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Originally Posted by bippysan
Hi there, we are set on getting the XC90 Inscription but are going back and forth between petrol and diesel and would like some views on this.
We only average b/w 3-4k miles tops per year. We're buying second hand 2016+ plates and there only seem to be diesels around.
Concern with diesel is with the DPF as we don't do enough regular motorway driving and whether this will cause issues in the long run which mean expensive fixes. Also, we live in London and there's a lot of fear mongering about the decline of diesel cars and taxes (our resident parking permit has already had a £200 surcharge slapped on it by the council b/c we own a diesel car). Hopefully, by the time that happens, we will have moved out of London but you never know.
Yet there don't seem to be many petrol options around and we've been advised that petrol won't give much mpg for a car that heavy. For our out of town runs, including driving to France, we usually have 4 bikes attached to the car.
We were only looking at diesel then saw a great deal on a T8 Petrol Hybrid which has added to the confusion (only issue being we have street parking so not sure how we'd charge the car when half the time the only space is never the one outside our door!).
Any advice greatly welcome!
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remember that all the volvo petrol engines for the last 4 years are GDi type direct injection which makes them a lot more efficient than the older 5 cylinder engines you might have been used to .