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Exactly what is says on the tin, recommend me a car for around the £4,000 mark, fuel economy being a priority as I cover a lot of miles... Cheers...

It'd probably be a diesel then if fuel economy is a major concern.

What size car are you after?  Any other considerations?

A small car is fine, no kids, just the girlfriend every now and then... Not fussy on colour/make etc. Just after some ideas as I need to get a new 1 before the football season starts in mid-july... Have a Zetec fiesta at the mo, jus fancy somethin a bit newer...

Not a diesel, but an ultra-reliable small car with decent petrol consumption, that also looks pretty good (IMHO) is the Toyota Yaris.

Have a look here:

http://www.buyyourcar.co.uk/Used-Car/Toyota/Yaris/Page-1/Size-10/LPrice-3000/HPrice-4000/SellerType-PT/Sort-HIGHPRICE.aspx

Is that the sort of thing you're after? 

For MPG I dont think you could beat the VW deisels. My pd130 Passat has superb fuel economy. 50-60MPG on the motorway and 40MPG around town. It is a spacious car and moves quick as well....

I've got a scratched up old Honda accord to get rid of in a couple of months.  Less than £4k too :)

I saw the thread and was just gonna pot audi, they dont rust, ultra reliable and people dont hate you when you undertake them on the motorway!!!

BUT i see petrol consumption is a priority. I dont know how much much a turbo diesel Audi A3 would be but will look now!

2000 AUDI A3 1.9 TDi 90 SE 3dr Diesel Hatchback
Manual, 113,000 miles, Manual, Metallic Black, ABS, Alarm/Immobiliser, Alloy wheels, Climate control/Air-Con, Twin Airbags, CD/MP3/DAB Player, Electric Windows/Mirrors, Power Steering, Taxed, MOT 2008, Full Service History, Recently Serviced at 112k miles, Clean Engine, Good-Size Boot Space, Suede Seats, Arm rest, Brilliant MPG, Ideal for long journeys, Superb Condition Throughout, Excellent tyre thread. £4,295. ono

the only problem with buying a second hand 4K german car is that you get decent car for you rmoney, but the servicing and running costs are still going to be on the steep side (especially the diesels). Eg - probably best part of 90 quid for a tyre for a passat.

I would go for something japanese.honda civic diesel, nissan almera diesel etc.

Antyhing japanese should be good

you know it makes sense.........



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Depends on what you want.

I rather like

http://www.usedcartrader.co.uk/carsforsale/Lancashire/PEUGEOT/206/1082843.html

But then I like the french diesels.  The interior can be a bit plasticy, but fun to drive.

Also SEAT / Skoda  diesels are good value.

But if you want something easy to look after.

The Vauxhaul Astra 1.7 Diesel is good steady stuff.

( The 2.0 HDi is fun tho )   ;whistle;

Yeh servicing is ridiculous it is on my audi but very very rarely does anything go wrong with them but mines a petrol not a diesel so icant comment on their reliability. The only thing is a suspension change after 100k which is a bit steep but the engine just runs and runs and the paint job looks like new! They are perfect for long distance which in my opinion jap cars are not. Not coz of reliability but are not the comfy cruisers the jerry cars are!

Yes they are.

 ;nanana;

Liar!

well im looking for a new car too now, some ***** smashed into me on thursday and have just heard from insurance that it is written off.

I had a peugeot 306 1.9 TD meridian -  great car, alloys, leather seats, air con etc, no problems, had only done 46k miles, 50MPG+  that was £3000 about 9 months ago.  :'( :'(

The newer 306 Hdi models have even better consumption. My Dads last peugeot diesel has done over 180k miles with no major problems at all

113,000 miles
good luck with that

tomorrow I'm picking up a 51 plate Rover MG ZR 45000 miles. full service history, nice trim, alloys. £3800

That doesnt matter with audis!!!
My 1.8 Audi A4 SE was 135K when i bought it, and i bet i can outdo most cars and will run until i tire of it!

Horneris and Leknave will back that up!


HDi is meant to be an excellent engine.
Older peugeots only get 3/5 for reliabilty as they work for 100K or so then everything goes wrong with them!

Happened to my mums car and is starting to happen to the missus'! Both 306's.

Bet you can't.

 ;nanana;

I almost added to the post above "outdo most (but not kinboshi!!)"!

My mate is selling his evo 6, i so badly wanna buy it off him as suprisingly petrol consumption off boost is about the same as my audi!

Buy it.  You know it makes sense.  The insurance will be fun for you as well!

gonna get a quote now lol!

£2,000 I reckon.

2100 and that was with me lying about my speeding conviction!

6 year old rover ?

good luck with that.

Hmm ... Had a similar problem myself... Saab 95 drank petrol .. lovely lovely car but fuel bill just crippling... Soloution sell the Saab ..

Now we own a Citroen C3 ... Cheaper Road Tax.. Cheaper Insurance ... and yes the fuel bill is now incredible ... superb saving .... looks naff but its quirky enough ...dont know if i would want to travel long distances regularly....
 Ks 9h

good condition, good reputable dealer (former Rover dealer). feeling confident

Recently put my 02 plate rover 45 through MOT got warnings of both driver and passenger floors rotting through(5 year old car 20,000 miles) also mystery problem with ABS which activates even when slowing down from 10 MPH and i mean slowing. Sure you'll have better luck.

My Audi 2.8 quattro has 149,000 miles on it  (69000 of which is mine).

Unusual for me as I usually change cars every year (if not before), but the Audi is the Dogs B****X

But I only get 26mpg average *cough* so not the car for you I feel

The 2.5TDI is a very quick car, and gets 36mpg average I believe

26 MPG ?? thats pure luxury I tell ya....

Try doing 25K miles per year in a 4litre v8 jag. Average of 19MPG. Around town, this would go down to under 10mpg.

But put yer foot down on the motorway, and it felt like a jumbo jet going along the runway.

Now sadly gone, replaced by a Merc Eclass  Diesel. 40mpg and does exactly what it says on the tin. Lacks a certain "character" though....

Un biased

Of couse

Regards

M

Better getter beemer.

Tony

Unfunny

Regards

M

p.s Tikay is the oldest person i know who drives BMW

 :respect:

Regards

M

Well I can't recommend them to anyone. Apparently - they don't tell you this when you buy them - you are supposed to check the tyres once a year. Ridiculous.

My Dream Car!- Makes the M3 look rather boring and believe me i love the M3!

could be tempted by one of these though, for a bit of a weekend mudlark...

Man they are gorgeous!!!! This is where i start to get greedy and carried away about the 10 different cars i would love to own in my garage!!

May make a thread on it soon!!

When you've spent as much time lying on your back beneath a car as I have, you will take reliability over "character" every day.

Red i would be interested to see you post a pic of your favourite car. I couldnt for the life of me put you on a certain type!

Me too. After I'd been through just about every car there was, some really nice ones, too - I settled into Mercs about 12 years ago, had 4 of them over the next 11 years, & never once did any of them break down, fail to start, or let me down. A bit "dull" inside, but hey, handsome is as handsome does, sod all these kids with their spoliers & chrome exhausts, it just needs to get from A to B in comfort.

Then MPower talked me into a Beemer, but he never mentioned pumping up the tyres, & it cost me 4 new tyres, they were "a bit thin" on tread apparently. Seriously, I've done 39,000 miles in about 8 months in the Beemer, it gives me 44.1mpg, & never misses a beat. Gets dirty though, so I clean it every 6 months. Gotta look after these cars, see?

Can't beat a  BMW.

Just take it to a garage...

My criteria

It must be diesel

It must drive well and sound "nice"

It must be old enough to have taken it's first big blew (had it's major depreciation loss)

I prefer them with a nice big dent, or if they are recorded as damaged and repaired (deduct almost half from the asking price with no loss of useability)

If money were no object, I could still not bring myself to have a juce swallowing, pass anything but a garage type of car.

I have a Mazda RX8, a CLK coupe and an old 1997 XJ6. They're all great cars.

I'm driving quite a lot of miles at the moment and I'm seriously considering the new Honda Civic 2.2 Diesel - anyone got one ?

And.. can we do houses next ?

Houses, yes. I like mine with wheels on.

i still lust after a  gen-iuiiiiine winnebago       does that count??

Saw the lovely pics from Stow, yr a lucky man

Yes siree Bob.