What has 6 cylinders, 30mpg and costs £4k?

[dr.pepper]

As per the title thread, Is there a car out there that has:

6 cylinders - Inline or V, it doesn't matter that can manage 30mpg *on a B road commute*?

With a budget of £4k, what can you guys suggest?

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Edited by dr.pepper on Sunday 31st January 11:40

[Ninjaboy]

Hyundai coupe V6 wonuld manage 30mpg i would think.

[Shropshiremike]

dr.pepper said:

As per the title thread, Is there a car out there that has:

6 cylinders - Inline or V, it doesn't matter that can manage 30mpg?

With a budget of £4k, what can you guys suggest?

E36 328 - mine averages over 30 easily....but I don't trundle throught town in it.

[Swinblink]

I've heard of some people getting 30+MPG in an IS200

[Animal]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...

[elster]

Swinblink said:

I've heard of some people getting 30+MPG in an IS200

That is a bloody rarity, maybe if you are a great grandad.

[dr.pepper]

Swinblink said:

I've heard of some people getting 30+MPG in an IS200

I suspect that would probably be on a long straight motorway? IS200's are not particularly light cars.

[davidjpowell]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2009...

[dr.pepper]

Also, the 30mpg would need to be achievable on a B-road commute.

[Pat H]

Shropshiremike said:

E36 328 - mine averages over 30 easily....but I don't trundle throught town in it.

I had an E36 328 with an auto box.

Rarely went on the motorway.

Drove it pretty hard.

Averaged low 20s.

[davidjpowell]

or this

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2009...

it's a very good price this one. Wonder what's wrong with it.

[*Al*]

Possibly a 330 E46?

[Gad-Westy]

My 328 used to average around 28mpg. Was a mix of driving but mainly slow moving traffic. Hard driving could easily drop that into the mid teens. On the flip side, 40 mpg is achievable if you have your nan in the back. A great car with no downsides.

[Sir_Dave]

My 328i Sport averaged 36mpg. Mostly motorway & b-roads.

Check my profile

[cbcbcb]

Saab 9-5 3.0t should manage 30+ mpg on a run

[davidjpowell]

Saab is a good once. 2.3 manuals should be good for 30+ also.

[Herman Toothrot]

Only had it two weeks but have so far found : 4motion Passat V6 2.8 does 31mpg when the cruise is set at 77mph, 64mpg @ 50mph. I did a 420mile round trip South Oxfordshire to Sheffield then over the peaks to Market Drayton then back down to Oxfordshire and the average mpg was 26.7mpg. The trip over the peaks really dented the figure, steep hills and on the brakes, on the throttle, on the brakes is generally bad for efficiency. It cost £3K so is allowed to do a bt under 30mpg

[gradeAfailure]

Corrado VR6.

[g3org3y]

Shropshiremike said:

dr.pepper said:

As per the title thread, Is there a car out there that has:

6 cylinders - Inline or V, it doesn't matter that can manage 30mpg?

With a budget of £4k, what can you guys suggest?

E36 328 - mine averages over 30 easily....but I don't trundle throught town in it.

+1 Has to be manual though, auto is thirsty.

[matt 2LT]

my e46 328CI can get 30 MPG if driven carefully.

although i do run it on v power, if that makes any difference to the mpg.