Thread: The New Defender: Diesel vs Petrol

Originally Posted by 1nando

People always mention resale of a diesel purchase as part of the equation but it isn't that simple. Most people lease new cars these days, I don't know anyone who's actually gone to a dealership and paid outright for a vehcile in the last few years. An extra $20K upfront also means a considerable amount more paid in interest over the life of the loan. When you actually calculate the extra paid over the life of the loan relative to the resale it isn't the gap most claim it to be.

Good point.

So i am one of the few,i always buy outright.

Company owned,sure some will say lease,borrow,whatever,write it off,you can use the money for other things,salary sacrifice,etc.

I prefer to not have the extra costs,repayments,etc.

Borrowing is expensive.

Many borrow,because they don't have the money,and some are living beyond their means.
i know a few that have borrowed for new vehicles,and the vehicles are now worth way less than what they owe on them.
But thats a topic for another thread.

Originally Posted by scarry

But the owner that has paid the $20K more for the VX,will get a fair chunk of that back at resale,after 5 yrs,obviously depending on condition of vehicle,K's,etc.

Just saying,its not all money down the drain,and the vehicle has a 5 yr unlimited KM warranty,so if left stock,more than likely,no costs for repairs.

Back on topic,is it worth paying $12K extra for a petrol in the 2020 Deeefer?
Sure its nice to have a bit more power,torque,but is it an 'economically wise decision'?

Maybe not,how will resale go in 5 yrs,petrol verses diesel,who knows,we can only guess.
The petrol costs more,so the owner has more to lose,and LR's generally don't have good resale anyway.
A 5 yr warranty?Doesn't look like it,so maybe some repair costs for the vehicle owner.

There is certainly no trend in Aus of sales of petrol 4x4,and utes, increasing,at the moment,anyway.

Sure many are saying its going to happen,but they also say the place is soon going to be full of Ev's.
The sales of EV's in Aus haven't increased at all,and have actually dropped in many other countries.

Times are changing,its a lot of crystal ball stuff.

And everything we do doesn't have to be an economically wise decision,or life would be boring.

I wouldn't be so sure about Toyota resale with DPF and DUSTgate.

Being mild hybrid is a plus for the petrol defender for economy at such a high power level. Hybrid would be better which we will see next year.

Anything with the word hybrid in it will help future resale imo.