does a car like this exist?

[90johnhenry]

Evening all

im getting bored of sifting through countless KA's and fiestas, and was wondering

does this exist?

35+ MPG
simple reliable petrol engine, that i can service and look after fairly easily
a nice place to be (ill be doing 500-1000 miles a week, cant be dealing with a tatty interior
potential to waft/be shut up in 5th/6th at 70-80 on a motorway and just get on with it
not a complete slouch, nothing stupid, just enough
something that isn't crashy, bumping through pot holes destroy my life
relatively cheap to repair consumable stuff
if at all possible, something a little interesting! (not a biggie if not)

and all this decent'ness and cheap as possible!


thanks and good luck!
john

[poing]

VW Passat diesel?

[ambuletz]

'relatively cheap'. Going to have to quantify that.

Perhaps a petrol corolla from 02-onwards.

[LHD]

Not a petrol but very easy to look after:

[ http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...



Do mega miles and are very relaxing to drive.

[CoolHands]

nissan micra.

Enjoy

[4lf4-155]

You have not said a budget but 1998-2002 French saloons with a 2.0 petrol might fit the bill

[deltashad]

Skoda oct.... blah blah...
Had to get in there first...

[forsure]

Mk1 Focus 1.6 ? Refined, good handling, sweet engine.

[LHD]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...

[90johnhenry]

sorry didnt quantify price: as close to a grand as possible! want to cut down £££ tied up in the car

passat diesel - had thought about them, just scared of the milage, i know people say they'll go starship miles, but it just worries me
406 diesels - again, similar to passat stuff!

micra - to small i think! are they abit crashy too?

[CoolHands]

I don't think he will get 35mpg + out a 2 litre petrol.

[robsa]

Alfa 147 fills all those requirements as well as being cheap. They handle well and are well appointed too.

[90johnhenry]

any VAG diesel seems to be a good call! my old man swears by octavia diesels

that avensis looks pretty decent!

[NateWM]

Honda Accord.....Volvo S60/S80.....VW Passat.....Citroen C5....BMW E46.....Toyota Camry.....Audi A6.

Theres lots of car available that fit your criteria.

Just saw your budget, sorry! I would go with a diesel avensis, diesel Mondeo or a 2.0 petrol Accord for that budget (98-03). You will get about 30mpg average out of the Accord though.

Edited by NateWM on Saturday 2nd February 20:59

[4lf4-155]

CoolHands said:

I don't think he will get 35mpg + out a 2 litre petrol.

I used to get 36 out of 1.6 petrol 307 mixed driving. I would hope that 2.0 would achieve similar. If the op is doing up to 1000 miles a week I would assume this is mainly motorway?

[98elise]

Mk3 mondeo....

[Robb F]

CoolHands said:

I don't think he will get 35mpg + out a 2 litre petrol.

I get 42 on the motorway, slightly lighter car but not by much.

[90johnhenry]

4lf4-155 said:

I used to get 36 out of 1.6 petrol 307 mixed driving. I would hope that 2.0 would achieve similar. If the op is doing up to 1000 miles a week I would assume this is mainly motorway?

it would be fairly motorway/a road based. Its in south wales with connections to london and birmingham. so alot of m4/m5/m50, then all the connecting welsh roads, so a real mix of both. Example; i did 150 miles a day last week and didnt go near a motorway, then 60 the next day of 90% motorway. So a really well rounded car would be good.

[Big News]

35+ MPG - more like 30, but check
simple reliable petrol engine, that i can service and look after fairly easily - check
a nice place to be (ill be doing 500-1000 miles a week, cant be dealing with a tatty interior - check
potential to waft/be shut up in 5th/6th at 70-80 on a motorway and just get on with it - check
not a complete slouch, nothing stupid, just enough - check
something that isn't crashy, bumping through pot holes destroy my life - check
relatively cheap to repair consumable stuff - check
if at all possible, something a little interesting! (not a biggie if not) - depends what you mean by...interesting!

and all this decent'ness and cheap as possible! - check

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-75-2-0-CONNOISSEUR...

Edited by Big News on Saturday 2nd February 21:15

[robsa]

CoolHands said:

I don't think he will get 35mpg + out a 2 litre petrol.

My 147 2.0ts would return 40 on a long run...