Best economical car under 2k?
Discussion
Hi,
Hoping to get some advice on what the best buys for used cars are at this price point.
The ideal car would be relatively modern feeling, have decent power and return good MPG. I would only use it on evenings/weekends, travelling to different cities across the UK every few weeks or so (exploration is one of the main reasons for getting one!).
I don't anticipate doing any more than 10k miles throughout the year, so what would prove better value - Petrol or Diesel?
Some candidates at the moment:
Ford Fiesta (2005-2007), 1.4 Petrol or Diesel
Volkswagen Golf (~2002), 1.9 TDi
Other options: Ford Focus, Vauxhall Corsa
Any/all advice welcome
Hoping to get some advice on what the best buys for used cars are at this price point.
The ideal car would be relatively modern feeling, have decent power and return good MPG. I would only use it on evenings/weekends, travelling to different cities across the UK every few weeks or so (exploration is one of the main reasons for getting one!).
I don't anticipate doing any more than 10k miles throughout the year, so what would prove better value - Petrol or Diesel?
Some candidates at the moment:
Ford Fiesta (2005-2007), 1.4 Petrol or Diesel
Volkswagen Golf (~2002), 1.9 TDi
Other options: Ford Focus, Vauxhall Corsa
Any/all advice welcome
TheEnigmatrix said:
Nice, I have to say, all things considered, a Golf 1.9 TDi is looking very tempting at this point - good power and excellent economy, what's not to love! Finding one at the 2k price point that won't be a money dump might certainly be a challenge though!
The 1.9 tdi is a good engine - gruff and a bit boosty, but effective for hitting a nice performance/mpg point. The Golf is always in demand and hence holds price. For £2k, if you think slightly differently you'll get the same engine in a fresher car if you look at Passat / Bora / Skoda / Seat.
Friends of ours had a similar budget and picked up a very nice 55k miles Skoda Fabia Estate in a rather ugly shade of green. But it was newer and had a 1/3 of the miles of Golf's in their budget and has put in sterling service trekking across most of Europe for the past 4 months!
Matt UK said:
The 1.9 tdi is a good engine - gruff and a bit boosty, but effective for hitting a nice performance/mpg point.
The Golf is always in demand and hence holds price. For £2k, if you think slightly differently you'll get the same engine in a fresher car if you look at Passat / Bora / Skoda / Seat.
Friends of ours had a similar budget and picked up a very nice 55k miles Skoda Fabia Estate in a rather ugly shade of green. But it was newer and had a 1/3 of the miles of Golf's in their budget and has put in sterling service trekking across most of Europe for the past 4 months!
Thanks for pointing me to the other models, I've had a look at them all but I have to say the Golf still stands out head and shoulders in terms of style (my own personal preference of course!).The Golf is always in demand and hence holds price. For £2k, if you think slightly differently you'll get the same engine in a fresher car if you look at Passat / Bora / Skoda / Seat.
Friends of ours had a similar budget and picked up a very nice 55k miles Skoda Fabia Estate in a rather ugly shade of green. But it was newer and had a 1/3 of the miles of Golf's in their budget and has put in sterling service trekking across most of Europe for the past 4 months!
At this point I'm leaning back towards the Fiesta, looking at getting a 1.4 Petrol, MPG won't be tremendous but my mileage won't be all too high anyway... I'll likely sell it on after a couple of years anyway so as long as it's cheap to buy, won't give me too many headaches in terms of servicing and returns decent MPG it seems like a good bet. Plus the mileage tends to be lower on the Petrols which I assume (in most cases) means a healthier car (really don't want to be paying out the rear trying to keep a car alive!)
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