Big mistake?

[Tee Hee Johnson]

Yo,

I have a Mazda Mx-5, NC 2.0 which I love.

Kind wanted something more practical, to live along side the Mazda.

I might have bought a Renault Clio DCi, 1.5 88bhp.

I;m sure things wont be that bad, will they?!

 

[Tee Hee Johnson]

Well it's done.

It was £2400, over 3 years its just about £3200.

 

[Tee Hee Johnson]

I'm just kidding with £3200, I wanted to be the next 'Clio guy'

Its a 60 plate Dci Dynamique TomTom, it was £1600.

Seems not bad actually, all seems to be working on it, smooth(ish) ride.

Is cheap to tax, insure and run. Basically for a short commute or 4 miles each way every day and the occasional run to my parents, etc.

Had a few around the 2001-2004 age before, a DCi 80 and DCi 100. Engines are fine, its the other consumable parts which seem to frequently fail... coil springs come to mind!

 

[Tee Hee Johnson]

I had a Peugeot 206 that was roughly 88bhp. Honestly when I had a boot full of gear and passengers over 6 foot this thing struggled to make decent speed. I wouldn't really call it practical? We lived with an SUV and a Z4 for a while and that was the perfect mix of practicality and driving fun.

I really don't need a SUV, just need something like I used to have... something that will occasionally sit more than 2 people.

If the wee Peugeot was a petrol, that's understandable. Diesels and the wee turbos have a wee bit more pull behind them, although not much lol.

The 1.3 petrol 99bhp Auris was terrible fully loaded.