Hi thinking or ordering a byDiesel what do I go for 1.2 or 1.3 £1500 in price wise as well as delivery time how long? As well whats M.P.G on them both? I drive a tjet punto at moment and its only geting 32 round town as well it £150 to tax for year

gordysmit said:

Hi thinking or ordering a byDiesel what do I go for 1.2 or 1.3 £1500 in price wise as well as delivery time how long? As well whats M.P.G on them both? I drive a tjet punto at moment and its only geting 32 round town as well it £150 to tax for year

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Well, if you choose a petrol engine from the By Diesel range, you get the best of both world!




(Getting his coat...... "taxi")

Is the diesel the 90bhp version now?

pearce_jj said:

Is the diesel the 90bhp version now?

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AFAIK that engine will be introduced in the 500c first, maybe added to the 500 range at a later date, perhaps in conjunction with the new petrol engines.

TBH I'd probably go for the 1.2 then. £1500 is a lot.

£1500 is a lot of money, my vote is for the 1.2 unless you're really in need of the extra oomph of the turbo diesel.

306maxi said:

£1500 is a lot of money, my vote is for the 1.2 unless you're really in need of the extra oomph of the turbo diesel.

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Will the resale value be better?

gordysmit said:

Will the resale value be better?

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Well of course it will be better. But I think what you mean is "will it hold its value better" and the answer to that is that nobody knows.

306maxi said:

Well of course it will be better. But I think what you mean is "will it hold its value better" and the answer to that is that nobody knows.

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Sorry thats what I meen lol I have seen a lot off new pre reg lounge and sports for about £10000 with 15 miles on clock 58/09 plates

none of the above

1.4 petrol 100HP :devil:

I'd say the best thing you can do is weigh up your options by considering your driving conditions and how many miles a year you're putting in. There's a lot of posts on this forum describing mpg/driving conditions/driving style so you'll be able to draw a conclusion from that.

As an example, I'm in a 1.3 diesel spending 90% of my time on motorways and driving it like I stole it, getting ~57mpg and putting in ~16,000 miles a year.

Seeing as diesel and petrol are pretty much the same price these days (although who can predict how it'll fluctuate), how long will it take you to make your £1500 back? If the answer is you can't, consider throwing that £1500 at options and make your 1.2 a happier place to be

At the moment the wife drive the tjet more them me I have a er650n motorbike.I we do about 8/10k a year and best to have a car thats 35 to tax a year and need a car thats the best M.P.G Because I dont belive in giveing the oil companys "sHELL" or any more

gordysmit said:

At the moment the wife drive the tjet more them me I have a er650n motorbike.I we do about 8/10k a year and best to have a car thats 35 to tax a year and need a car thats the best M.P.G Because I dont belive in giveing the oil companys "sHELL" or any more

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Well obviously the diesel does better MPG. The big question though is whether you'll be better off giving more money to Shell rather than giving it to Fiat.

This was a significant factor in my buying decision, since I had planned to keep the car 5 years and oil was $150 a barrell at the time.

Long term oil is still forcast to go up - a lot. The extreme mpg of the 1.3 does offer some insulation from that eventuality.

check this out http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/petrol-vs-diesel/?deriv=39086#manu=2193&model=1662&deriv=39086

Fiat 500 Hatchback
1.2 Pop 3d


List price £8,700
Fuel consumption 55 mpg
Price per litre 108.4p


1.3 Multijet Pop 3d
Change: 1.3 Multijet ByDiesel 3d 1.3 Multijet Pop 3d 1.3 Multijet Lounge 3d 1.3 Multijet Sport 3d

List price £10,100
Fuel consumption 67 mpg
Price per litre 109.7p

If you have negotiated a discount from list price, enter the prices here to use them in the calculation.

Price £

Price £
Extra cost to buy £1,400
Saving per 1000 miles £15.17
Miles to break even 92,316
Time to break even
at 12,000 miles per year 8 years

RobW said:

check this out http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/petrol-vs-diesel/?deriv=39086#manu=2193&model=1662&deriv=39086

Fiat 500 Hatchback
1.2 Pop 3d


List price £8,700
Fuel consumption 55 mpg
Price per litre 108.4p


1.3 Multijet Pop 3d
Change: 1.3 Multijet ByDiesel 3d 1.3 Multijet Pop 3d 1.3 Multijet Lounge 3d 1.3 Multijet Sport 3d

List price £10,100
Fuel consumption 67 mpg
Price per litre 109.7p

If you have negotiated a discount from list price, enter the prices here to use them in the calculation.

Price £

Price £
Extra cost to buy £1,400
Saving per 1000 miles £15.17
Miles to break even 92,316
Time to break even
at 12,000 miles per year 8 years

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This is the EXACT reason I went for the 1.2!

crabman

I would pick the 1.3 over the 1.2 just for the joy of the torque.

No point asking on here tho you will ALWAYS get mixed opinions, bets to test drive them both on a route your most likely to take every day and see for your self. I did this and the 1.2 was, well putting it lightly sh*t.

Puntostar said:

I would pick the 1.3 over the 1.2 just for the joy of the torque.

No point asking on here tho you will ALWAYS get mixed opinions, bets to test drive them both on a route your most likely to take every day and see for your self. I did this and the 1.2 was, well putting it lightly sh*t.

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surely that's why he asked to hear both sides...

diesel has some -ves too:

smelly sticky fuel
DPF regen issues
higher costs
sounds 'orrible

RobW said:

diesel has some -ves too

smelly sticky fuel = I have always used the gloves when filling diesel or petrol
PPF regen issues = I have one about every 3 weeks if that
higher costs = For the car in the first place? Ok ill give you that.
sounds 'orrible = On tickover yes kinda, but on the move not so

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Puntostar said:

I would pick the 1.3 over the 1.2 just for the joy of the torque.

No point asking on here tho you will ALWAYS get mixed opinions, bets to test drive them both on a route your most likely to take every day and see for your self. I did this and the 1.2 was, well putting it lightly sh*t.

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Keep looking at 1.3 mjet because in years to come veg oil as well as turbo= more to chip/remap/box