Audi Q2 TDI S line

[baconsarney]

Hi all, a female friend has seen one of these for sale and is keen on buying it, she's asked me what I think but I know nothing about this type of vehicle!

It's a 2017 five door with 55k on the clock, any thoughts or experience of these would be hugely appreciated!

TIA,
bacon

[ZX10R NIN]

Is she doing the mileage to warrant a diesel?

[baconsarney]

ZX10R NIN said:

Is she doing the mileage to warrant a diesel?

I’ll ask her what miles she’s doing, I know she has a daily commute to work...

[baconsarney]

Ok, so 12 miles each way work and back daily average likely 8k per year... her current car is a diseasil too..

[Sslink]

A petrol is likely better for her usage. We have a Q2 35 TFSI that gets about 40mpg, I can squeeze 45-50 out of it on a run but it's daily driven by SWMBO.

[baconsarney]

Sslink said:

A petrol is likely better for her usage. We have a Q2 35 TFSI that gets about 40mpg, I can squeeze 45-50 out of it on a run but it's daily driven by SWMBO.

So, I know nothing about diesel cars, and have never owned one or had one as a company car.. why would petrol likely be be better for her usage? Is it the ‘low’ miles daily commute specifically or the annual average? Genuine questions I really am ignorant about the petrol or diesel thing,,,
Thanks in advance, Richard.

[Sslink]

baconsarney said:

So, I know nothing about diesel cars, and have never owned one or had one as a company car.. why would petrol likely be be better for her usage? Is it the ‘low’ miles daily commute specifically or the annual average? Genuine questions I really am ignorant about the petrol or diesel thing,,,
Thanks in advance, Richard.

I'm no expert and I'm sure there's plenty of heads in here that could articulate it better but the gist is diesels need to be driven longer distances to reach optimal temperature and burn off the particulates from the exhaust in the Diesel Particulate Filter. So you need to drive fair distances or take it for a blast every couple of weeks to keep the DPF clear or else you could be stuck with a big bill when it gets clogged.

I think the rough mileage for a diesel is 12k + per annum but it also depends on the types of journey, town driving Vs motorway driving.

Plus diesel is usually more expensive per litre and with that mileage I doubt there'd be much money saved compared to a petrol.

[cuprabob]

baconsarney said:

So, I know nothing about diesel cars, and have never owned one or had one as a company car.. why would petrol likely be be better for her usage? Is it the ‘low’ miles daily commute specifically or the annual average? Genuine questions I really am ignorant about the petrol or diesel thing,,,
Thanks in advance, Richard.

Diesels take longer to get up to operating temperature compared to a petrol, therefore economy on relatively short journeys can actually be worse than petrol, despite published figures. Notably worse during the winter months.

For the DPF to regenerate a regular long run is required. Short journeys can also lead to the EGR valve clogging up.

Diesel is normally more expensive and may also require AdBlue.

[baconsarney]

Thanks for the replies guys, all passed on and much appreciated but I suspect she'l go for the red one...