big eck
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The fiesta is on its last legs now and will need a small fortune to fix for its next mot. So I'm on the look out for a newer diesel. It's has to be diesel as it'll be used for work which is a 70 mile round trip daily.
I've been looking at the mk7 fiesta zetec s tdci but they're pretty expensive. I really like the look of the "limited edition" styled corsa D but I've noticed they come in either 1.3 or 1.7 cdti versions. Which one is best??
I have a budget of around £5k max. Anything else I might not have thought of??
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AndyCorsaSport
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1.7 is the better.
Clio DCi?
Although fiesta is your best bet I'd say. 09-11 plate can be found with 50-70k for £5k. Is that too much/too old?
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big eck
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That's pretty much bang on. It's finding one with the lowest mileage that's the hard part and the newer the better.
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davegreen
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i had a 1.3cdti, the 90ps one. was nippy for a daily but didnt like short stop start trips really wanted more than 10 miles at a time to get hot.
50+ mpg on short trips and 60+ mpg on longer runs.
only sold it a i had a work van and didnt need it.
08 plate with 18k, £6000 2 years ago.
just got to 40k and the m20 has failed.
if you do get a corsa be sure to check for noise 5th and 6th gears. also look to see if its had a new gearbox end case, if so it has upgraded bearings fitted.
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nibnob21
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Girlfriend has had a 1.3 cdti from new. 5 years old now on about 57000 and not had any issues with it.
MX5 Project Thread
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big eck
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I thought the gearbox issues were only on the M32 boxes. That's not the greatest of selling points 
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pow
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M32 is the problem box, I have one on the alfa
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davegreen
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m20-m32 all the same. just different ratios sets.
they all fail if they are the early type.
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Kev_GSI
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Have a 1.3 since new 14 plate now on 27k. 6 laps of the nurburgring and driven round europe to bed it in when it was near enough new 
No issues, really good on fuel but feels a bit flat at times. I do want to map it but unlimited warranty puts me off doing it
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