Are diesel cars a bad idea?
I live in London and have ordered a new Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion, but am now worried that I have made a mistake. Transport for London and Boris Johnson want to penalise diesel drivers from 2020 onwards and I worry that the resell values will plummet. Should I cancel the order and maybe think about the soon to be released Hybrid Golf GTE instead?
Asked on 1 August 2014 by nairemirol
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Honest John
Don't buy a Golf 1.6TDI, especially a Bluemotion. Our fuel cost calculator shows you're being suckered, with it returning annual savings of just £132. That means it will take a staggering 92,281 miles or 3,368 days to break even with the standard diesel Golf.www.honestjohn.co.uk/renault-zoe-hub
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