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Should I buy a petrol or diesel Sportage?
Should I buy petrol or deisel car have 2lt Mondeo at moment really like a Sportage do about 15k kilometers p/y just wondering because all that is being said on news etc
Our answer:
Hi Mick,
At 15k a year you’re probably better off going with petrol. Really, to get the best from a diesel, you need to be doing more than 20k a year, although that figure does fluctuate a little depending on which specific model you’re looking at. In the case of a Sportage, it might actually be quite hard to find a petrol version for sale.
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