£7000 Hatchback ?

Jono8 said:
Well, the savings won't be a huge amount especially if you only do 7-8k a year. If you were doing 20,000+ and slogging it out at a constant 70mph on motorways all the time then a frugal diesel would probably net you a significant saving
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Exactly.

8000 Miles @ 30MPG = 266 Gallons of fuel. 129.9p/l = £5.90/Gallon. So 8000 Miles = £1570.
8000 Miles @ 45MPG = 177 Gallons of fuel. 133.9p/l = £6.08/Gallon. So 8000 Miles = £1076.

Is it REALLY worth owning a clattery 4-pot diesel, just for a potential saving of £41 a month? (And that's being pessimistic with the MPG from the petrol car).
 
paradigm said:
Exactly.

8000 Miles @ 30MPG = 266 Gallons of fuel. 129.9p/l = £5.90/Gallon. So 8000 Miles = £1570.
8000 Miles @ 45MPG = 177 Gallons of fuel. 133.9p/l = £6.08/Gallon. So 8000 Miles = £1076.

Is it REALLY worth owning a clattery 4-pot diesel, just for a potential saving of £41 a month?
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YOU FORGOT THE TAX!!1
 
Hilarious suggestions. Once again Motors fails to cater for someone who has little interest in having a fast/sporty car.

Jono8's suggestion is a tidy one if you like them, and is still a current model. It fits all of the criteria, too - 44MPG combined, reasonably nippy (140bhp/8.6 seconds to 60) and reasonable to tax (£155 for 6 months - the same as my 1.6 Focus of around the same age, but much slower).
 
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peterattheboro said:
Worst spec me thread ever.

OP just get a Ford Focus 1.6/2.0 Titanium depending on how much you want to pay for tax and insurance.
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I've been reading that supposedly Fiesta's are rated the best in their class.
Any recommendation on which engine between 1.2 1.4 and 1.6? Is 1.6 much better than the 1.4?
 
I reckon you could spend 3-4k and find something to meet your requirements and you wouldn't have to take out such a large loan.

Perhaps a Skoda fabia vrs diesel? Small and nippy enough with good economy.
 
Chadd said:
Is the 1.6 SE FSI Golf sufficiently powered to feel fun to drive?

I will probably end up test driving a few, just not sure if 1.6 is what I should be looking for a Golf at as it's a bigger car than the Polo/Fiesta

Thanks
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It depends how you classify fun, and also what to you is expensive in terms of tax and insurance?

My car has 200bhp, only costs £980 a year on insurance, and tax is £210 a year. Combined with the fact I can get 30mpg, its pretty cheap to run for the performance.

Plus, I'm also younger than you, so I feel rather blessed on the insurance part. :p
 
My mate had a 1.4TDi Polo, he loved it. It got written off by a taxi and within days of getting the money from the insurance company he had bought.... another 1.4TDi Polo.

He is the most boring man on the planet, mind.
 
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