Car to do 50k/year in
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19mpg , is that for the motorway?
Phaeton 6.0 W12, must have been at least 50k new. I dont suppose its one of those engines that is able to half its number of cylinders used
You could half the fuel costs with a lpg conversion for 2k maybe
Okay, I was in the same situation a few months back though I do a fair few more miles than you a year (approx 80k). I bought a 54 Honda Accord Diesel from Honda in January with 57k on the clock for £5500. It came with a years warrenty, its costing me £236 a month on 2 year finance. Bargin! I get 550miles to a tank of diesel (£60 to fill) Its cheap to service (£175 - £220) and tyres are dirt cheap (£70 a corner).
I plan to get a newer 56 - 57 plate Accord Jan 2010. Im expecting £1.8-2k on trade in, so the cars cost me £3.5k for the year or just over 4p a mile. I chose the Accord because I wanted reliablity, plus as a Field Engineer and Director of a sub-contracting company I didnt want to rub people up the wrong way and turn up in a BMW, Merc Audi et el, Hondas seem none offence to all.
I'd recommend the Accord for reliability and comfort to anyone, Im sure an Audi or BMW is a better drive, but Im less convienced theyre as economical day to day
I plan to get a newer 56 - 57 plate Accord Jan 2010. Im expecting £1.8-2k on trade in, so the cars cost me £3.5k for the year or just over 4p a mile. I chose the Accord because I wanted reliablity, plus as a Field Engineer and Director of a sub-contracting company I didnt want to rub people up the wrong way and turn up in a BMW, Merc Audi et el, Hondas seem none offence to all.
I'd recommend the Accord for reliability and comfort to anyone, Im sure an Audi or BMW is a better drive, but Im less convienced theyre as economical day to day
it's around £75k, plus options..
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I would go for that option with lpg just because if you are going to live in your car it might as well be the best you can feasibly get.
A car on lpg will also last longer, its definitely ideal for high mileage because the oil is not degraded like petrol so its less wear and tear
The car would do about 15mpg on lpg as it actually carries less energy then petrol but at lower cost its the same as doing 32mpg on petrol.
If you had a car that could advance the ignition to account for octane above 105 then you'd get better performance/mpg but not certain if this car would recognise that situation and be able to do it.
Honda is the car I read about doing 1 million miles in 10 years by some american salesman. Think the poor guy was in a 90's civic actually
A car on lpg will also last longer, its definitely ideal for high mileage because the oil is not degraded like petrol so its less wear and tear
The car would do about 15mpg on lpg as it actually carries less energy then petrol but at lower cost its the same as doing 32mpg on petrol.
If you had a car that could advance the ignition to account for octane above 105 then you'd get better performance/mpg but not certain if this car would recognise that situation and be able to do it.
Honda is the car I read about doing 1 million miles in 10 years by some american salesman. Think the poor guy was in a 90's civic actually
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If I was doing 50k a year then I'd be looking at something like a three or four year old Volvo S60 D5 SE. It has the most comforable seats I've ever used and the engines are generally bulletproof for 400k. It will eat motorways for breakfast