£1000 max, comfy, 40 mpg, what to buy?
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Hi chaps, I'm looking for a new daily, and I'm a bit uninspired at the moment, I'm not great at looking for normal cars.
It needs to be £1000 max, ideally quite comfortable with decent ride quality, and able to achieve 40 mpg on a motorway run.
I've been looking at the usual rep mobiles, but I'm not sure if the 1.8/2.0 petrol mondeos etc are capable of decent fuel economy.
I'm also a bit wary of going diesel at this price range, I'm thinking it will be cheaper to maintain a petrol.
Any help would be much appreciated
Tom
It needs to be £1000 max, ideally quite comfortable with decent ride quality, and able to achieve 40 mpg on a motorway run.
I've been looking at the usual rep mobiles, but I'm not sure if the 1.8/2.0 petrol mondeos etc are capable of decent fuel economy.
I'm also a bit wary of going diesel at this price range, I'm thinking it will be cheaper to maintain a petrol.
Any help would be much appreciated
Tom
I was going to suggest the Volvo S60 D5 but I think you're scraping the bottle of the barrel at £1k. The other engine choices won't get close to 40mpg.
However, with petrol prices having dropped 25%, is it really that important to hit 40mpg? Low 30's is probably easier to attain, and might not cost you as much in extra fuel as you think. Obviously it's all dependant on milage.
If you want 40mpg from a petrol, you'll probably have to take a smaller engine and drive it gently. I know from experience that the Mk1 Focus 1.6 will do 40mpg on a run, with reasonable comfort in the Ghia models. Performance is a little lacking at motorway speeds though.
However, with petrol prices having dropped 25%, is it really that important to hit 40mpg? Low 30's is probably easier to attain, and might not cost you as much in extra fuel as you think. Obviously it's all dependant on milage.
If you want 40mpg from a petrol, you'll probably have to take a smaller engine and drive it gently. I know from experience that the Mk1 Focus 1.6 will do 40mpg on a run, with reasonable comfort in the Ghia models. Performance is a little lacking at motorway speeds though.
feef said:
Citroen C5 2.0 HDi
easily had for around a grand with under 100k on the clock, and will easily beat your 40mpg.
Also, very comfy and well equipped
Yep.easily had for around a grand with under 100k on the clock, and will easily beat your 40mpg.
Also, very comfy and well equipped
I sold mine on Ebay - went at the weekend. Got £1370 for it but was a 2005 95k VTR with a proper service history and in great nick. They can be bought much cheaper obviously but if you get a decent one they are perfect for comfortable cruising.
cars1993 said:
Passat diesel se
forget diesel mondeos/focuses etc
Yes, forget the renowned run-forever reputation of Ford's basic TDCIs and get a Passat. It'll only cost the purchase price again every 2 years in those weird suspension bushes but it's ok. 3 mates have had them and found the same stuff going wrong.forget diesel mondeos/focuses etc
I can vouch for the 406 90 model, comfy as you like, doesn't handle too badly, electric everything (mine all works too!), rust free, solid mechanicals (except ARB drop links made of cheese but only 12 quid a pair).
The only downside is that it's slow. Very slow.
A remap can take it to 125bhp so I might try this as its DIY reversible.
The only downside is that it's slow. Very slow.
A remap can take it to 125bhp so I might try this as its DIY reversible.
At this end of the market, Skoda or Seat equivalents will give you more car for your money, with identical drivetrains to the rest of the VAG fleet. I imagine you are going to be seeing a lot of cars that need a new turbo, injectors and/or dual mass flywheel. These are the usual reason for selling cheap diesels, the repair costs a lot more than the car itself.
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