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Need a little help..
I will soon be doing around 120miles a day commuting (3/4times a week) and i dont want to use my current banger clio as its getting on a bit and i think 120miles a day is asking a lot for a £250 bargin car and i dont want to use one of my projects as its not worth piling on the mileage.
So with this in mind i need to look for a car for no more than £3000 that can cope with doing 120miles a day 3/4 times a week for up to 6months without any major reliability issues outside of tyres/servicing.
So let me know your thoughts ladies and gents - i am open to suggestions but i dont want to be spending a fortune on fuel where possible but am open to something that isnt going to numb my mind..
Cheers
Mike
I will soon be doing around 120miles a day commuting (3/4times a week) and i dont want to use my current banger clio as its getting on a bit and i think 120miles a day is asking a lot for a £250 bargin car and i dont want to use one of my projects as its not worth piling on the mileage.
So with this in mind i need to look for a car for no more than £3000 that can cope with doing 120miles a day 3/4 times a week for up to 6months without any major reliability issues outside of tyres/servicing.
So let me know your thoughts ladies and gents - i am open to suggestions but i dont want to be spending a fortune on fuel where possible but am open to something that isnt going to numb my mind..
Cheers
Mike
The Crack Fox said:
Some tedious diesel jap repmobile is the answer. Accord 2.2tdci thingy ?
Yeah, and you find those for £3k where?Mondeo TDDI.
That said, I was doing 110 miles a day in my 1.8 petrol Mondeo, which was cheaper to run than the diesel Lancer it replaced, factoring in servicing etc.
Fox - can you find me some examples of a diesel accord for under 3k? im at a loss?
Had thought about a 1.8 LX mondeo as will be cheaper to service but they only pull around 35mpg according to web - is that right?! I'd have thought on A140/A14/A12 they should do a bit more than that?
Basically its going to work out at 2400miles per month for 6 months (14,400miles) so im factoring in 2x oil service and 1x Set of tyres which should be about right
Just working back through the figures i may be better off getting week lodgings for Circa £300 a month and save the money on fuel really.. but i would prefer to drive!
Had thought about a 1.8 LX mondeo as will be cheaper to service but they only pull around 35mpg according to web - is that right?! I'd have thought on A140/A14/A12 they should do a bit more than that?
Basically its going to work out at 2400miles per month for 6 months (14,400miles) so im factoring in 2x oil service and 1x Set of tyres which should be about right
Just working back through the figures i may be better off getting week lodgings for Circa £300 a month and save the money on fuel really.. but i would prefer to drive!
iggletiggle said:
Had thought about a 1.8 LX mondeo as will be cheaper to service but they only pull around 35mpg according to web - is that right?! I'd have thought on A140/A14/A12 they should do a bit more than that?
Basically its going to work out at 2400miles per month for 6 months (14,400miles) so im factoring in 2x oil service and 1x Set of tyres which should be about right
Mine was doing 38-42mpg on my old commute (20% stop/start city followed by 80% 'making progress' on the motorway).Basically its going to work out at 2400miles per month for 6 months (14,400miles) so im factoring in 2x oil service and 1x Set of tyres which should be about right
Currently doing mostly around town driving, a 1 mile commute, and a weekly A-road trip to my parents, it's doing 36mpg.
Tyres, if you get something decent will see 20k on the front and 40k on the back. I use Hankook Ventus Prime (£70 each fitted in the stock 205-55-16). They were the OE tyres on the car, and perform well, are quiet and are reasonably fuel efficient.
Servicing costs me £30 every 12500 miles, that's using EuroCarParts supplied Bosch oil and air filters and semi-synthetic 5W30 (usually Castrol Magnatec from ECP). Plugs are done every 3rd service, at £35 a set. Full set of front brakes (discs and pads) can be got for £50 for Mintex. I do my own servicing, takes less than an hour to do the service, and I'm not rushing myself.
The Mondeo is a nice driving car, the Quickclear windscreen is a godsend in the winter, and the heater starts working in half a mile on cold mornings.
Edited by HellDiver on Monday 26th April 11:03
HellDiver said:
iggletiggle said:
Had thought about a 1.8 LX mondeo as will be cheaper to service but they only pull around 35mpg according to web - is that right?! I'd have thought on A140/A14/A12 they should do a bit more than that?
Basically its going to work out at 2400miles per month for 6 months (14,400miles) so im factoring in 2x oil service and 1x Set of tyres which should be about right
Mine was doing 38-42mpg on my old commute (20% stop/start city followed by 80% 'making progress' on the motorway).Basically its going to work out at 2400miles per month for 6 months (14,400miles) so im factoring in 2x oil service and 1x Set of tyres which should be about right
Currently doing mostly around town driving, a 1 mile commute, and a weekly A-road trip to my parents, it's doing 36mpg.
Tyres, if you get something decent will see 20k on the front and 40k on the back. I use Hankook Ventus Prime (£70 each fitted in the stock 205-55-16). They were the OE tyres on the car, and perform well, are quiet and are reasonably fuel efficient.
Servicing costs me £30 every 12500 miles, that's using EuroCarParts supplied Bosch oil and air filters and semi-synthetic 5W30 (usually Castrol Magnatec from ECP). Plugs are done every 3rd service, at £35 a set. Full set of front brakes (discs and pads) can be got for £50 for Mintex. I do my own servicing, takes less than an hour to do the service, and I'm not rushing myself.
The Mondeo is a nice driving car, the Quickclear windscreen is a godsend in the winter, and the heater starts working in half a mile on cold mornings.
Edited by HellDiver on Monday 26th April 11:03
Hitch78 said:
Run the clio until it dies, then change. 120 miles is not so far.
I would but its done 78k and its a 1.2 N Reg clio.. noisey as hell above 50mph and im not sure i trust it to make 120miles a day, its done me well for my 60 mile round trip currently but i dont want to torture it further..!PD engines are more to service, when you factor in PD oil, cam belts, DMFs, etc.
Yes, they're generally reliable, much more than commonrail diesels, but I've been there done that, and they cost a clean fortune to service compared to a low-tech petrol like the Duratec.
You'll pay £30 for the 505.01 oil alone for the PD (£50 if it's 507.00 for the 2.0TDI PD).
Yes, they're generally reliable, much more than commonrail diesels, but I've been there done that, and they cost a clean fortune to service compared to a low-tech petrol like the Duratec.
You'll pay £30 for the 505.01 oil alone for the PD (£50 if it's 507.00 for the 2.0TDI PD).
Rover 25/45 MG ZR/ZS derv... Plenty of pulling power, cheap bargains to be had, diesel versions return good MPG, and as long as you let if warm up and cool down properly you wont have HGF. Make sure you know the history on HGF though and check the car thoroughly, other than that, you'll have some cheap motorway miles put onto an under rated car! 
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