5k to spend, must do 40+ mpg?

JonnyGeee · 13 Mar 2008 at 01:38

New job further away means im doing more miles now. I'd like to spend no more then 5,500 tops to be honest. Firstly, i dont like mondeo's

as long as it tops 40mpg on a motorway cruise and has power to overtake comfortably onback roads, id be happy. size of car and luggage/boot not an issue, previous car a vx220.. so im used to cramped spots !
any suggestions??

radderfire · 13 Mar 2008 at 01:44

Do you mind how old the car is?

JonnyGeee · 13 Mar 2008 at 01:45

Not really, no

ollie CUP · 13 Mar 2008 at 02:27

Clio 172

Defcon5 · 13 Mar 2008 at 02:35

Cant see 40mpg being easy with a 172 tbh, possible yes, but only when driving like a saint i would think

Gaygle · 13 Mar 2008 at 02:45

ollie CUP said:
Clio 172

Seriously?! Only on a motorway crusie where you stayed at 70mph

Bald-Eagle22 · 13 Mar 2008 at 03:05

MK4 GT TDI golf 6 speed 130BHP ,,winner . 50MPG on motorways and pulls like mad upto 125MPH .

kilvano · 13 Mar 2008 at 03:11

Bald-Eagle22 said:
MK4 GT TDI golf 6 speed 130BHP ,,winner . 50MPG on motorways and pulls like mad upto 125MPH .

The 6 speed 150Bhp is better. Awesome motorway pull but speedy when you need it to go. I used to get 47mpg when doing a lot of motorway

BeatMaster · 13 Mar 2008 at 08:00

Bald-Eagle22 said:
MK4 GT TDI golf 6 speed 130BHP ,,winner . 50MPG on motorways and pulls like mad upto 125MPH .

You'll spend £5k on a 2001/2002 plate with 120k miles+ and the saving you make on fuel will go on repair bills

Personally, for £5k I'd be looking at a Ford Focus 1.6 which will easily do 40MPG+ and should be able to get a 53/04 plate for that sort of money

Edit:// Possibly the 2.0 engine might be a better option and should still assatain a decent MPG on a run whilst giving you a decent performance on the back roads

Mr Jack · 13 Mar 2008 at 09:56

Skoda Fabia vRS. You should be able to pick up a 3 year old example for that. Cracking little cars. Should give you 55+ mpg.

K.C. Leblanc · 13 Mar 2008 at 12:06

How long is the commute going to be?

JonnyGeee · 13 Mar 2008 at 12:08

ollie CUP said:
Clio 172

a 172 can do 40 mpg??

with regards to a focus - whats the best spec (zetec lx etc??) and any ides on the mpg for the st170?

Fabia Vrs, looks a nice car, i have only ever seen 1 on the roads though so don't know a thing about them? are they all 5 doors ( a quick search on ebay has no 3 dr option on there?) and whats the reliablity like?

golf - so the 150bhp 6 speed can still get over 40mpg? what are they like to drive?

JonnyGeee · 13 Mar 2008 at 12:10

K.C. Leblanc said:
How long is the commute going to be?

30 miles there, 30 miles back. I cant justify running a vx220 for that kind of distance! my old job was only 5 mile away so that was ok!

K.C. Leblanc · 13 Mar 2008 at 12:22

JonnyGeee said:
30 miles there, 30 miles back. I cant justify running a vx220 for that kind of distance! my old job was only 5 mile away so that was ok!

I wasn't going to tell you to keep the VX220. I think 60 miles in that would lead to numness of the rear.

I just though Fox would need some figures for his diesel Win/Fail spreadsheet.

jamief · 13 Mar 2008 at 12:53

K.C. Leblanc said:
I just though Fox would need some figures for his diesel Win/Fail spreadsheet.

I believe he did away with the spreadsheet and committed it to memory :/

JonnyGeee · 13 Mar 2008 at 12:56

ah, fail

pitchfork · 13 Mar 2008 at 14:15

5 series is possible with high miles

MarkDavis · 13 Mar 2008 at 14:31

The number of people on this forum who exaggerate their mpg is bloody ridiclous.

Clio 172 and Focus 1.6 doing over 40mpg in "real world" conditions?

Don't make me laugh.

Incidentally OP, no petrol car is going to do 40mpg+ and also comfortably overtake on backroads.

Mike UK · 13 Mar 2008 at 14:52

Mr Jack said:
Skoda Fabia vRS. You should be able to pick up a 3 year old example for that. Cracking little cars. Should give you 55+ mpg.

For that price make sure its not crash damaged though

Tomsk · 13 Mar 2008 at 14:56

Motorbike.
They can be uncomfortable, have no boot/luggage space, will do 40+mpg when ridden gently, will overtake just about anything on a backroad and you can't get Mondeo motorbikes.