old petrol versus newer diesel

[madbri]

some intresting points and many thanks for you all taking the time and trouble to advise, "he" btw is a she! hence tyre kicking not a strong point, and yes that is sexist but there you go....thanks guys Jackie

you will get proberly another 15 pages worth of replys now ive owned both and agree with all the points said. 1 thing the di dose a lot more mpg so makes it more afordable for me and the family to just jump in and go at any weekend! were as b4 it was what about petrol cost. + im running 50% veg oil brings it down to around £4 a gallon b4 u lot start saying she wasnt asking bout feul ect im just letting her no

[shwmae]

well thank you....we ran a vw on old cooking oil for a while, it smelt of doughnuts so lovely...the problem I have regarding these two vans is that they are so far away, and in that price range its not worth the fuel just to have a look, both are "quirky" campers which is why I like them! thank you for your help
BTW
fuel in rural west Wales is now at 125/6p per litre!
PS so what does the "i" stand for?

[Backbone of Britain]

DI = Direct Injection

[shwmae]

DI = Direct Injection

thank you

[transitandy]

I would choose the diesel all day long

[AndyG]

show me a 200k diesel thats been well looked after, and i'll show you a flying pig

250,000miles, original (never opened up) engine box and rear axle with no whining

Now where's that pig

[shwmae]

bought the diesel
collecting tomorrow with a 740 mile round trip so fingers, toes and eyelashes all crossed! thanks for the advice guys