Jamesemt

I'm thinking of buying a 2nd car for the daily commute...

Whats the most reliable of the old/crap diesels? I'm thinking about Rover Metros/ Rover Maestros etc

Any recommendations??

The Chief

Maestro????????

How about a Pug 205 turbo D or a Citroen Zx turbo D

Jamesemt

Yeah also been looking at the Citroen. What's the AX like as a Diesel? Don't like the 205 diesel...

logiclee

The Metro's driving positon will kill you on a commute.

Not sure if they are down to that price yet but a Skoda Felicia 1.9D would be a good choice, decent enough drive, power steering and a comfortable drivng position.
Running gear is nearly all VW and the 1.9D is basically the same unit that is still used today although it has the old style mechanical pump and indirect injection head.

Cheers
Lee

The Chief

The Ax is meant to be really economical but it is a bit small it depends
how big you are?
My auntie has a ax 1.1 and lets just say it is a little tight for my
ample girth 'Ahem'

julian N/W wrx my93

astra mk3

belting car............

Carl2

Maestro or Montego TDs (75mpg at 56 was it?) and you'll have a couple of hundred left in change

Bobby Peru

Citroen Xantia or ZX?

^OPM^

what about an old mondeo TD-what i brought and cheap as chips to run and service and loads about to pick from

brickboy

A mate just got a ZX TD estate for £500, one owner, full CSH, 120,000 miles and it is in VERY good nick.

The ZX and early Pug 306s seem to be unloved and therefore cheap ...

Myk

Rover 218 and 418 turbo diesels go very well, not too sluggish on the motorway and cheap to run.
I've owned a few of them now and there are pretty much bullet proof in the engine department, hard wearing interior, electrics rarely break etc

Mike

WRX wrx WRX

Maestro, i used to have one and they seem bullet proof no matter how much abuse they get, admitt that they rot very well though !
IMO i'd stay away from anything thats french as they drop to bits and are a pain in the *** to work on.

Jay m A

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Theres a rover in the FS section at the mo!

Petem95

If you can find one which isnt too rusty the Maestro or Montego 2.0 Diesel is actually a good engine - should average at least 50mpg and pretty tough. Know a couple of people who've seen 200k odd out of these, and even then I think the cars rusting was the reason for the car being scrapped, not the engine.

Trucker Ted

Should be able to pick up a Corsa 1.5 D on an M or N plate for that.These have an Isuzu engine in them and are pretty straight forward and reliable,also good for 60 mpg

fatscoobyfella

Cavalier TD with the isuzu engine..no doubt the best by far...600 on a tank of diesel too..

J4CK50N

Another vote for the ZX, know a few people who have had em and swear by em economy wise!!!!

mike_330

Fiat Tipo, I was well surprised at this car no real problems, had one for a run around for 6 years

scott8629

Im thinking of getting an ZX Volcane. Hopefully I can pick onw up cheap as a work hack.

Moley

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Nova 1.5 TD is supposed to be good.......but you'll need to buy some LED washer jets and a Burberry cap!!!!

Brit_in_Japan

Pug 205 diesel has been mentioned, but consider the consider the 309 diesel too. Bought one a couple of years ago for 750 quid. It was reliable and cost me nothing except regular oil changes. I put about 15,000 miles on it in a year and sold it for 700 quid. That's the type of depreciation I like!

J4CKO

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Forget the old Rovers, way to old, the youngest is about a 1994, forget the Metro, utter dog **** (Have had a few), the Rover's rust, badly, my money would be on the french stuff, buy the simplest model you can get, i.e. without electrics and turbo's, I had a 309, it was a petrol but very robust where it counted, didnt rust and kept on going, never really did anyhing to it over a year and then sold it for a profit.

subevo

citroen ax 1.4 diesel 66mpg and so easy to service and repair.can be had for £500.used to do 300 miles per week for a fiver using red stuff.

Lemmy

In the summer we bought a Citroen ZX 1.9D with 50,000 miles for £1250 in immaculate condition. It does between 50 and 60 mpg depending on how hard its driven.

Alan