'Eco' but fast-ish, what car?

[Weyro]

Looking to get my GF a car.
Looking for something under £4k
Must average 30mpg,
be reasonable to tax,
and at most 8 seconds to 60.

Been looking at Glanza V's which seem to fit the criteria, but would like some alternatives to consider.

Cheers

Edited by Weyro on Wednesday 11th April 17:28

[Weyro]

Haha sorry, yea must Average 30mpg

[BorkFactor]

Well I am in full BMW mode right now, so I am going to recommend an E46 330i.

I have an E46 328i, and it does over 40 mpg on a run and around 25-30 in town / when you cane it. I would imagine the 330i would be about the same.

Brilliant cars

[pscl227]

E46 320i, 33mpg, lovely mini stright-6

[BorkFactor]

pscl227 said:

E46 320i, 33mpg, lovely mini stright-6

If you are going to go for a straight 6, you might as well go for the biggest you can afford as they all drink the same, and cost pretty much the same to insure

[kambites]

I'd imagine that almost any hot hatch of that size will average 30mpg and most of the next size up will these days too.

Or how about something like an MR2; or does she need four seats?

[Evil.soup]

As above, MR2 roadster as it is pretty nippy with a 0-60 of 7.9sec, great handling and very economical, easily 35mpg and a bit of a looker.

As an example: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Also if that doesn't fit then how about a Clio 182? Sporty, 35mpg at a push and a great all rounder! I have watched the 182 run rings around bigger more powerful cars at the track.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Edited by Evil.soup on Wednesday 11th April 18:00

Edited by Evil.soup on Wednesday 11th April 18:01

[LCR265]

Currently averaging 35mpg out of my 53 plate Leon Cupra R, remapped to 265bhp. Would guess that 0-60 is closer to 6 seconds.

[Weyro]

What is the TAX like for 12 months on these cars?

[Evil.soup]

Weyro said:

What is the TAX like for 12 months on these cars?

£215 a year for the MR2 and £250 a year for the Clio. Not the greatest as my WRX is only £260 but you won't get 30mpg out of it, probably 28mpg at best.

[BorkFactor]

Weyro said:

What is the TAX like for 12 months on these cars?

This site will tell you all you need to know about the specs / tax on virtually any car

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/advice/road-tax-guid...

[Weyro]

awesome, thanks