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confusedbuyer · Sep 3rd, 2014, 23:28

Hi all,

Newbie here, and a confused one at that. Just about thought I'd made my mind up on a V40 D2 SE Lux (2nd hand) and got horror stories down the pub of DPF, DMF, injector and various other issues associated with the PSA/Ford 1.6 engine. Does anyone know whether this is likely to affect a Volvo D2? The car I had been looking at is 18months/2years old and I want to keep for another 4 years, really, doing up to 18k miles a year. I'll have a 16 mile commute each way per day, half and half city/motorway.

I had done all my sums against an Audi A3 1.2 TFSI, but its looking like I might have to reconsider? I'd looked at the V40 T3 but the purchase price is higher than the D2 which is the only instance of a car I've seen where the petrol is more expensive than the diesel and the REALMPG on HonestJohn suggests it'll be only 37mpg...

Thanks for any insight anyone can offer!

Sep 3rd, 2014, 23:28	#1
confusedbuyer New Member Last Online: Sep 23rd, 2014 20:10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Cheshire	V40 Engine Choice Hi all, Newbie here, and a confused one at that. Just about thought I'd made my mind up on a V40 D2 SE Lux (2nd hand) and got horror stories down the pub of DPF, DMF, injector and various other issues associated with the PSA/Ford 1.6 engine. Does anyone know whether this is likely to affect a Volvo D2? The car I had been looking at is 18months/2years old and I want to keep for another 4 years, really, doing up to 18k miles a year. I'll have a 16 mile commute each way per day, half and half city/motorway. I had done all my sums against an Audi A3 1.2 TFSI, but its looking like I might have to reconsider? I'd looked at the V40 T3 but the purchase price is higher than the D2 which is the only instance of a car I've seen where the petrol is more expensive than the diesel and the REALMPG on HonestJohn suggests it'll be only 37mpg... Thanks for any insight anyone can offer!