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I do 20k miles per year commuting from Cardiff to Bristol (1 hr each way), so mostly motorway miles, and have a 1.6tdci focus which does the job, averaging 51mpg. But after a year of doing this commute, im just bored with the car.I have 3 kids but the wife uses our s-max, so I only need 4 seats.
By my maths, a petrol car that can average 40mpg will see me about £500 a year out of pocket on fuel costs compared to the focus, which isn't too bad and certainly cheaper than running two cars. So what fun petrol car should I get for £7.5-9k? I have considered:
-R56 mini cooper s - fast, good economy. A 56 plate with 50k miles seems to be about £8.5k
-Suzuki swift- slightly less economical than the mini due to only being a 5 speed for the motorway work, less powerful, less fun? but chaper. 09 plate with 15k miles circa £7k
-Renault sport Twingo- cheap but perhaps a little tiresome on the motorway?
What do you reckon? Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance.
I do 20k miles per year commuting from Cardiff to Bristol (1 hr each way), so mostly motorway miles, and have a 1.6tdci focus which does the job, averaging 51mpg. But after a year of doing this commute, im just bored with the car.I have 3 kids but the wife uses our s-max, so I only need 4 seats.
By my maths, a petrol car that can average 40mpg will see me about £500 a year out of pocket on fuel costs compared to the focus, which isn't too bad and certainly cheaper than running two cars. So what fun petrol car should I get for £7.5-9k? I have considered:
-R56 mini cooper s - fast, good economy. A 56 plate with 50k miles seems to be about £8.5k
-Suzuki swift- slightly less economical than the mini due to only being a 5 speed for the motorway work, less powerful, less fun? but chaper. 09 plate with 15k miles circa £7k
-Renault sport Twingo- cheap but perhaps a little tiresome on the motorway?
What do you reckon? Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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At the moment I'm looking at one of these as a daily driver.
Thanks to a 'What car?' thread
At the moment I'm looking at one of these as a daily driver.
Thanks to a 'What car?' thread
I would argue the mini is in a different class to the Twingo and the Suzuki. All our meant to be good cars, although I have heard the mpg in the swift is not great and the engine is designed to take super unleaded only.
The Fiat 100hp gets compared to the latter two in many road tests and does well against them (also significantly cheaper), but all three may get tiresome on the motorway. Mini is probably the best choice if you can afford the extra purchase price.
The Fiat 100hp gets compared to the latter two in many road tests and does well against them (also significantly cheaper), but all three may get tiresome on the motorway. Mini is probably the best choice if you can afford the extra purchase price.
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