Want something that's cheap to buy (<£1000), cheap to insure and run (>35mpg) that'll cope with 80mph on the motorway BUT that's fun to drive.

Suggestions?

 

2000 ish mondeo 1.8, not a bad drive at all, 35mpg just or you could get an old mx5/mr2

 

Julia's Scoob

 

306 diesel?

 

Primera GT Dave?

 

Rover 620ti. Ok don't laugh...read this article....

PistonHeads Headlines

 

you will get a fairly decent mondeo for £1k. Not sure you will get 35mpg out of the 1.8 petrol though. My old man got 30ish out of his (mostly stop start though so if its motorway maybe you will get 35+)

Mark

 

620 ti have chocolate pistons my friend has first hand knowledge of that!

 

205 GTI 1.6

 

Would that get the fuel consumption I'm after Mike? I'm disappointed, I'd expected a road test reprint by now

 

I had one once. 3 engines and 2 gearboxes later I got rid and it never went near 35mpg. Luckily it was a company car and cost me nowt

 

Surprised no on has come with the the Pug 106 Rallye yet. Or a Ford Ka.

 

honda civic ,alfa 156

 

Fun to drive often means Fords. Fiesta, Focus? Mondeo a bit heavy for 35mpg I'd have thought, whereas Ka a bit tinny for motorways.

 

The trip computer is optimistic ( well it was on my P11 ) but it still managed about 37/38 (real mpg ) on a 17 mile dual carriageway commute. Best I had was about 43/44 on hols down to Cornwall.

Check out the touring mpg figure in the Autocar test (36.9) Here

It's also a nice handling car and keeps your fleet with a Nissan theme

 

Focus 1.8 Zetec

 

Surely wont be much good for less than £1K?

I'd go with the Primera

 

I'll say it again - 306 diesel. Easily do the mpg, big enough for mways, handles well, good strong engines.

For more of an oddball choice how about trying to track down one of the earliest 'performance' diesels - Citroen ZX Volcane!

 

my mondeo 1.8 averages 35mpg, mostly main roads with a bit of town.

also had a primera eGT years back, good car that also did 35-40 depending on the trip.

primera was nice motor but you can get a newer mondy for your money (1999 1.8 70k 12 mnths mot was £825 and there were lots of choice in this price range)

 

That is true - more choice with the Fords Click and they're likely to be lower mileage and cheaper.
Depends whether you just want something to click the miles off with ...but I still think the Primera will be a bit more fun to drive - although the Mondeo steers very nicely as well

 

Get this months Evo Magazine. They have an article called Grand Challenge, ie, what car for a grand. Should make for some interesting reading.

 

Evo? Never heard of it

 

Primera Gt

 

Pug 106 Rallye or a Ford Ka

 

E36 325, 205GTi, Soarer or S13 200SX then....

 

He already has or had a Soarer

 

Yep, I know....

The Primera seemed the perfect choice to me - suspension tuned on both cars he'd have by the same guy

 

Crikey, the Soarer costs more to run than the GTR

I'm looking for something to run in the week that's cheap so I don't bankrupt myself running the Skyline.

I like the Primera idea actually, it'd make a good parts chaser for the GTR and the Soarer which I'm contemplating using for drag racing (don't tell MrsREV)

 

Diesel isn't fun. Sorry but it's true*








*Unless it's a Napier Deltic engine in a Fiat 500

 

Is that when you wear her clothes when you drive it then