can you buy a 50mpg (fun-ish) car for around £6k
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What car can do 50mpg or close (or better!), be fun to drive, reasonable on long drives and cost £6k or less, ideally with less than 50,000 miles.
4 seats, ideally a 4 or 5 door, but accepted likely to be something small.
I don't think Mini Cooper Diesels fall into the price range as yet (or anywhere close) and perhaps Fabia VRSs are likely to be too high mileage and a bit thrashed by now, but that is the sort of thing I was thinking of. Leftfield choices gratefully received as well.
4 seats, ideally a 4 or 5 door, but accepted likely to be something small.
I don't think Mini Cooper Diesels fall into the price range as yet (or anywhere close) and perhaps Fabia VRSs are likely to be too high mileage and a bit thrashed by now, but that is the sort of thing I was thinking of. Leftfield choices gratefully received as well.
How is the legroom in the back of the Alfa GT? Better or worse or the same as a hatch like an Ibiza or a 147?
As the car is intended for daily winter use, am minded to go front wheel drive I think, so the 3 series and 5 series is out.
I had no idea those Brabus Smarts had such poke about them, surely they can't do 50mpg?! They aren't pretty though, not sure I could get past the looks. Are they built well? They are pretty rare too aren't they?
As the car is intended for daily winter use, am minded to go front wheel drive I think, so the 3 series and 5 series is out.
I had no idea those Brabus Smarts had such poke about them, surely they can't do 50mpg?! They aren't pretty though, not sure I could get past the looks. Are they built well? They are pretty rare too aren't they?
GreatGranny said:
Ye wus! 
Used my E36 318is for the last year as a daily commuting nearly 500 miles per week. Yes its not very good in the snow but unless you live in the middle of nowhere most main roads get cleared/gritted each day. It did get stuck on a perfectly flat Tesco car park though! Had to get some lads to push me off.
Definately worth getting it for the fantastic handling and quality. You won't want to get rid after the winter. Much better drive than the FWD options on your list.
You can always buy the sock things if it gets really bad.
its not just for winter anad then selling on, but part of the justification is as a winter hack. Do like that shape of the 3 series and the diesel looks pretty compelling in all respects, other than it will be about 30k miles more than something like the Alfa GT, which in the right colour and with the right wheels does look pretty in my book! A 55k GT that has had its £800 belt change already for around 6k seems hard to resist at the moment, provided putting child seats in doesn't leave no room for little legs!Used my E36 318is for the last year as a daily commuting nearly 500 miles per week. Yes its not very good in the snow but unless you live in the middle of nowhere most main roads get cleared/gritted each day. It did get stuck on a perfectly flat Tesco car park though! Had to get some lads to push me off.
Definately worth getting it for the fantastic handling and quality. You won't want to get rid after the winter. Much better drive than the FWD options on your list.
You can always buy the sock things if it gets really bad.
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