Small diesel 60 mile a day commute....

[Divvyboy]

Hi all
I have recently got a new job which requires me to commute on twisty slow B roads and the 28 mpg from.my old 2.0 mondeo is not cutting the mustard to be honest.so the desicion has been made to purchase a small diesel with hope of at least 60sh mpg..Budget will be no more than 2k max. I have taken to the 1.9 tdi vw polo's which I think should fit the bill nicely.any body got any experience with these preferbably I think the 110 and 130 bhp models.all other suggestions are welcome to.
Sorry about another what car.but you guys seem the best to ask. So to summerise
1.6 + tdi diesel
A bit of poke so it's not to boring
No more more than 2k
Around polo size
Thank you for any help

Edited by Divvyboy on Sunday 27th July 16:44

[Divvyboy]

The other halfs is stating no more French cars in the garage.after the the fiasco with her old Laguna which was plagued with electrical issues.she is happy with any thing else though ...interesting about the golf though will have a look at a few..

[Divvyboy]

Clivey said:

I think 60MPG in conditions when your Mondeo's only doing 28 is a big ask. - Some recent cars may do it but I doubt you'll be able to buy one for circa £2k. The problem is that small diesels are in demand at the moment and so the prices are therefore high (big petrols are a bargain now). I used to commute much further than I do now and had a Citroen C4 Coupé 1.6HDI. That did about 50 MPG on a B-road commute and it's a much more interesting car than a Polo etc. Reliability was pretty good - only minor niggles.

I'm starting to belive that 60 mpg was a bit optimistic.50 ish is more realistic.starting to like the golfs now but they all seem to be 100k + in our price range.will keep hunting something ideal will turn up ...