Do Diesel cars have to be used daily?

I'm planning to buy a new diesel car, a 4-door sedan. I'm not a regular car user and will probably drive this 2-3 days a week, a distance of 50 kms each time. Would this be a problem? i have heard conflicting views - some say that a diesel car should be used regularly while others say that new technologies like CRDI don't require one to use the car on a daily basis. pls advice.

Briefly... these days diesel engines are quite refined - virtually as good as petrol ones.  It will not cause any problem if used once/twice in a week, like you propose to do.

 

Nevertheless, it is "better" if cars are used daily/more frequently - this applies to all cars (diesel, petrol, LPG/CNG).

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if we are driving like 60 kms per day, then what is good ?

Petrol or Diesel ?

Im going for A Skoda Superb Petrol 1.8 TSi.

Is it good for 60kms per day ?

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certain cars have better diesel engines than petrol engines,example:verna,logan,etc,in that case people go far diesel cars irrespective of the miles to be covered,but in case of skoda cars,all diesel cars are very noisy,almost like a tractor,high NVH levels,ask some one to drive and listen from outside

Lol, true!

So, im going for cheap Petrol 1.8 TSi.

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