Best 10k commuter car

[willmagrath]

About to finish uni and hopefully start a job, i'm looking to spend around 10k on a commuter car.

Criteria:

40mpg on a run
0-60: Less then 9
5 seats
Not boring
Diesel or petrol
Wont go bang

[GTIAlex]

willmagrath said:

About to finish uni and hopefully start a job, i'm looking to spend around 10k on a commuter car.

Criteria:

40mpg on a run
0-60: Less then 9
5 seats
Not boring
Diesel or petrol
Wont go bang

Why dont you just spend 1k on a commuter car and then 9k on a weekend toy

[sawman]

apart from the 40mpg a petrol powered subaru legacy/outback would fit the bill, i guess a diesel one might get 40mpg?

would get you to the office in comfort in all weathers

[kambites]

It rather depends on the commute.

[ORD]

kambites said:

It rather depends on the commute.

+1

[willmagrath]

kambites said:

It rather depends on the commute.

That i'm not sure of yet!

[willmagrath]

GTIAlex said:

willmagrath said:

About to finish uni and hopefully start a job, i'm looking to spend around 10k on a commuter car.

Criteria:

40mpg on a run
0-60: Less then 9
5 seats
Not boring
Diesel or petrol
Wont go bang

Why dont you just spend 1k on a commuter car and then 9k on a weekend toy

I may be planning on spending more on top on the weekend toy maybe. Just looking about atm

[willmagrath]

sawman said:

apart from the 40mpg a petrol powered subaru legacy/outback would fit the bill, i guess a diesel one might get 40mpg?

would get you to the office in comfort in all weathers

That, could be a good shout that!!

[budfox]

Golf.

[willmagrath]

budfox said:

Golf.

Yes! a gti, never thought of that. That'll scrape 40mpg on a cruise for sure

[ZX10R NIN]

willmagrath said:

budfox said:

Golf.

Yes! a gti, never thought of that. That'll scrape 40mpg on a cruise for sure

Audi A3 TDI never saw less than 48mpg plus you can pick a good one up for around 6k

[Matt UK]

kambites said:

It rather depends on the commute.

Agreed

[sawman]

ZX10R NIN said:

Audi A3 TDI never saw less than 48mpg plus you can pick a good one up for around 6k

the OP specified not boring

[va1o]

Golf for sure - I've had a couple since finishing uni and they're great all rounders.

First was a MK5 GTI which was awesome fun and full of character, but 40mpg really is the absolute maximum you'll get out of it on an eco-run. I also found I was having to budget £100 - £200 a month for repairs/ maintenance so it was pretty expensive to run. However this was an old 55-plate and you'd probably get something a lot newer for your budget.

Currently running a 3-year old Mk6 2.0 TDI. Bit boring but its loaded to the hill with kit and does 55mpg without even trying, and its nice not to need to budget monthly on running costs! Still quick enough but I would rather a petrol car and I'm only keeping this as I'm doing a lot of miles these days.

Both cars have the DSG gearbox which seems to suit very well and good for the daily commute.

[willmagrath]

sawman said:

ZX10R NIN said:

Audi A3 TDI never saw less than 48mpg plus you can pick a good one up for around 6k

the OP specified not boring

Haha if it was a quattro pd170, i could be swayed

[LasseV]

willmagrath said:

Haha if it was a quattro pd170, i could be swayed

It is still very very boring..... And it goes bang too...

[willmagrath]

LasseV said:

willmagrath said:

Haha if it was a quattro pd170, i could be swayed

It is still very very boring..... And it goes bang too...

Well it's less boring than the 1.6 version! And yeah they can go bang so a low mileage will be needed

[anonymous-user]

sawman said:

apart from the 40mpg a petrol powered subaru legacy/outback would fit the bill, i guess a diesel one might get 40mpg?

would get you to the office in comfort in all weathers

Any 10k car will get you to the office in comfort in all weathers . My 2008 Octavia has got me to work perfectly every day for the last 6.5 years!

[Frankthered]

Sounds like you might want to think about a1.8 Civic.

Maybe it's too boring though?

[ZX10R NIN]

sawman said:

the OP specified not boring

What car would you describe as not boring?