Why are there no Petrols about?

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Looking for a used S-Max for the past few months and right now there are about 15 petrols within my search criteria to 300 Diesels...

My low annual mileage (around 9k) and mostly short runs stipulate the need for me to have a Petrol otherwise I would go for a Diesel.

Why are there so few petrols about?
 
Because everyone and their dog thinks that spending 5k more on a new car to save £500 a year in fuel is a good idea. Low tax too y0

Nobody ordering new ones, means no used ones
 
Because the government have managed to convince the UK population that diesels are great and get 90mpg whilst caressing polar bears and petrols are crap and get 10mpg whilst eating small children.
 
Agreed... it's a crappy situation. I want to change vehicle and am looking for a comfortable saloon with a good auto box and a petrol engine... not much choice at all
 
SDK^ said:
Lucky you're not wanting to buy a petrol 5 Series BMW, the ratio (petrol to diesel) is about 1:1000
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At any age it's 459:3430 (1:7.5) on autotrader, at nearly new (3 years) it's 41:1192 (1:29)

A large ratio yes, but not quite 1:1000 ;)
 
Diesel smoke cloud shot into the foot for the government as it looks like they'll finally have to accept that they need to do something soonish to comply with EU air quality directives. No doubt it'll be another knee jerk reaction whereby they simply increase the tax liability of diesels and the status quo will be achieved - yeah right!
 
roadie said:
I look forward to the day that noisy, smoky and rattly diesels are fewer on the roads.
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You will pay a lot more for petrol if that day comes because the fuels are 'separations' of crude oil and the proportions they exist in are relatively fixed apart from inefficient and expensive processes to make changes of up to 30% (eg hydrocracking)
 
Which is why you see tripe like this...

For the first time, the SLK line-up now includes a diesel version - SLK 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY. Capable of 56.5 mpg combined and emitting just 132 g/km CO2, it still delivers pure roadster performance.

It doesn't though does it Mercedes. What has happened here is Mercedes have managed to convince everyone in the market for an slk that the only engine choice is the cdi.

Every slk you see is a diesel. And the manufacturer doesn't even mention the petrol on their site. All the customer is presented with is:

- 60mpg
- low emissions
- sports car

Same reason people buy TDI TTs from Audi.
And spec them with TTRS spoilers...
 
Exactly as rjk and Fox said. The previously 'aspirational' brands like Mercedes-Benz are repeatedly delivering less aspirational goods. This is slowly diluting the brand over time. The problem is that there are few brands that can respond and occupy the previous positions of the likes of Mercedes-Benz. Bentley managed this a little with the Continental GT, but they are never going to produce a lineup as wide as, for example, Mercedes or BMW.
 
Tbh, the general public does not care about engine's these days. Like Fox said, the appealing factors are running costs, brand, bling and cheapest deal on finance.
 
[TW]Fox;28237765 said:
All anyone cares about now is lowest monthly cost and maximum bling.

The result is 100bhp diesel AMG Mega sport ultra Mercs.
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Black pack edition black

Sucks, man. Mind you, modern petrols are becoming more and more costly to maintain. Turbos, supercharger and other Eco-friendly things means more to break as well, ultimately.
 
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