What car for city driving, but not your usual eco box.
Discussion
Morning Pistonheads,
Please excuse any grammar / spelling mistakes as I am rather hungover.
I am looking for a car to replace my 2001 BMW 330ci.
Whilst I love the car, the fuel economy is starting to hurt my wallet.
I'm looking for a replacement, it must have A/C and Cruise, cost no more than £7k, and do 35mpg.
I love toys, so the more gadgets the better and I would love something a bit outside the box.
Size / no of seats do not matter, as long as I can get a weekly shop in it.
Cheers
Please excuse any grammar / spelling mistakes as I am rather hungover.
I am looking for a car to replace my 2001 BMW 330ci.
Whilst I love the car, the fuel economy is starting to hurt my wallet.
I'm looking for a replacement, it must have A/C and Cruise, cost no more than £7k, and do 35mpg.
I love toys, so the more gadgets the better and I would love something a bit outside the box.
Size / no of seats do not matter, as long as I can get a weekly shop in it.
Cheers
X-Type in SE or Sport Premium spec? 2.5 and 3.0 petrol probably not capable of 35mpg. 2.1 V6 is a bit weedy so go for the 2.0 or 2.2 Diesel.
Most SEAT Leon's have cruise, and the diesels can do way over 35mpg.
Neither of these suggestions are particularly 'out of the box' though.
Alfa GT Diesel?
Most SEAT Leon's have cruise, and the diesels can do way over 35mpg.
Neither of these suggestions are particularly 'out of the box' though.
Alfa GT Diesel?
C5, that's what I was trying to think of: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2707556.htm
Best I can think of would be something like an Audi A2 - a very cleverly designed car that was ahead of it's time in many respects.
Even today, I can't think of any other fully aluminium city cars. They're also deceptively spacious thanks to innovative packaging. Looks are subjective but personally, I think they've aged well. The petrol 1.4 is economical (the 1.6 less so) but the 1.4 TDi is brilliant in mpg terms - I think they're only about £30 to tax too.
You mentioned a decent spec was important and the A2 could be had with an unusually high spec for a car of that size - leather interiors, Bose stereos, electric glass roof, sports seats, 17" alloys, etc are all fairly common. Cruise control wasn't standard but many owners have retro-fitted cruise without difficulty.
Values have remained strong and while prices start at around £2500, your budget would get you one of the best.
Even today, I can't think of any other fully aluminium city cars. They're also deceptively spacious thanks to innovative packaging. Looks are subjective but personally, I think they've aged well. The petrol 1.4 is economical (the 1.6 less so) but the 1.4 TDi is brilliant in mpg terms - I think they're only about £30 to tax too.
You mentioned a decent spec was important and the A2 could be had with an unusually high spec for a car of that size - leather interiors, Bose stereos, electric glass roof, sports seats, 17" alloys, etc are all fairly common. Cruise control wasn't standard but many owners have retro-fitted cruise without difficulty.
Values have remained strong and while prices start at around £2500, your budget would get you one of the best.
Edited by Risotto on Thursday 19th May 11:04
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