What car for £2k? 10k a year

Sindri said:
Very much this, why is everyone suggesting diesels for such low mileage? The op hasn't specified it must be diesel.
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He specified 40-50mpg. With a 2k budget that rules out pretty much every modern reasonably eco petrol. I'm guessing some 2k petrols may achieve 40 though but surely nowhere near 50.
 
My old 306 1.4 petrol would sit at just over 40mpg, and the only big issue I ever had through four years of ownership was a sparkplug shooting out of the block (thanks to an incompetent mechanic that hadn't realised he had cross-threaded it).

Cheap to buy, cheap to insure, good on fuel, reliable and cheap to fix should anything go wrong. You'd also get a lot of change for £2000. The downside is it would be an old car!
 
Mike19 said:
He specified 40-50mpg. With a 2k budget that rules out pretty much every modern reasonably eco petrol. I'm guessing some 2k petrols may achieve 40 though but surely nowhere near 50.
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Wanting 40-50mpg is false economy at this mileage due to the increased cost of a diesel vs a petrol and potentially higher overall running costs that old diesels bring.
 
Citroen Xsara Picasso.

Very good on fuel, undesirable so very cheap.

You should be able to get a relatively new one with low miles for your budget.

I've done thousands of miles in French vans, Berlingos and Dispatch and they are good, basic no frills work horses.
 
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Mike19 said:
He specified 40-50mpg. With a 2k budget that rules out pretty much every modern reasonably eco petrol. I'm guessing some 2k petrols may achieve 40 though but surely nowhere near 50.
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1.6 MK1 Focus, I could be more economical but I can't be bothered.

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I heard the MK1 focus and the same era Fiesta's are bad on fuel ?

my sister used to have the fiesta and it was crap, she's now got rid of it
 
Mike19 said:
He specified 40-50mpg. With a 2k budget that rules out pretty much every modern reasonably eco petrol. I'm guessing some 2k petrols may achieve 40 though but surely nowhere near 50.
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My Peugeot 106 1.4L petrol averaged 45mpg over my 8000 mile ownership (and only cost me £450 to buy a number of years ago).

Not that I'm suggesting he get a 106, but there are loads of petrols for <£2k that will achieve >40mpg.
 
You may get lucky and be able to buy a great car for a lot less. I just bought an immaculate '03 Mondeo 2.0, 86k miles, fsh, and is comfortably returning 37mpg without trying. My commute is all B roads, so on a run it'd easily return over 40. I only paid £1k, but I believe I've got a great car, with many years of motoring left in it.
 
Dyson said:
You may get lucky and be able to buy a great car for a lot less. I just bought an immaculate '03 Mondeo 2.0, 86k miles, fsh, and is comfortably returning 37mpg without trying. My commute is all B roads, so on a run it'd easily return over 40. I only paid £1k, but I believe I've got a great car, with many years of motoring left in it.
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is that a diesel ?
 
The problem is that people think of petrol's and automatically seem to assume sub 30 mpg whereas most petrol's up to 2ltr (including hot hatches) will happily manage mid to high 30's, some over 40 (including 10 year old ones).

They will be cheaper to buy, the fuel is cheaper, unless you're doing well over 15k miles diesels just aren't worth it IMO.
 
Thanks guys, will have a search for afew more Focus. Dont want anything really that does under 40mpg.

I got rid of my 130i as I tried to keep it but trying to stay even at 30mpg was a PITA! I took my brothers 125i last week (same 3 litre engine) and managed 26.8mpg, so f that! Although lovely engine.
 
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