(£5000-£6000) efficient, nice to drive and practical.

[Goldbear]

So after my 1.9tdi died due to DPF and turbo issues I'm after a smooth petrol engine, as I feel the 9,000 miles a year I do doesn't justify a diesel and the fault might have been a case of said low milage.

What's required?

• Efficient petrol engine (140+BHP of possible)

• Reliable

• No ridiculously expensive parts (hello DPF)

• Comfortable and nice to look at

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So far I've only found the 320i efficiency dynamics, however they appear to be well out of the budget.

Any recommendations?

[Liggle]

For £5k you can get a mint low mileage 2010-2011 Honda Civic Type S 1.8 petrol (or Si if you want 5 door)

I had the 3dr Type R and it was still very practical, only complaints I had were ride quality but the Si or Type S are softer. They are bulletproof reliable and a genuine 40mpg from the 1.8 petrol whilst still 140bhp and 0-60 in 8.9 secs

[chrisb92]

MK5 Golf GTi? Should get a decent one for £6k.

[Goldbear]

Liggle said:

For £5k you can get a mint low mileage 2010-2011 Honda Civic Type S 1.8 petrol (or Si if you want 5 door)

I had the 3dr Type R and it was still very practical, only complaints I had were ride quality but the Si or Type S are softer. They are bulletproof reliable and a genuine 40mpg from the 1.8 petrol whilst still 140bhp and 0-60 in 8.9 secs

The civic is a acquired taste, I just can't get past its bizare looks.

chrisb92 said:

MK5 Golf GTi? Should get a decent one for £6k.

Are they GTI's not thirsty?

[chrisb92]

Goldbear said:

Are they GTI's not thirsty?

Not too bad - I averaged 29/30 in my MK6, but that was driving it quite hard. 35 if you drive sensibly.

[Goldbear]

Are all BMWs after 2008 efficiency dynamics versions ?

I'm slightly confused

[DoubleD]

The older 2.0 petrol BMW engine has a lot of reliability issues. Have a look on e90post

[ZX10R NIN]

If you're looking for something 3 series sized I'd recommend a Mercedes CLK or C Class depending on how many doors you need.

CLK 280 Avangarde
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

CLK200

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

C280 Avantgarde

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

C180 Sport

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

More sensible:

2009 Mondeo Titanium 50k
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

2008 2.5 Mazda 6 Sport

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Or if you don't mind going smaller the the Focus in ST-3 spec ia a good call.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Edited by ZX10R NIN on Wednesday 12th October 22:36