Car written off, spec me a replacement!

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Someone decided to redecorate the back of our Ford Focus on the M1 this morning:
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The vehicle is yet to be assessed but I'm confident it'll be a write-off :p! We spent £450 only 5 days ago getting the MOT, Full service (inc brake fluid and aux belt) and front tyres replaced :rolleyes:. Either way, it can be replaced and all parties involved are ok. We have a fairly limited budget for the replacement, preferably under £4,000 with the following criteria:
  • Focus or bigger in size. The dog needs to be able to get in and out easily.
  • Reliable
  • Good spec (Leather interior, Heated seats, cruise, climate control, comfortable ride)
  • Diesel
  • Prefer auto, but not vital. Not sure how reliable they'll be with our budget.
We're after a diesel as the annual mileage will be around 20,000, most of which will be motorway. I'm thinking a MK4 Mondeo Titanium X fits the bill:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202001136105567

Anything to be aware of with this model?
 
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You've linked to a petrol Mondeo. The non-Ecoboost 2.0 drinks fuel like a fish, it's economy is absolutely dire (I owned a Mondeo identical to that one). With 20k annual miles, definitely look a diesel instead of a petrol.
 

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ci_newman said:
You've linked to a petrol Mondeo. The non-Ecoboost 2.0 drinks fuel like a fish, it's economy is absolutely dire (I owned a Mondeo identical to that one). With 20k annual miles, definitely look a diesel instead of a petrol.
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My mistake, I'm looking only for diesels. Maybe: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202001136105567

Is there anything to be aware of with diesel models, especially those with 'power shift' autos? I'm guessing most will be due DPF and/or DMF replacements with the age and mileage most in budget are reaching.

Does anyone have access to market values for vehicles? I have an idea what our Focus should be worth but want to be prepared.
 

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coupe69 said:
Skoda Superb Elegance estate has everything you ask, Octavia VRS has most of them too? https://www.dalestreetmotors.co.uk/...t_medium=mobile-web&at_campaign=website-visit
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good shout, although what year VAG diesels were subject to dieselgate?

Quartz said:
Aren't diesels currently the fount of all evil? And aren't they getting banned from many city centres?
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yep, but we have another petrol car and the replacement vehicle will be used as a motorway commuter which suits diesel better.
 

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ci_newman said:
With 20k annual miles, definitely look a diesel instead of a petrol.
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Depends on the car and the maths, surely? Just looking at the Ford Focus 2018 on model, for example, and using Honest John Real MPG figures:

2.0 TDCI 150 - 50mpg
1.5 EcoBoost 150 - 43.6mpg

Petrol is 120.9 and diesel is 124.9 at the end of our road today. Over 20,000 miles that gives:

Diesel £2,271.23 (£43.67 per week)
Petrol £2,521.20 (£48.48 per week)

That's a difference of a fiver a week, not accounting for the lack of DPF/EGR/DMF/injector/turbo stuff to gum up and go wrong. I know what I'd be looking to buy. If a fiver a week was that big a deal plenty of other petrol cars/engines will do over 50mpg on the motorway including the Octavia 1.5 TSI 140ps (or whatever the latest exact number is). In other words, for 20k I wouldn't be rushing to diesel 'because MPGz'.
 
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