The MPG Generation..

[s0ck]

Even then i'd just get a diesel version of the car i wanted.

You just negated your entire post

 

[Jonny69]

Why is Total Cost of Ownership not an important figure to you?

MPG on its own is fairly irrelevent, no?

Yes, but if it was purely down to total cost of ownership I'd have bought a £99 bangernomics motor, surely. Sorry, but given the choice of a cheap motor with low depreciation and killer day to day costs vs a more expensive practical motor out my savings that depreciates more but I don't have to worry about whether it's going to kill the bank account at the end of the month to do a long journey, I'll go for the more economical of the two. I just don't want a car that chews through petrol. Like I said, I lost my passion for driving a long time ago. I can't be assed with it. There's no fun in having a fun car any more, which is why her car and both of mine sit there doing not much most of the time.

 

[Dogbreath]

I'm glad I have owned a couple of fun cars to be honest. And a motorbike. I just can't see me ever owning something fun and fast again. Just not affordable or fun on UK roads these days. Maybe it's rose tinted specs looking back at "the good old days", but I think as people have said in these economic times, running something that makes you considerably less well off when you could have some boring Diesel but have additional disposable income each month for other things...well it's an easy choice in terms of priorities.

Everyone's priorities are different, you'd rather drive something dull and have more disposable income, others would prefer to spend more and drive something interesting. It's hardly as clear cut as you suggest.

 

[Gaygle]

You just negated your entire post

Not really?

You were saying it's hard to remain enthusiastic about motoring when it's raping your wallet. I'm saying that if i had to have a diesel, i would make it one that was still interesting, fast and handled well - ie. i would have a 330d over a 330i.

Just because you do a lot of miles, doesn't mean you have to have some Golf 2.0TDI or something.