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BE57 TOY
Original Poster
829 posts
16 months
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Hi all
What's the cheapest way of doing 100k of reliably over 5 years? Presumably a diesel and one with not too many miles on to avoid maintenance and vehicle replacement. Also must be comfy for motorway commuting.
Suggestions welcome!!
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jack01825
1,447 posts
27 months
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ford mondeo ghia :-)
or rover 75 conniseur
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Jack Blag
911 posts
82 months
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Audi or VW with 1.9TDI engine.
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Schuey M
178 posts
11 months
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Swoxy
2,370 posts
79 months
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BE57 TOY
Original Poster
829 posts
16 months
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Jack Blag said: Audi or VW with 1.9TDI engine. Does that inc the 1.9TDIe from the 08 era?
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Welshbeef
13,049 posts
67 months
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Either buy say a Kia Cee'd brand new for £15k. Which is manufacturers warranty 100k for 7 years.
Or buy say a £2k Jag merc BMW 5 series ad run it till it breaks scrap it buy another.
Or buy something boring like a Mondy to do it.
Also frankly an E36 M3 would happily foot. Infact any car could happily do it if you service it properly even buying a 150k car milage to start with.
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BE57 TOY
Original Poster
829 posts
16 months
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Welshbeef said: Either buy say a Kia Cee'd brand new for £15k. Which is manufacturers warranty 100k for 7 years.
Or buy say a £2k Jag merc BMW 5 series ad run it till it breaks scrap it buy another.
Or buy something boring like a Mondy to do it.
Also frankly an E36 M3 would happily foot. Infact any car could happily do it if you service it properly even buying a 150k car milage to start with. As fun as the M3 would be, it would be far off cheap it terms of fuel burn and depreciation. So far the cheapest way I can calculate is a Mondeo / Insignia diesel for around £8k.
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Jasandjules
45,414 posts
98 months
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Jack Blag said: Audi or VW with 1.9TDI engine. I would say a VW as they are cheaper to buy and run I feel. But yes.
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T5R+
705 posts
78 months
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Volvo S60 in diesel 2.4D or D5 guise  Defy anyone to find more comfortable seats.
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McHaggis
7,696 posts
24 months
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Some form of Skoda or VW (eg Jetta).
Look for what taxi drivers and airport runs use...
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Jimbo.
2,012 posts
58 months
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BE57 TOY said: Hi all
What's the cheapest way of doing 100k of reliably over 5 years? Presumably a diesel and one with not too many miles on to avoid maintenance and vehicle replacement. Also must be comfy for motorway commuting.
Suggestions welcome!! Pug 405 1.9D. Buy for bargain basement money, run on a shoestring (and, if you wish, chip fat!), with typically Gallic ride.
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lazygraduand
1,512 posts
30 months
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My dad had had a 2009 520d from new, done just over 100,000 miles. Never had any problems and it's averaged about 49mpg, mostly motorway miles and pretty hard driving.
If you were confident about taking a car like that to higher miles, that would be a perfect sort of car to do big miles in. Its supremely comfy, economical and cheap to service if you can find a decent specialist. And you could probablyy buy an ex company car for under £10k with those sort of miles that would keep going for ever
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Welshbeef
13,049 posts
67 months
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BE57 TOY said: As fun as the M3 would be, it would be far off cheap it terms of fuel burn and depreciation.
So far the cheapest way I can calculate is a Mondeo / Insignia diesel for around £8k. I'd say you need a big engine and an auto box then you cannot go wrong. Consumables for any car over 100k Tyres looking at 3-5 sets Discs 2 sets all round Brake pads 3 sets at the very least Oil changes min 5 changes Brake fluid changes every two years so three in this instance Coolant change 3 needed min Bushes if buying brand new none if used 30-60k you will need a complete set Wheel bearings will need 4 if you buy a 3 year old car or 5 years old car Possibly new starter and alternator Filters pollen oil fuel air 5-8 sets Engine mounts if you buy a 5 year old New shocks and springs all round of you buy 5 year old. New car battery for sure in that timescale. Wipers new sets once every year Depreciation - purchase price dependant New radiator New air con compressor Air con annual servicing So that will be your cost base if you buy a big car things will be more buy smaller they will be cheaper
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Chrisw666
20,868 posts
68 months
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fozzymandeus
679 posts
15 months
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Welshbeef said: I'd say you need a big engine and an auto box then you cannot go wrong. Big engine, I spose so, although when you're doing oil changes for an 8 litre sump it can get expensive. Auto Box?! Urm. No. To be guaranteed good gearbox lifetime you need something with a sturdy getrag gearbox. My recommendation would be as low mileage a 1995-1998 E36 BMW 318i you can find. Chain cam, strong gearbox, cheap to service/serviceable easily yourself, only known faults are suspension issues (cheap), hedgehog resistor (also cheap) and some simple ABS troubles. Find one on 15" wheels or standard steelies for extra cheapness. Difficulty now is to find a standard one with low miles in good nick. Budget £1500 spend on the car in the first place to secure a nice one and off you go.
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0a
8,438 posts
63 months
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If we're talking cheapest - Mk1 Ford Focus with the old 1.8td engine (the same one as that million mile mondeo bloke had).
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fozzymandeus
679 posts
15 months
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Chrisw666
20,868 posts
68 months
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Actually what about something American or Aussie with a LS V8 and their ability to cover lots of miles with minimal servicing?
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Welshbeef
13,049 posts
67 months
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Chrisw666 said: Actually what about something American or Aussie with a LS V8 and their ability to cover lots of miles with minimal servicing? Good point Corvette C4 5.7ltr LS1 unit with a lazy 200bhp peak power at 4,000 rpm. Oil change every 100k V8 lovely and you'll not lose a penny on it. Or a studabaker or Buick or Lincon
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