Spec me a nice diesel 5k

[Born_2_Kill_83]

I'm looking for a nice 4 door comfortable diesel for around £5/5.5k.

What can you surgest? Up to now the MG ZT CDTI 2.0 has taken my fancy as being quite good value for money, I've seen one on a 04-Reg with 80K for £4995

Can any-one recommend these or anything better?

I will be doing around 12/15k a year in it and need an average of around 45mpg. Manual or auto it doesnt matter, leather seats would be nice.

Thanks

 

[Morba]

been looking at auto versions of those also, not bad for the money.

Other than the MG, you have Mondeo's and some of the newer facelifted vectras.
£5k might get you a high mile 320d, but that puts it in turbo fail territory i think.
A4 1.9's are also in budget :]

 

[[TW]Fox]

Everything for this budget is in turbo failiure territory to be honest. I like the look of the MG ZT for this budget - possible to get a recent, tidy, uptogether car whereas sub £5k BMW's are normally ***** owned and wrecked sheds.

Vectra = lol

 

[poosemon]

how about finding a nice 406 hdi executive and keep a bit in the pocket?

 

[Scania]

how about finding a nice 406 hdi executive and keep a bit in the pocket?

For when it starts to fall to bits?

 

[spoonjaffa]

seat, VW. Anything with the VAG TDI engines

 

[MrFunex]

mondeo tdci? a lot smoother than the PD VW engines I've tried and should be able to get a reasonable one in your price range..?

 

[jamoor]

Everything for this budget is in turbo failiure territory to be honest. I like the look of the MG ZT for this budget - possible to get a recent, tidy, uptogether car whereas sub £5k BMW's are normally ***** owned and wrecked sheds.

Vectra = lol

Vectas are surprisingly good actually, not as good as the mondeo though.

 

[Scania]

Vectas are surprisingly good actually, not as good as the mondeo though.

Which pretty much sums up why Fox LOL'd at the Vectra choice - surprisingly good sums up peoples expectations of a Vauxhall.

Surprised when they find a good one!