reliable diesel for about 1.5 k
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Hello gang the girl I live with has been looking at Meganne diesels around 1.5k mark, but I have a fear of Renault reliability though it may be unjustified I said look at a golf or a Japan instead but not sure what is great to be honest. Any good recommends for such a budget buy.
Only requirement was being able to drop the seats and fit her bike in the back.
I tried Passat but she said too big lol
Only requirement was being able to drop the seats and fit her bike in the back.
I tried Passat but she said too big lol
lindopski said:
Hello gang the girl I live with has been looking at Meganne diesels around 1.5k mark, but I have a fear of Renault reliability though it may be unjustified I said look at a golf or a Japan instead but not sure what is great to be honest. Any good recommends for such a budget buy.
Only requirement was being able to drop the seats and fit her bike in the back.
I tried Passat but she said too big lol
Don't be worried, we have a Clio Dci and its a great work horse. Put lots of miles on it over the last 5 years and apart from servicing, tyres and cambelt at the correct interval we have spent nothing on it. "Touch wood"Only requirement was being able to drop the seats and fit her bike in the back.
I tried Passat but she said too big lol
Good luck
I had a Nissan almera 2.2 td up until recently, really good car for the money, saw me too 160k before giving up ( I had.done a few trackdays in it too!) I'd highly reccomend one of them, might not be able to get the dci for that money but should get a tidy sport plus di (the one I had) for the money 
supraboy said:
I had a Nissan almera 2.2 td up until recently, really good car for the money, saw me too 160k before giving up ( I had.done a few trackdays in it too!) I'd highly reccomend one of them, might not be able to get the dci for that money but should get a tidy sport plus di (the one I had) for the money
Really? I have a mate in a similar situation to the OP with a budget of £2k and a few of these are knocking around that value, but I know virtually nothing about them. Be keen to hear your thoughts on it and how much it cost you to run...206 or Fiesta 1.4 diesel would fit the bill, same engine in both.
Very reliable and so economical. 65mpg in everyday driving.
I used to use my 206 for Edinburgh-Aberdeen trips every fortnight and it just munched the miles easily and comfortably.
And to be topical - with relatively skinny tyres the 206 was a delight in the awful Scottish snow of 2010. Some mornings I was out spraying de-icer on the windows which then froze.... get inside, -16, starts as normal with no fuss.
ETA - you might find a 206 SW 1.4 HDi within budget, nice looking little estate with plenty room for its size.
Very reliable and so economical. 65mpg in everyday driving.
I used to use my 206 for Edinburgh-Aberdeen trips every fortnight and it just munched the miles easily and comfortably.
And to be topical - with relatively skinny tyres the 206 was a delight in the awful Scottish snow of 2010. Some mornings I was out spraying de-icer on the windows which then froze.... get inside, -16, starts as normal with no fuss.
ETA - you might find a 206 SW 1.4 HDi within budget, nice looking little estate with plenty room for its size.
Edited by MondeoMan1981 on Friday 18th January 20:50
Ive run a 55 plate stilo jtd 115hp for the last 3 years,ive put 44000 miles on it bringing the total to 143000, its been totally reliable and streets ahead or the mk4 golf tdi 110 that it replaced especially in terms of performance and economy.Stilo diesels are avaliable for a lot less than fifteen hundred quid so maybee worth thinking about.Ill admit ive probably been lucky with mine.
Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDI Classic
To be honest though unless she's doing mega miles I wouldn't bother. You'd get a nicer petrol for the money and most sub-1.6 manual hatchbacks will easily do 45mpg real world. Anything with a good service history and chain driven engine should do the trick.
To be honest though unless she's doing mega miles I wouldn't bother. You'd get a nicer petrol for the money and most sub-1.6 manual hatchbacks will easily do 45mpg real world. Anything with a good service history and chain driven engine should do the trick.
C.A.R. said:
Really? I have a mate in a similar situation to the OP with a budget of £2k and a few of these are knocking around that value, but I know virtually nothing about them. Be keen to hear your thoughts on it and how much it cost you to run...
I had the 1.8 sport+ petrol first, then after stretching the cam chain (known problem on this engine) bought a 2.2 di sport+. Bought it at 135k, it died 30k later suspect head gasket. The sport+ is the phase1 model, the diesel model of that is the 2.2 di which is only 115bhp, but it was really nice to drive and looks good. Performance was average, on a track day It was managing to keep up with a 330d and was overtaking mk1 mx5's.
The dci is only available in the phase 2 model and can come in 115bhp or 136bhp. Difference between di and dci is the di doesn't have an intercooler, that's basically it.
Running costs - on a ridiculous Eco run I once got 800 miles to a tank! (£90 to fill up from nothing at the time, 60 litre tank) so you can get really good mpg in them. Tax was I think £100 for 6 months, so not great, and insurance is probably irrelevant because I was 19 at the time
. Watch out for rust on arches and also on the bootlid. Other then that there pretty bulletproof! If not at silly miles like mine was
hope this has helpedTo be fair I dont think it does at all, she has had the MX-5 about 5 years and done about 8k in that time !!!
however her nan and grandad are moving to manchester and she intends on visiting them a lot so she may use it a bit now.
I do 16k a year so a diesel comes in handy for me, as long as she uses it enough then I guess it will be warranted but the jury is still out.
however her nan and grandad are moving to manchester and she intends on visiting them a lot so she may use it a bit now.
I do 16k a year so a diesel comes in handy for me, as long as she uses it enough then I guess it will be warranted but the jury is still out.
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