Petrol or diesel car?

chris99

New member

Member since 18 January 2009

chris99

18 January 2009 12:43:58

chris99

18 January 2009 12:43:58

Hey everybody,

I will be moving to Ethiopia this summer and I am not sure whether to sell my petrol car and buy a new diesel one.

I have a quite new Nissan Patrol that works perfectly, but as it is a petrol engine it conumes quite a lot of fuel. So, I was thinking about getting a similar car, but with a diesel engine.

I will be living in Addis, but I would like to go out on safari as much as possible, therefore I would like to have a 4WD.

I would appreciate any information about diesel and petrol prices, but also the availability of petrol and diesel in the provinces.

Any other suggestion or recomendation on this subject would be highly appreciated!

Thank you,
Chris

jessachieng

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Member since 06 November 2008

Addis Ababa

jessachieng

25 January 2009 15:21:24

jessachieng

25 January 2009 15:21:24

Addis Ababa

Hi Chris,

Diesel is cheaper than gas (petrol) here, and more efficient. You will have a better chance of getting diesel in the countryside too. Sometimes there are fuel shortages in the city, so having a big tank is useful as well.

Jess

chris99

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Member since 18 January 2009

chris99

30 January 2009 13:04:22

chris99

30 January 2009 13:04:22

Hi Jess,

Thank you for your response, which basically confirmed what I was thinking. I will probably change my petrol to a diesel car.

Best,
Christoph

mrpostipuu

Member

Member since 15 February 2009

ADD

mrpostipuu

15 February 2009 11:35:13

mrpostipuu

15 February 2009 11:35:13

ADD

Hello

we move into ADD next summer and we are looking for buy a car, small 4x4 car, any idea of the prices news and used as well

many thanks in advance

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