£2500 commuter- 25 miles a day.
Discussion
My Peugeot 107 is great but it's not the most comfortable.
I think I'd be happy with circa 30-35mpg. Journey is mostly long sweeping country roads and a bit of duel carriage way. About 12.5 miles each way to and from work. Definitely not enough to warrant a diesel. So it has to be petrol.
Would like something bigger, comfier, pokier and it needs to be somewhat reliable. Is a late MK3 Mondeo good at this price point? Specifically the 2.0 Petrol? Honda Accord?
Could go down the old German barge route, but the probability of big bills puts me off.
I think I'd be happy with circa 30-35mpg. Journey is mostly long sweeping country roads and a bit of duel carriage way. About 12.5 miles each way to and from work. Definitely not enough to warrant a diesel. So it has to be petrol.
Would like something bigger, comfier, pokier and it needs to be somewhat reliable. Is a late MK3 Mondeo good at this price point? Specifically the 2.0 Petrol? Honda Accord?
Could go down the old German barge route, but the probability of big bills puts me off.
Thanks for the links and advice all,
I think I am narrowed down to the following:
MK3 Ford Mondeo- seems my budget will get a late model 2.0 high spec with sensible mileage. Concerns are, rust (I had an ST220 that was pretty crusty but hidden well) engine troubles and expensive clutch if it goes. MPG seems a tad out of line for the soso performance that's on offer. Auto is an option- seems reliable. I like the looks and know they handle superbly. Something appealing about owing a late model version of a car.
2006ish 2.4 Honda Accord- Again a decent car to be had within the budget. Seems I need to worry about abs sensors, brake calipers and a few reports out there about timing chain woes- The 2.0 is definitely an option, I hear the manual gear change is lovely. I do like the sharp looks of the car in saloon guise.
Things got interesting when I saw the Lexus IS250 is not out if reach. £2500 isn't all the money I have in the world, a grand (ish) more would seem to get me in one of the most reliable cars known to man if what I read is true (2.5 litre V6) A big car that rivals the German equivalents but without all the faf and running costs, and achieves decent MPG for what it is. Drawbacks are that the earlier one's don't run on E10 fuel and that their only "big bill" common issue is the exhaust. I do know of them, think they look decent. Rear wheel drive also is a plus point. They are also very cheap to insure. I really can't find many horror stories.
Back to the 107, fundamentally there is nothing wrong with it. It's got a few dings and some bad spray over, oh and it's Cat N.. but it does the job very well. I just don't find it that comfortable. I don't think I'd sell it as it's an excellent little town car and practically costs nothing to run, but doing 10,000ish miles a year in one is taxing.
I think I am narrowed down to the following:
MK3 Ford Mondeo- seems my budget will get a late model 2.0 high spec with sensible mileage. Concerns are, rust (I had an ST220 that was pretty crusty but hidden well) engine troubles and expensive clutch if it goes. MPG seems a tad out of line for the soso performance that's on offer. Auto is an option- seems reliable. I like the looks and know they handle superbly. Something appealing about owing a late model version of a car.
2006ish 2.4 Honda Accord- Again a decent car to be had within the budget. Seems I need to worry about abs sensors, brake calipers and a few reports out there about timing chain woes- The 2.0 is definitely an option, I hear the manual gear change is lovely. I do like the sharp looks of the car in saloon guise.
Things got interesting when I saw the Lexus IS250 is not out if reach. £2500 isn't all the money I have in the world, a grand (ish) more would seem to get me in one of the most reliable cars known to man if what I read is true (2.5 litre V6) A big car that rivals the German equivalents but without all the faf and running costs, and achieves decent MPG for what it is. Drawbacks are that the earlier one's don't run on E10 fuel and that their only "big bill" common issue is the exhaust. I do know of them, think they look decent. Rear wheel drive also is a plus point. They are also very cheap to insure. I really can't find many horror stories.
Back to the 107, fundamentally there is nothing wrong with it. It's got a few dings and some bad spray over, oh and it's Cat N.. but it does the job very well. I just don't find it that comfortable. I don't think I'd sell it as it's an excellent little town car and practically costs nothing to run, but doing 10,000ish miles a year in one is taxing.
Edited by W201_190e on Saturday 22 January 23:30
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