Cheapest car for 10kpa Commute

[scotlandtim]

Afternoon All.

I'm shortly going to hand back my Renault Zoe which i use for commuting, approx 10k pa.

Currently I'm paying about £200 per month + £20 insurance. I charge at work and it's tax / mot free so total running cost per year for 10k miles = £2640. I've had it over 2 yrs, so it's cost me £5280 in total - however I'm handing it back and have nothing to show for over £5k worth of payments.

My other car (family wagon) is a Dacia Logan which I'm pretty fond of and returns almost 70mpg.

For the £5k I've spent on the Renault I could almost have paid off a new Dacia Sandero (not counting petrol costs) and have a 2 yr old fully paid off car to show for it.

I don't really care what I drive for my commute, work involves a lot of housecalls in a fairly rough area, so it's asking for trouble to have something fancy.

Any ideas out there as to what's the cheapest possible option for me to replace my Zoe with?

Considered bangernomics, but I want something I know I can jump into each day and will work as the wife and kids use the other car so not really an option to take that, and no car = no work for me!

All thoughts' considered.

Please remember - this is about numbers, not style!

[scotlandtim]

I pick up the fuel / expenses tab sadly!

Most of the miles ar commuting, visit miles are about 2 per day max, so not a big problem, esp at present with the EV!

[scotlandtim]

bungz said:

Another Dacia with the DCi lump

I suspect that's my best option. Even with the circa £100 pm lease deals you're left with nothing at the end of the contract, whereas the Dacia leaves you witha car which i can keep running until it expires!

Next question then - is a Dacia Sandero Dci (I'll look for one a couple of years old, about the £6K mark the best option?

Best = cheapest! It's tax free and gets good mpg, and I've no complaints about Dacia - it's not a merc, but you get what you pay for, or is there something hiding out there that's even cheaper to buy?

[scotlandtim]

Joey Deacon said:

This is something I spend a lot of time trying to work out, the cheapest way to own a car with the least amount of hassle possible. I have investigated most of the cheapest new cars on sale but most of these don't come with remote central locking, which for me is a deal breaker.

i.e Hyundai i10 is £7,995 and I have seen the Fiat Panda for £6,995.

Like you I don't really care what it is as long as it is reliable and gives me as little grief as possible. I have run cheap sheds for the last 10 years or so but I think it would have been cheaper in the long run to buy a brand new car 10 years ago and run it into the ground.

The Dacia Sandero is a car that I keep coming back to as that £5,995 price is basically disposable motoring. Trouble is, at that price you get the Access which has black bumpers, no radio and wind up windows. I have however found a pre reg 2016 Ambiance in White with 1 mile on the clock for £5,995 which has to be the cheapest way to own a new car.

The 1.5 DCi is a lot more expensive and I found a 2014 Silver one for £6,995 with 18k on the clock.

I actually think in the long run it would be cheaper to buy the Sandero for £5,995 than to run a series of sheds.

I think I agree with you, already havign one Dacia I can't fault it.
I'm tempted however to find a pre owned 1.5 DCI sandero rather thana new petrol one. That's what I did with my logan and it's proved great so far!