive the diesel now and it's been a pleasure from day one. I am a bit lucky maybe, 'cause I didn't experience any of the problems I read about so often here. (Knock on wood!) So the diesel has proven to be the best choice, in terms of driving pleasure, and financially! K.