How to you choose whether or not to buy a petrol car or a diesel car ? Now that the petrol prices have increased, many of us tend to go for a diesel cars. Diesel cars are costly by atleast a lakh when compared to their pertol varients.

We need to take a look at the following factors and then decide.

• Whats your average usage per year
• What are the maintenance costs per kilometer
• How long are you planning to use a car

Diesel cars are best suited for people who’s usage is high. Maintenance costs are high for diesel cars and their life is smaller compared to petrol cars. So lets do some math and find out.

Lets say, diesel variant for a particular car costs 1 lakh more than the petrol variant. Now that additional 1 lakh can get you 1923 liters of petrol and 2631 liters of diesel for the current price .

Lets assume a mileage of 13 for petrol and 17 for diesel for our particular car. So we can travel

1923 X 13 = 24999  kilometers on petrol with that 1 lakh if we buy the petrol varient

Spreading it over 3 years you get to drive 8333 kilometers a year. If your driving needs are less than that its better to go for the petrol variant. For the diesel varient you have to shell out the additional 1 lakh and also money for diesel after that.

Apart from this, diesel vehicles adds approximately Rs 1 to the maintenance cost for every kilometer you drive. So do the math before you go decide on petrol or diesel.Similar Posts:

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