There was a time when diesel engine used to make a lot of noise, now u cannot spot a difference. there has been a lot development in the diesel engine and its still going on. with the kind of mileage this cars are giving anyone wud opt for it. highest mileage a petrol car gives is around 22, but i have driven cars like Ford fiesta, optra, verna, logan which have equal or more mileage than almost all the petrol cars, and u can't even tell if it is diesel
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Sama Asif, BD Manager, infonet softech
| 06 23 2011 06:43:54 +0000
farah ur right to sme extnt bt mridula is also having a point
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puneet , Manager Admin
| 06 10 2011 12:56:58 +0000
Yes I believe that diesel cars is an alternative in place of petrol cars as there are lot many diesel cars which gives a mileage of 20 to 22 kmpl where as a petrol car gives mileage of 10-13 kmpl. So a petrol cars running cost comes to around 6 to 7 rs/ km whereas a diesel car's running cost comes to around 2 rs/ Km. SO in such an inflationary regime where petrol is priced at 67rs/LT which is even more the Air Turbine fuel (ATF) which is priced at 62 RS./ LT which is used by aeroplanes.
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Darshil , CEO/MD/Director, Darshil Cotton Company
| 06 03 2011 10:36:05 +0000
With continuous improvements & innovations in the field of turbo supercharging, fuel injection systems (CRDi/EFi), engine management system etc., there has been a remarkable improvement in performance & reliability of diesel engines. Time is not far off when diesels will take over petrol..
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sushil kumar singh, Engineering Manager, indian railways
| 05 29 2011 07:40:21 +0000
NO, i have been using diesel car since last 10 years now. It will be only worth while buying a diesel mill if your travelling is more than 1200kms a month. Other wise buy LPG/CNG varients. Petrol car are already fetching lower resale value. So if you have a petrol car you can easily convert it into CNG.
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Sarabjeet Singh Johar, BMS student, Mumbai University
| 05 27 2011 06:54:35 +0000
People are still purchasing petrol at higher prices - That extra premium.
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Biswajit Sarma, Project Manager - Construction of Raddison 5 Star Hotel, DS Group
| 05 27 2011 06:07:10 +0000
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Whether to chose diesel car or petrol car depends mainly on the following points:- 1. Average run per month- If your run is more than the 2000 km per month then the you can go for the diesel car otherwise you should go for petro car. Since the difference of the cost of petrol car and diesel car should be set off by running the car by saving in the differnce in the petrol and diesel price. 2.How long you should have a car- If you have to keep the car atleast more than 2 years then it is beneficial to have a diesel car subject to fullfillment of condition no. 1 as above. 3.If you are in a service where the petro is available as allowance i.e. bank employee than you have to purchase only petrol car since in diesel car you have to bear mainteancne charge more than the petrol car.
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mahesh khandelwal, PROPRIETOR, MAHESH KHANDELWAL
| 06 23 2011 09:36:59 +0000
if the subsidy for diesel is withdrawn, then what is the difference between a petrol and a diesel car?
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Munshi Ramchand, Retired
| 06 23 2011 04:45:19 +0000
It will depend on the car, usage and purpose. But I feel for city and short distance usage electrical car will be more suited.
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Shashi Kumar U, Manager accounts & commercial, Mazda Concrete Products Pvt Ltd
| 06 06 2011 04:41:58 +0000
Electric car, chargeable battery cars, are the future options available however, it is the Oil lobby who would never let that to happen...
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konkan SINGHA, business DEVELOPMENT, SpeechWareNet
| 06 06 2011 03:48:08 +0000
Thanks,Mridula. Besides,maintenance, it adds pollution.The average comparing Petrol will be less due to its calorific value and flash point.
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Mohammad Bakhsh, Consultant(Civil), Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
| 06 06 2011 03:42:52 +0000
Never. Demand influence a major part of the fuels in the international market. The more we demand , the more price will be.
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Muhammed jabir rifai, Graduate in Mechanical Engineering
| 05 28 2011 18:00:37 +0000
Generrally fuel price was increased to develop new greener alternative technologies instead of fossil fuels. Even Indian govermennt has rised the excise duty forthe imported auto auncillaries like assembled engines, gearboxes and so on from 10% to 30%.. Everything is made to develop new technologies in automobile and energy industries and to make domestic market in to bigger by manufacturing in India itself instead of importing.
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Thiyagarajan , Engineer-Design, Flowserve
| 05 28 2011 16:45:10 +0000
If you compare operating cost then yes it can be a solution but diesel engines tend to be costly in initial and maintenance cost point of view in the long run.
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suhaschandra deshpande, Marketing Associate
| 05 27 2011 10:54:16 +0000
Electric Car????????
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Kandavel Raja, Project Manager, Sobha Developers Ltd
| 05 27 2011 06:31:28 +0000
Maintenance is the main concern for diesl car, hence if consider all things such as price + servicing etc, then petrol car is better than diesl car. Thanks for referral, Mridula.
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SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd
| 05 27 2011 05:02:43 +0000
As Mr.Ram Rao said, my answer is NO.Both Pertrol and Diesel prices are being revised many times in a year, so Diesel car is not an answer. Govt. has to take steps in Research for Bio-Diesels obtained from Plants and seeds like Jatropha, Pongama etc.. We have to minimize the usage of Petrol and diesel, can use Bi-Cycles atleast once in a month for Office, as a GREEN DAY.
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V.Aravindhan , senior engineer, Ansaldo caldaie
| 05 27 2011 03:32:56 +0000
My answer is a strong NO !!! Mankind needs to stop using non-renewable fossil-fuel, the byproducts of rotting dinosaur flesh. The answer to increasing petrol prices is a change over to electric cars. Cars such as the Nissan Leaf, Chevrolet Volt, Tesla Roadster, Th!nk City, Malone TAZR, Mitsubishi i MiEV, Peugeot iOn and Citroën C-ZERO.
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B. J. Ram Rao, Managing Director
| 05 26 2011 13:53:17 +0000
Price of a diesel and petrol depends with gulf countries whenever our govt deal with increasing prices of diesel and petrol they increase in proper proportion,it is customer choice to go for diesel or petrol cars
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VIMALAN , DIRECTOR, VIRGIN ENGINEERS
| 05 26 2011 13:32:39 +0000
Hello, In Europe, diesel has a strong appeal but it does not solve the core problem : our huge dependency on oil. In addition to that, diesel production is limited. As a consequence, price of diesel will reach petrol price in the mid term.
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Bruno MUSSARD, Program Manager for semiconductor, Oberthur Technologies
| 05 26 2011 12:19:30 +0000
Neither YES nor NO! What's the guarantee that the diesel prices won't skyrocket? The Government has failed to regulate both the usage and the price. Sometimes, they are favouring private players for political sustenance. None of the PSUs are functioning as per the international standards set. It is now difficult for them to take the corrective course of action, as they lack political will. This inflationary trend is only filling the coffers of the States, and not the oil companies, per se!
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S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner
| 05 26 2011 11:58:43 +0000
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