£10k 50mpg drivers car?
£10k 50mpg drivers car?
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macky17

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2,235 posts

207 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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Another dull 'what car?' thread, sorry. To be fair, it's my first.

Needs to be daily useable but does not need more than two seats, necessarily (i.e. Audi TT diesel but those are too pricey still). I'm 6-4 though so nothing too little. Coupe, hatch, whatever so long as it's got some entertainment factor. I'm guessing it'll be a diesel at that price/economy point but would love alternative petrol suggestions if they exist.

Thanks folks.

Davie_GLA

6,718 posts

217 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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A bit larger than you speak of but 535d?

Drive Blind

5,483 posts

195 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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Leon 184 FR ?

JamesRR

283 posts

103 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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LCI E90? You'd get a nice low miler 318d or 320d for your budget, or a higher mileage big engined car.

rayyan171

1,298 posts

111 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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635d genuinely capable of 50mpg and amazing performance too. 535d E60 would do the trick as well.

Big GT

1,981 posts

110 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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320d coupe
alpina D3
123d

things like that

you'll strugle to get 50mpg from anything other than a 4 pot diesel

rayyan171

1,298 posts

111 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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Big GT said:
320d coupe
alpina D3
123d

things like that

you'll strugle to get 50mpg from anything other than a 4 pot diesel
4 cylinder reliability is bad compared to 6 cylinder. M57 engined BMW's are very solid engines, N47 is not at all. Neither is the N57 engines as they had tensioner issues and that would be an engine out job due to the chain of the engine moving to the back of the engine and not the front.

Now that I think of it, 325d e92 would be good, or 330d/335d.

aspirated

2,539 posts

164 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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E90 325i 2.5 and fit it with LPG. Revvy n/a 6 pot, RWD with 6mt, and easily over the equivalent of 50mpg on a run. That's the only way I can imagine a non diesel fulfilling your criteria

caelite

4,282 posts

130 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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If you can cough up another 5k or so the new ND Mx5 1.5 can supposedly hold around 50mpg from its lightweight frame & little revvy 4 pot petrol. You don't get much more 'drivers car' than that biggrin

ZX10R NIN

29,507 posts

143 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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There are a few options most will be diesel very few will be a driver's car but there's one that stands head & shoulders above the rest is the Alpina D3.

Alpina D3 BiTurbo

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Megane RS Diesel (this is a true driver's car)

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Ford Focus Zetec S the Focus has always been a good steer

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Titanium X

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Other options:

Mercedes CLC200 Sport

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Mercedes CLK220cdi Sport a smidge under 50mpg

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...


macky17

Original Poster:

2,235 posts

207 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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Thanks folks. Interesting suggestions. The TT diesels are cheaper than I thought as well...

CABC

6,011 posts

119 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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macky17 said:
Thanks folks. Interesting suggestions. The TT diesels are cheaper than I thought as well...
given your history i wouldn't describe an audi diesel as a driver's car. for more feel i'd look towards a warm hatch (suzuki) that gives good mpg along with more feel to the steering, brakes and chassis. a used MX5 ND 1.5 would be ideal.

willmagrath

1,309 posts

164 months

Sunday 25th June 2017
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Fiesta st? I've got one and it'll do 55 mpg on a run if you're steady.

macky17

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2,235 posts

207 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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willmagrath said:
Fiesta st? I've got one and it'll do 55 mpg on a run if you're steady.
Seriously? That surprises me. You mean the newest one?

p1stonhead

27,834 posts

185 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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Davie_GLA said:
A bit larger than you speak of but 535d?
lucky to get 35mpg in that.

CivBrum

125 posts

101 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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macky17 said:
willmagrath said:
Fiesta st? I've got one and it'll do 55 mpg on a run if you're steady.
Seriously? That surprises me. You mean the newest one?
It's marked as 47mpg. I think even at 58mph on the motorway for hundreds of miles it would struggle to hit 55mpg. Maybe 51/52, but certainly not with mixed driving.

macky17

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2,235 posts

207 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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CivBrum said:
macky17 said:
willmagrath said:
Fiesta st? I've got one and it'll do 55 mpg on a run if you're steady.
Seriously? That surprises me. You mean the newest one?
It's marked as 47mpg. I think even at 58mph on the motorway for hundreds of miles it would struggle to hit 55mpg. Maybe 51/52, but certainly not with mixed driving.
So country road commute, high 30s?

willmagrath

1,309 posts

164 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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macky17 said:
CivBrum said:
macky17 said:
willmagrath said:
Fiesta st? I've got one and it'll do 55 mpg on a run if you're steady.
Seriously? That surprises me. You mean the newest one?
It's marked as 47mpg. I think even at 58mph on the motorway for hundreds of miles it would struggle to hit 55mpg. Maybe 51/52, but certainly not with mixed driving.
So country road commute, high 30s?
Yeah a 2014. On my last motorway trip it got 52mpg (on the computer) at a steady 75mph. It's very good. But a cross country commute would see 40 quite easily. My commute is 4 miles, 30, 40, and 50mph and I get about 35 mpg.

steevewright

30 posts

100 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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Fiesta ST-2 can pick a 15 plate up at around £10k and at 180BHP in a small car they pack a punch! great drivers car, great fun and offer around 48mpg.

willmagrath

1,309 posts

164 months

Monday 26th June 2017
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For information though, I'm sad enough to have worked out the commute reads about 7% high. 50mpg on the computer works out to be about 46 ish in real terms.