what diesel workhorse?....sub £1.5k

[y2blade]

good morning
we are currently looking for a cheap diesel for my otherhalf
Mainly looking at (in this order)

Volvo 850/V70/S40/V40
Skoda Octavia
Audi A4
VW Passat/Golf
Ford Focus/Mondeo

the hunt is on as I have a buyer for the T5


any of the above worth AVOIDING?
anything else worth a look?


edit to update the list

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 25th January 15:54

[lost in espace]

TDI 90/110bhp and get vegging it.

[y2blade]

cheers

have also added Volvo V40/S40 1.9D to the list too

[spanna123]

Pug 306 1.5D

[FeatherZ]

There is a Pug 205 local to me, mileage is 150000, but has every tax disk, MOT, service reciepts everything, i want it, its brown with beige interior, am i catching the gay? bids at 510 quid on ebay, i have 2k to buy a car could get it and also a focus to please the missus.

[JVaughan]

Loads of 406's for the £1000 - £1500 mark ... Fleabay / Autotrader

[JakesterUK]

307 HDI 90, I've one as the daily hack, does near on 60mpg all day long, doesn't look too old with fairly comfy seats, air con etc, brought it at 100k I've put 60k on since, still running strong, they can be found on ebay for your budget

[Facefirst]

Omega 2.5 TDI?

Honestly, they are pretty alrightish.

[y2blade]

Facefirst said:

Omega 2.5 TDI?

Honestly, they are pretty alrightish.

no Vauxhalls


but thanks anyway

[CampDavid]

doogz said:

spanna123 said:

Pug 306 1.5D

I could be wrong.

But i'm reasonably sure there's no such thing.

306 came with a 1.9d NA and the 1.9d turbo.

There is not

There was a 2.0HDI and I believe a 1.6HDI, though I think that came too late for the hatchback

[Jimbo_vx]

i genuenly like our v40 1.9d sport lux, its a 53 plate so prob a bit over your budget but there are plenty post facelift (2001) SE cars than can be had for that money.

I bought it expecting to hate it, and i really don't. i'm currently seeing what mgp it will do, and 200 miles in its on 58.7mpg.

[y2blade]

CampDavid said:

doogz said:

spanna123 said:

Pug 306 1.5D

I could be wrong.

But i'm reasonably sure there's no such thing.

306 came with a 1.9d NA and the 1.9d turbo.

There is not

There was a 2.0HDI and I believe a 1.6HDI, though I think that came too late for the hatchback

I assumed he meant 1.9

[y2blade]

Jimbo_vx said:

i genuenly like our v40 1.9d sport lux, its a 53 plate so prob a bit over your budget but there are plenty post facelift (2001) SE cars than can be had for that money.

I bought it expecting to hate it, and i really don't. i'm currently seeing what mgp it will do, and 200 miles in its on 58.7mpg.

most Volvo have that effect they are good cars

Edited by y2blade on Wednesday 5th January 15:54

[BlueMR2]

y2blade said:

Facefirst said:

Omega 2.5 TDI?

Honestly, they are pretty alrightish.

no Vauxhalls


but thanks anyway

Yeah, you dont want 2.5l of BMW straight 6.

[y2blade]

FeatherZ said:

There is a Pug 205 local to me, mileage is 150000, but has every tax disk, MOT, service reciepts everything, i want it, its brown with beige interior, am i catching the gay? bids at 510 quid on ebay, i have 2k to buy a car could get it and also a focus to please the missus.

good suggestion but slightly too small for otherhalfs horsey stuff in the back

BlueMR2 said:

y2blade said:

Facefirst said:

Omega 2.5 TDI?

Honestly, they are pretty alrightish.

no Vauxhalls


but thanks anyway

Yeah, you dont want 2.5l of BMW straight 6.

nope but thanks all the same


Mainly looking at (in this order)

Volvo 850/V70/S40/V40
Skoda Octavia
Audi A4
VW Passat/Golf
Ford Focus/Mondeo
MG ZT/ZS

the hunt is on as I have a buyer for the T5


Edit to add Mondeo (thanks)

Edited by y2blade on Tuesday 25th January 08:08

[Hugo a Gogo]

Ford, Focus or Mondeo (if you can get the 2001 on mk2)

cheaper, cheaper to run, more reliable, better drive than all of the others

[y2blade]

Hugo a Gogo said:

Ford, Focus or Mondeo (if you can get the 2001 on mk2)

cheaper, cheaper to run, more reliable, better drive than all of the others

coffee not absorbed yet
Mondeo is on the list, thank you

[HellDiver]

Anecdote: Did a 220 mile round trip last week in a 2005 2.0TDCI Mondeo LX. Brimmed the tank before leaving, brimmed it when I returned. Worked out 51.9mpg. That was motorway and A-road trip, sticking to all speed limits, and a few overtakes.

My 1.8 LX, exact same age, does 36mpg on the same journey.

[epom]

mine would have to be a mk2 golf diesel.... dated for sure... but i still lust after my 88 2 door model in a loving red/pink.. should be well within budget too :-)

[Harry Flashman]

y2blade said:

Jimbo_vx said:

i genuenly like our v40 1.9d sport lux, its a 53 plate so prob a bit over your budget but there are plenty post facelift (2001) SE cars than can be had for that money.

I bought it expecting to hate it, and i really don't. i'm currently seeing what mgp it will do, and 200 miles in its on 58.7mpg.

most Volvo have that effect they are good cars

Edited by y2blade on Wednesday 5th January 15:54

Indeed. I have a 1999 V70R, and it's clearly not as good as the BMWs of its day, but I do love it.

Horrid on fuel though and too expensive to run as a drive once a month workhorse though, so I too will be looking for a cheap diesel estate soon too. Actually, a 2002 Mondeo TDCI Ghia at 1500 looked pretty nice recently. Anonymous, loaded with toys and cheap to run.