Some time ago, there was a kind of fashion: people rushed in to buy Diesel engine cars, because they seemed to be cheaper to run on the long term. Such cars were more expensive than gasoline cars, but they had two advantages:
- A lower fuel consumption
- Cheaper fuel
While the first point on the list is stil valid, the second one has been blown away, now prices for Diesel and gasoline being equal.
Under these circumstances, the difference of price you pay when you get a Diesel car is paid off after more than 10 years of service, which is a very long time. I don’t intend to keep my car for so long, so in my case, it will never pay off.
In this conditions, I expect a shift in the car market trend over the next few years: people won’t be so keen on paying extra money to get Diesel engines. Besides, the new current of hybrid cars seems very attractive, as we all know how polluted our cities are.
Hybrid cars still have a high price because of the novelty, but I expect them to become affordable within 2-3 years.
