Recommendations for a cheap runabout.
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Recommendations for a cheap runabout.
Really need to get myself a diesel roundabout for work, anyone recommend something cheap and reliable? I'm useless at searching as I always end up on pistonhead looking at something with a V8!
Criteria,
Saloon/estate
Good MPG
Reliable
Cheap to buy
Cheers in advance.
Criteria,
Saloon/estate
Good MPG
Reliable
Cheap to buy
Cheers in advance.
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I can't grumble about my Peugeot 307 TD1 51 plate
£30 a year tax
Cheap insurance
Fantastic mpg
4 door (good if you have kids!)
hatchback
good drive
Easy to work on - replaced the timing belt with no probs at all
£30 a year tax
Cheap insurance
Fantastic mpg
4 door (good if you have kids!)
hatchback
good drive
Easy to work on - replaced the timing belt with no probs at all
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Got my daughter a 306 1.9i 306 diesel for commuting. Very reliable so far. 60 mph, 5 door hatch 120k on clock. Had been fully serviced. Look out for back axle problems on these models. £850.
dl
Not sure Peugeot do many roundabouts though
dl
Not sure Peugeot do many roundabouts though
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I had a 1995 Peugeot diesel ( non turbo ). I ran it without any problems for years and years. It never let me down. On the few occassions it did break it was SUPER cheap to fix. Best of all, I ran it on vegetable oil and still got 55 MPG. I should never have got rid of it ( I gave it to a friend when I got a new car, and it's still going strong ).
Cheers,
Paul.
Cheers,
Paul.
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I know it's not a diesel - but it does return 45mpg.
Suzuki Swift 1.0 GLS ..... a 52 plate with 35,000 miles will cost you £800 - it's as cheap motoring as you can get.
It is as reliable as a Subaru too!!
Suzuki Swift 1.0 GLS ..... a 52 plate with 35,000 miles will cost you £800 - it's as cheap motoring as you can get.
It is as reliable as a Subaru too!!
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Anything with VW 1.9tdi engine fitted to it - Audi A3 / A4, Skoda Octavia, MkIV Golf, Seat Leon
My Leon 1.9Tdi has 175,000 on the clock and still turns in 54 mpg no matter how I drive it. Most reliable car I have ever owned, its due a timing belt and water pump, then the challenge is to get her to 250K
My Leon 1.9Tdi has 175,000 on the clock and still turns in 54 mpg no matter how I drive it. Most reliable car I have ever owned, its due a timing belt and water pump, then the challenge is to get her to 250K
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what would be classed as short journeys because im thinking of a cheap runabout i do 25 miles a day 5 days a week would that warrent a diesel otherwise i was thinking 01/02 plate mondeo hatchback petrol
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It's down to your own personal belief but for me, 25 miles would be long enough but i suppose it depends what sort of roads you use. If it's all 30/40 mph limits i'd steer clear of Diesel whereas if you get to stretch a cars legs on fast A-roads during the journey then i would go for it
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