Littleted

Hi guys currently sat by the pool in Spain burnin my moobs off

Ok as you'll have seen I was lookin at a fiat panda but not done anything yet
So the task at hand is this
I'm about to be interviewed for a jOb that will net me 15 to 20 k extra
I can either use that for fuel for the Subaru or buy a low cost. Company car that does high. Mpg, current journey is 130 round trip scoobynet take Bout 28 a day to fill so looking at 120 a week. I'm leaning towards a company. Car just some low price thing that I can fill with diesel or petrol and pound the m1, not in a position to sell scooby nor do I want to as I like it,

So with the above in mind and don't forget tax at 40 percent I'll have around 8 to 12 k to spend on something

What would u all advise,I'd want automatic also and it would need to be brand new as company cars are, I dont want a second hand car I want them to fund it all and I pop fuel in so if I walk away from the job I walk away from the car too

I have toyed with a smart car diesal then looked at that Bravia one , but also a focus or fiesta Eco but have trouble getting automatics in them as it hurts the fuel consumption

Anybody advise steer me into some sub 200 a month crs. Thanks guys a burnt red ted

Littleted

Sorry for typo iPhone predictive lol

eggy790

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306 d turbo and run it on bio like i do.

Unbelievable economy

Brun

Will a Smart car or anything with a tiny engine be that good on the M1? I'm guessing they will be well out of their comfort zone at m'way speeds and probably suck more juice than a larger engined car which is able to plod along at m'way speeds

chocolate_o_brian

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As above, you'd need a 1.9tdi or something for galactic MPG on a motorway, something that chugs along in comfort but not high (well diesel high) revs. I'd have thought the usual diesel eco boxes would be better than a micro car

PS. This thread DOES NOT need pikchures

500

Get somthing a little bigger and run it on gas if you are doing a few miles, plenty of converted stuff about already

BLU

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My sister and my Missus both do a lot of motorway miles. Both of them have 1.4 TDCi Fiestas. My sisters is an 03 plate Mk6 and my Wifes is a 12 plate Mk7.
Both of them get 50+ mpg from them and they're surprisingly good on the motorway!

Littleted

Anyone used a smart ?

fastmike

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Suzuki swift petrol....... fun to drive and as good as most diesels for fuel economy

Littleted

Mmmm good point

RS Grant

Personally, I wouldn't bother going the new company car route... I'd use the extra income and get a wee Lupo TDi Sport or a MK1 Fabia vRS which would fit the bill perfectly.

However you were wanting an automatic, so a decent Golf TDi/BMW320d will serve you well and if priced correctly will not be too hard to shift on if you find the job isn't for you and need to sell the commuter.

I think you'll struggle to find something comfy/relaxing, automatic, reliable, cheap to run and buy for your budget... but will keep my eyes on this thread for the suggestions too. Good luck with the search anyway.


Cheers,
Grant

Littleted

Know what u mean grant just don't want the overhead of another motor

So far Suzuki swift auto
Fiesta tdi
Focus Eco
Possible smart diesal or brabus for fun

Need someone who driven smarts view

rb5_336

comfy/relaxing, automatic, reliable, cheap to run and buy for your budget ....how about a MY2000 volvo v70 tdi. Buy it for £2k ish,does 45mpg and costs peanuts to run. If ever i need to do big miles thats the car i use when doing big miles. Just selling mine on.

TonyBurns

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Well my little C3 (1.6 e-hdi) does me quite well, im (according to the computer) averaging over 70mpg and my last fill up to (literally) the brim, showed me a nice 76mpg (thats calculating the mpg from the litres filled up v the miles and not the trip computer), sticking to around 65-70mph though, so worth considering any of the HDI engined cars (Citroen/Peugeot or Ford TDCI 1.4 or 1.6 ltr diesel engined cars).

Tony

DT-SPD

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Avoid the 1.4 TDCI and go for the 1.6. Much nicer engine, the 1.4 suffers as it doesnt run an intercooler.

Fiesta/Focus 1.6 TDCi ECOnetic would be my choice.

Rob Day

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As said I would pocket and fund your own car. Company cars are a false economy, unless your an extreme high mileage muncher, but at at sub 35k per annum your bordering it... Hmmm. Hard choice to make.

bonesetter

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Fabia VRS

Littleted

I'll see what I negotiate and go look at a few fords and the others spec them and then chuck them to lease plan who do the comp cars see what comes Back as my Costs

Thanks all

TonyBurns

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I think your biggest issue with looking at the ford's is the fact that the auto version diesels are like rocking horse poo, no one wants (or wanted) them, so you just cannot find them.

I think this is a bit of a bargain (note the 0% finance bit ) ok im not saying that the citroens are perfect, my little c3 is good but like the c4, its steering is over assisted (though you get use to it and dont notice it on the motorway) and my little c3 has too much body roll (but they do a DS3 which is the sporty version), but this c4 is the EGS - semi automatic (110bhp 1.6hdi too so think its £30 per year road tax), its not a bad place to be in, has pretty much everything you want, its comfy, its just practical rather than overly exciting but great for motorway miles

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2011-Citro...item35be1bff7a

Tony

Jimpreza

How is this? A friend has a company car and reckons the extra tax he pays wouldn't even cover the repayments on the same car, never mind the road tax, insurance, servicing, tyres etc.

Tidgy

320d bmw, comfort and decent mpg

Brun

As Tony has said, the biggest issue with the Fords is the lack of autos around but i would seriously have a close look and a Mondeo - seriously capable cruising tool and loaded with toys. :-)
Dad had a TDCi 140 which returned just shy of 50mpg although he's not one to hang around on the m'way. He now has the 200ps version which brings many smiles but i suspect mpg may suffer with the smiles

Infected by sti

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I have run a jag xf 3.0 diesel which returned 50 mpg also a fab car with plenty of grunt but may be a little over what your looking at and the other is a 2.0 dti sri zafira, its fantastic on derv thas getting anywhere between 40-50 an thas with a bit of a heavy right foot at times, not the greatest thing on earth granted, but for what it is, it pulls well and is good on the old derv plus its comfy on long runs with plenty of space for shoving **** in to

Littleted

Guys at work have the 320 n 520 but at 4xx a month too much

I'll take a look at the citreons too ifi can get the monthly and fuel Into 500 a month approx I'll be ok that equates to about a 12k car tax taken into account If u negotiate more the. I'm on a winner, if I didn't have the scion I'd be more orcas looking at that new bi turbo a6

Puff The Magic Wagon!

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Volvo V70/S60 D5

Mega comfortable, reliable & enough of them to pick up within budget for a not too old version. I ran an XC70 D5 for 4 years @45k pa & it was excellent. Saw over 40mpg at "high" motorway speeds but that was an AWD so a 2WD should be much better.