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halo34

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2,890 posts

230 months

Wednesday 25th February 2015
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So my trusty cheap company "truck/Amarok" needs to go soon - and thus I need to take a BIK/Company car tax hit...

So far been looking at Seat Leon 1.4 tsfi (150bhp) but bit concerned that the Co2 is above 100 whatevers.

This is utterly boring to me but I need a family vehicle that doesn't kill me to death in terms of motoring fun.

I do 25k PA and high private miles so a company car and fuel card is the way to go.

Anyone got any other suggestions or things to look out for?


TwigtheWonderkid

49,218 posts

181 months

Wednesday 25th February 2015
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There's more than 1 way to have fun. I've got a boring co car. I used to have a great car but the BIK was horrendous. So I decided to maximise my income and get a diesel wheezebox, sub 100 CO2 and low list price.

When I fill up, I reset the trip metre, and set the display to show the range left with the fuel I have. So range shows 700 ish and trip shows nil. Then as the trip goes up, the range comes down. Although you can get the range to go up by driving economically. Then I try and keep both those numbers adding up to more than 700.

It's a real challenge and great fun.



halo34

Original Poster:

2,890 posts

230 months

Wednesday 25th February 2015
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
There's more than 1 way to have fun. I've got a boring co car. I used to have a great car but the BIK was horrendous. So I decided to maximise my income and get a diesel wheezebox, sub 100 CO2 and low list price.

When I fill up, I reset the trip metre, and set the display to show the range left with the fuel I have. So range shows 700 ish and trip shows nil. Then as the trip goes up, the range comes down. Although you can get the range to go up by driving economically. Then I try and keep both those numbers adding up to more than 700.

It's a real challenge and great fun.
I hate to ask but what was it?

The sub 100 seems to be where the cheapness is!

TwigtheWonderkid

49,218 posts

181 months

Wednesday 25th February 2015
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Seat Leon Ecomotive. Nice but dull. Soon to be changed for a Citroen C4 Cactus, even lower CO2 and list price, and better MPG. Will be changing the rules of the game to try and keep the total of the trip / range above 800.

It's sooo exciting, my life!