It really depends upon the type of miles you do.
I do about 6/7 k miles a year on my D5 xc 70. However, if the engine stats it's usually at least a 20 mile each way run to the nearest town for shopping or 90 miles each way to Cardiff to visit the grandkids, then twice a year at least it's 450 miles each way that visit the grandkids in Scotland.
For poping to the local garage shop for papers milk etc I use the landrover, being pre dpf it doesn't care about short runs, but even that gets a run to Cardiff once in a while. Amazing the difference 60 miles at motorway speeds makes to the old girl.
If the majority of your miles are short journeys then petrol is probably best but if you do regular longer runs, even 20 miles, diesel is defiantly an option and while maintenance may be slightly more a diesel will give you considerably more miles to the gallon.
Paul.
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