Time to sell the V6 and buy a diesel?
Discussion
Fox- said:
Buying a little Fiesta for £8000 to save money on fuel sounds like a great idea.
If you save the amount the OP is proposing then even after depreciation there's a saving, you can't deny that.I saved a lot changing to the ecobox I have and depreciation costs me £75pcm which is greatly offset by said savings.
Kiltox said:
If you save the amount the OP is proposing then even after depreciation there's a saving, you can't deny that.
I saved a lot changing to the ecobox I have and depreciation costs me £75pcm which is greatly offset by said savings.
I agree, and the caravan will give you a saving over flying somewhere nice every year.I saved a lot changing to the ecobox I have and depreciation costs me £75pcm which is greatly offset by said savings.
He could also buy Tesco value food as well. Yet more ways to save money by downgrading.
Fox- said:
I agree, and the caravan will give you a saving over flying somewhere nice every year.
He could also buy Tesco value food as well. Yet more ways to save money by downgrading.
Neither of which really compare with being pissed off with having to spend stupid money just to get to work and back though. He could also buy Tesco value food as well. Yet more ways to save money by downgrading.
Kiltox said:
Neither of which really compare with being pissed off with having to spend stupid money just to get to work and back though.
They both involve downgrading an experience. Currently, he comfortably wafts to work. He is considering trading this for buzzing to work in a little city car designed for popping to the post office in. This has to be considered - it's more than just a financial decision surely?Trevor McDonald said:
Thanks for input. I think the comments about it being too small for long journeys are right. Gotta shoot, work at 10.
News at 10?I have to agree with people saying a long commute in a small car is hellish.
I've only ever driven a small hatch so can't compare to bigger cars.
However the constant expenditure on them what people have said I don't agree with.
£30 tax per year. 50mpg and £25 for service parts an the service gets done by my fiancées dad for free. I could even do it myself now.
Tampon said:
How? the price of the diesels ? just look on a car site, they are about, spent age look at which to get decided on the cheaper buy 1.8 as there were more about with less miles for less money.
As for my MPG, again how ? it is 38mpg combined standard, I serviced it before driving down to france, replaced spark plugs, air filter and had to change dodgy thermostat, had to keep track of fuel used/milage to see if that was causing the low mpg ( was doing 30mpg, 330 miles when light come on, when I got it ).
Boot full of 400 bottles of beer driven from Uxbridge to Vaux near limoges ( 60mph from london to dover ), 138kph ( sat nav ) in france stuck in paris traffic for a hour and a half. Refilled on the way down averaged 39mpg. Back in the car for the last 200km, drove around country roads for 10 days unloaded, filled up on a shopping trip averaged 38 ( well just under at 37.89 ) when light came on again.
Drove back to paris at 130kph ( sat nav ) clear roads straight in, next day drove to dunkirk at 120kph, filled up to top, averaged 39mpg, drive from dover to uxbridge, weekend drove to swanage and back, then wednesday night to southampton and back 60mph all the way averaged 46mpg.
Proof, ummmm, because I said so ? that and what would the point in lieing be ?I am a 30 year old man, own one chocoate lab, who is going back to university to study a masters in history, I am not really a keyboard warrior, just thought I would offer the OP a bit of advise as I considered something similar recently.
I have a present readout on the meter of 468 miles and I have am about 40-50 miles off the light coming on ( seem to be around 11gallons every time ) so should be getting about 45-46mpg this time. I could take a pic of it with a newspaper and can of custard but I doubt that would prove anything to you.
Have to say they are great on the motorway, and after reading a article on the difference 80-70-60 mph can make on mpg I have to say I seem to be getting 20% better on the fuel by driving inside lane, slap cruise on and kick back, no traffic, odd truck to over take, quiet and take about 10minutes longer every hour of journey that I would do at 70-75mph, seem fair compromise considering I will get a "free" tank full every 5 th fill up, for doing nothing but slowing down slightly.
Does that help "prove" a improvable statement ? hope so, if not, sorry I am out of ideas.......
Yep I'll accept that one lol - I don't think you can get a 4yr old diesel Vectra for £2k though - maybe an 8yr old?As for my MPG, again how ? it is 38mpg combined standard, I serviced it before driving down to france, replaced spark plugs, air filter and had to change dodgy thermostat, had to keep track of fuel used/milage to see if that was causing the low mpg ( was doing 30mpg, 330 miles when light come on, when I got it ).
Boot full of 400 bottles of beer driven from Uxbridge to Vaux near limoges ( 60mph from london to dover ), 138kph ( sat nav ) in france stuck in paris traffic for a hour and a half. Refilled on the way down averaged 39mpg. Back in the car for the last 200km, drove around country roads for 10 days unloaded, filled up on a shopping trip averaged 38 ( well just under at 37.89 ) when light came on again.
Drove back to paris at 130kph ( sat nav ) clear roads straight in, next day drove to dunkirk at 120kph, filled up to top, averaged 39mpg, drive from dover to uxbridge, weekend drove to swanage and back, then wednesday night to southampton and back 60mph all the way averaged 46mpg.
Proof, ummmm, because I said so ? that and what would the point in lieing be ?I am a 30 year old man, own one chocoate lab, who is going back to university to study a masters in history, I am not really a keyboard warrior, just thought I would offer the OP a bit of advise as I considered something similar recently.
I have a present readout on the meter of 468 miles and I have am about 40-50 miles off the light coming on ( seem to be around 11gallons every time ) so should be getting about 45-46mpg this time. I could take a pic of it with a newspaper and can of custard but I doubt that would prove anything to you.
Have to say they are great on the motorway, and after reading a article on the difference 80-70-60 mph can make on mpg I have to say I seem to be getting 20% better on the fuel by driving inside lane, slap cruise on and kick back, no traffic, odd truck to over take, quiet and take about 10minutes longer every hour of journey that I would do at 70-75mph, seem fair compromise considering I will get a "free" tank full every 5 th fill up, for doing nothing but slowing down slightly.
Does that help "prove" a improvable statement ? hope so, if not, sorry I am out of ideas.......
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