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Fear
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Would prefer to be nearer the £2k, never had a diesel before so any suggestions welcome?

Would just be a daily hack if commute increases, so doesn't have to be anything special, just something cheap to run and comfortable.
mikenoncorsa
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Some form of Pug? Or Clio dci?
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Fiat Panda 1.3
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Vectra sri
Fear
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Thought about the Clio as they are super cheap to run. But reliability puts me off a bit.

Not thought of a vectra, will have a look.
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For the amount of kit as standard, longevity, comfort, economy, ease of maintenance, I'd recommend an X Type. I've had my 2.0D SE for 3.5 years now; clocked 175,000 miles-it has almost every conceivable extra bar sat Nav and is significantly better specced than the equivalent Merc, BMW or Audi and bar a few maintenance parts; I've had no issues in 80k miles. You just have to get past the grandad looks but the way I see it, you can't see the outside when you're behind the wheel.
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an x-type is based on the mondeo about 20% of it anyway.. they are not bad cars though
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you can get a 150 bhp sri diesel and they really do shift. look nice too.. have a look on ebay
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Fabia vRS :-)
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I'd have an X type any day for that budget
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You'll pick a mk1 up for that budget; I paid £3.5k, 3.5 years ago with 95k and fjsh on a 54 plate. Way more reliable than my A3 and perfect for commutes and motorways. Only flaw with mine is no folding rear seats but they seem to be on every other one I've ever seen. Full electric seats, automatic lights, heated windscreen ( no more scraping), full leather, ewm, climate control, rain sensitive wipers, cruise control, phone connectivity, 45-50mpg normal driving - 50-55mpg motorways.

Even after doing 175k, my leather seats haven't sagged and you'd have a hard time telling it had done that mileage without seeing the clocks which given that I barely ever wash it, wax it or give it any attention is a credit to the build IMO.
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Volvo S50 D5.
MatthewR
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
You'll pick a mk1 up for that budget; I paid £3.5k, 3.5 years ago with 95k and fjsh on a 54 plate. Way more reliable than my A3 and perfect for commutes and motorways. Only flaw with mine is no folding rear seats but they seem to be on every other one I've ever seen. Full electric seats, automatic lights, heated windscreen ( no more scraping), full leather, ewm, climate control, rain sensitive wipers, cruise control, phone connectivity, 45-50mpg normal driving - 50-55mpg motorways.

Even after doing 175k, my leather seats haven't sagged and you'd have a hard time telling it had done that mileage without seeing the clocks which given that I barely ever wash it, wax it or give it any attention is a credit to the build IMO.


Whats the tax like mate?
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quote:
Originally posted by Gaz
Fabia vRS :-)
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Saab 9-3 1.9tid

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Fabia VRS is top of the want list but would be a high miler for the budget. And I could do with something that I'm not tempted to play about with.

Vectras are pretty decent for the money, will look at x types.
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as long as it's well maintained you should be fine, one thing with the PD engines though is it must have been regularly serviced with the correct oil, otherwise you delve into the path I experienced with the cam going
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E39 530d with manual gearbox
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Corsa 1.3 CDTi
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quote:
Originally posted by MatthewR

Whats the tax like mate?


£140 a year
Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Corsa 1.3 CDTi


Also Fiesta 1.4 TDCI and 206 HDI
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I have a Clio DCi 106 at the moment. Gave £3k for it on an 07 plate a year ago. Great car! The 86 is the one to have though. Cheaper tax and better to drive.

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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Corsa 1.3 CDTi


Also Fiesta 1.4 TDCI and 206 HDI


I wouldn't go near anything with that shocking 1.4/1.6 HDI engine, Ford, Mini and Vovlo included.
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That's a shout.

Ford Fiesta 1.6 TDCi Zetec S.

Can surely be had for this sort of money now?
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My mondeo.

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