matt85

Does such a car exist?

If so/not what would be the best idea for a cheap runabout that runs off fumes?

I dont think my 205GTI is best suited to inner-city driving, as well as being parked on the road in a sky-high post-code So a runabout would seem a good option and i can keep the 205 at home for wekends .

Any suggestions gratefully received.

mw2655

? ax 1.4 diesel, cheap, loads of mpg, slow but light

i had one at uni, safe to leave in the streets of tooting.

to be fair i traded it in for a 106 gti as soon as i was earning.

cheers matt

Andy Tang

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Pug 306 Turbo D?

You should be able to find one for that sort of money if you are happy to have a high mileage car, and you have the advantage of it only being insurance group 5.

matt85

I was thinking a 306 but they will be a little out of budget unless i sell the 205 as well which kinds of defeats the object.

Not thought of the AX actually but probably a better idea than a C***a

Olly

For what its worth, I've got an AX 1.0 Petrol. The diesel is a bit quicker, and does 67 to the gallon (1.0 is late 40's), but you will pay more.

If you've got a 205GTi as well (as I have), then an AX won't feel unfamiliar at all. Actually a pretty entertaining steer once at 60 mph.

Throwaway cars at their best.

MooseRacer

You could buy my 150bhp extensively tuned saxo vts engine'd AX - but it would cost a bit more

Clett

You can pick up a Citroen ZX TD for about £300 these days, and they're meant to handle as good as the petrol hot versions (passive rear wheel steering etc). Quick enough too, but you WILL have problems with it! (that's why they're cheap!)

Alternative is a big engine big depreciator, like a 2.5D Carlton or something - smooth, quiet, fast on the motorway but not much fun elsewhere I suppose.

pblakeway

Pug 106, 1.5D, I ran one as a second car for over a year, was great on juice (60+ MPG was normal) and for a little deisel it was suprisingly nippy (dont go for the 1.4 though, theres a world of difference)

and the best part, i could just leave it anywhere and knew it would be there when i returned.

Muffleman

306 Diesels are cheaper than I thought, and I too am gonna get me a to-and-from-work hack - are the 306's tuneable at all ? And who does it ?

Cheers


Matt

Brendan Hughes

205 diesel. Same colour, same interior. Confuse people, not least yourself!

Myk

My rover 218 turbo diesel.

No probs leaving it outside, easy to drive round town (pas), comfortable on motorways

Cheap motoring

Its in the For Sale section

Mike

rossyboy

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Whatever you do, dont buy a ZX diesel (non turbo). I test drove one and had my foot to the floor just to get it moving. Worst car I've ever driven

c5_wagon_work

Try the Citroen ZX Volcane T Diesel

Its got the 306 D Turbo engine and Sports Suspension and Seats etc etc it was quite a car in its time. I had one for a few weeks as a company car and it was better than all the other ussual suspects of the time, Sierra, Cavalier etc etc

c5_wagon_work

There is a Volcane on Autotrader right now with low mileage full leather and one owner for only £595

Cheaper than a exhaust for a Scooby

brickboy

Some 306 can be tuned, others not. Some of the early ones had engines with mechanical diesel pumps which you can't do anything with. Later ones had electric pumps which can be fitted with a tuning box .... dunno which models though.

David_Dickson

I have a pug 106 1.4 diesel for the winter.
Its slow as hell, but the handling can be entertaining. Skinny tyres cope well in the snow. Its dead light, does 50+mpg being thrashed round town.
It blends in nicely, and gives me no security worries. I dont even lock it half the time I park it.

Bought it from an auction for a couple of hundred quid. Recently, something bad has gone wrong, either the head gasket or a crack somewhere as the coolant is being pressurised when the engine runs. It refuses to die though, and I fully expect it to last for the rest of the winter, when I can either scrap it or sell it for a hundred quid spares-or-repair. The only down-side is the heater matrix appears to have been clogged up with oil sludge so now only blows cold air. Im now looking for a 12v heater



Disposable motoring is ace!

ALi-B

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Surely that's an oxymoron