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Originally Posted by robchalmers
not much point when you can drag 70+ mpg out of the petrol!
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Exactly. That, and the fact that the diesel model was more expensive. I've read articles recently implying that diesels in smaller cars are dying out because the engines cost about three times the amount of the equivalent petrol to produce, the cost is passed onto the customer, and the customer doesn't see the point when small petrols get amazing figures nowadays, especially with stop-start and similar technologies.
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Originally Posted by Dave's Civic Duty
Wow, I had no Idea that these cars were that good. How many miles, or what is the life expectancy of a Peugeot diesel!
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Hard to say, as far as I'm aware they have reasonable reputations. The later 1.5 diesels seem to be better than the earlier 1.4s (more reliable). Neither have turbochargers so that's one worry out of the way. Other than that, I can't see a 1.5 diesel in a light car being too much of a stressed engine. There are loads on UK ebay with well over 150k miles which isn't bad at all for such a small car.
There are some even older 205s with diesel motors at well over 200k too. They mustn't be too bad!