subarujimmy

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I'm after a small(ish) automatic diesel car for the mrs????
Sub £8k, not too old with good mpg, (already looked at A class merc).

Anyone got any other ideas???

Cheers

J4CKO

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Golf TDi 100 auto, mother in law has one and its surprisingly good, the motor really suits the auto box.

subarujimmy

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Cheers J4CKO.

Any ideas what sort of mpg she gets???


Any more ideas anyone??

J4CKO

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Well, not sure about that as it never really goes anywhere, I know my brother in law with the same car but manual gets over 50, I would imagine the auto would be perhaps 35 to 45 depending ont he mix of town and out of town.

I thought it would be horrid but even though the engine is only 100 bhp its still very torquey and if you are just driving normally it goes nicely on the wave of grunt, runs out of puff soon after going for it, it seems to flatter itself at lower revs but theres not really much to go, also the supension and handling turns to ratsh1t after you start generating any speed.

imlach

How about Honda Jazz CVT - it is petrol, but gets good mpg....40-50+.
The 1.4 CVT-7 has a combined mpg figure of 47.2mpg.
The CVT also comes with paddles on the wheel to change gear if you so desire.

Seems to be 1-2 year old ones in the 'trader for £8k.

RAJ27

Brand New Suzuki Swift 1.5gli Auto. Looks new and up to date, nice car to drive, economical to drive. I think it returns over 45mpg.

subarujimmy

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Thanks for all the opinions.

Been to look at a colt Di-D today. Nice looking, but the dealer was awful, so just walked away. Might try another dealer next weekend.

sgcooby

I would have thought auto boxes roughly achieved about 5mpg less than the manual equivelent. If you check manufacturers stats a lot of them tend to be around this amount.

steppers

brand new kia rio diesel 60mpg
missus drives a picanto and gets 55 mpg but not quite eough oomph