We will be renting a car and driving through Brittany and the Loire Valley. Which is more easily obtainable in that area - diesel or gasoline?
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
32756 posts
both - equally.
Posted by
Ipswich, MA, US
87 posts
You will get more miles per liter with diesel.
Posted by
Elk Grove, CA, USA
6898 posts
Ditto on the better mileage for diesel. All rental cars we have had in the EU were diesel. They were also all stick shift which was fine with us.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
32756 posts
I agree about the mileage - I drive a diesel. The question however was about availability. Does anybody agree with me on that part?
Posted by
L'Occitanie, France
10192 posts
Both equally available. Yes, Nigel, I aree with you and always rent diesel.
Posted by
Portland, Maine
2916 posts
Diesel seems to be available at any station. And not only is mileage better, but diesel is cheaper in France.
Posted by
OP
Eagle Lake
101 posts
Thank you for the information. Diesel it will be!
Posted by
Los Angeles
1825 posts
FYI...Unlike in the States the green nozzle is not diesel. There is usually a sticker on the gas cap of rental cars color coordinated to the correct nozzle to use. You don't want to put the wrong gas in the rental car.
Posted by
Tucson
4156 posts
...and in France it is also called "gazole" or "gasole" or some similar spelling. Sometimes the pump will say diesel, but not always. At least that's been our experience driving for the last 2 weeks here.
Posted by
Florida, USA
12172 posts
If I have a choice, I choose diesel. When I picked up my last rental, I asked about a diesel. They had one but charged five more euro for the choice. I drove 3,000 km and saved much more than the five euro in fuel. You shouldn't have any problem finding either fuel. Make sure you know the correct name and put only the correct fuel into the car.