advice / opinion please

[ghoul]

Hi folks,

the time has come to trade my fortwo for a forfour

i have two options (i need an auto for medical reasons) that i'm considering

1.5 petrol
1.5 diesel

now i know the 1.5 diesel car as my folks have a colt diesel and it is fantastic in its own right, but the 1.5 petrol also seems to drive well and i have more choice in options.

with the quoted figures the 1.5 doesn't look that scary, i should be able to pull an average of 45 (most of my miles are motorway and i'm getting mid 50s from my 4/2 brab)

but is this reality? i don't want to drop below 40mpg really....

any opinions gratefully recieved

cheers

Rob

[problemchild1976]

Re: advice / opinion please

The 1.3 is just as good as the 1.5

The diesel is the best of the bunch really - very reliable merc(ish) cdi tested to 1,000,000miles which gives superb performance too.

Just be aware of the quirks of the auto box

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JJ

[ghoul]

Re: advice / opinion please

thanks for the reply - bought the diesel

yeah auto box quirks and smarts is always fun...but i quite like it perversely enough.

let the modding (caveat - aka breaking things!) begin

[problemchild1976]

Re: advice / opinion please

Tune4performance can map it for very little money and you will have a beast with massive amounts of torque

JJ