What an earth do I buy?

[TW]Fox;12595191 said:
And it seems like you are pretty much repping, or at least doing the driving of one?
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I'm a field technician.

Going out reparing peoples computers, printers and laptops.

Have to drive 120 miles twice a week (240 miles) and then the rest of my calls are 30-40 miles away. The majority of calls being located in a 10 mile radius of each other so short journeys after the initial journey.

My problem is, it's replacing my current personal car and that car is fun to drive. The Fabia was incredibly dull to throw around.
 
I'd have a Mondeo ST TDCI if the mpg wasn't 48.

I can get 44mpg in my Saxo!

I keep seeing men in their 40's driving these Mondeo ST TDCI's around. Think I will look out of place!

The problem I am finding with BMW's is insurance. I'm doing 25k miles a year it has to be business class. Pushes it right up.

Mondeo ST insurance would be £1400.
 
digitalwolf said:
I'd have a Mondeo ST TDCI if the mpg wasn't 48.
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You wont be getting much more than 48mpg in mixed driving from any car, quite frankly. If you expect to then you are sadly mistaken.

I keep seeing men in their 40's driving these Mondeo ST TDCI's around. Think I will look out of place!
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I dont really understand you. You seem obsessed with what other people will think but seem happy to drive around in a Citroen Saxo or a Fiat Punto. Either you care or you dont? If you care so much about what people youve never met might think about you then why pick a cruddy womans hatchback?

Frankly if you are a mobile printer fixer just get a white Focus estate like everyone else :p
 
I've done just over 500 miles this week in my Saxo, spent around £55 doing it (well government has) and it is not suitable for the mileage I am doing.
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The mileage I am doing isn't sitting in the car for hours about 30-40 miles a go.
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I would disagree there. Provided you can fit all the tools you need in the car i'd say it's perfectly adequate.

Needs to be derv.
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Why? On short bursts you will gain little in fuel economy and the price differance being what it is it will probably wind up costing you more.

What gets me is that you're complaining about spending £55 to do 500 miles. A larger diesel car is going to cost £ching to buy and be negligably cheaper to run if at all. I think it would be more expensive.

As an example my 1.9D ZX used to do 45 to 48mpg, cost £60ish to fill up and would do about 400 miles on an average tank. My 2 litre petrol Volvo does about 30mpg, also costs £60 to fill up and, guess what, does just under 400 miles to an average tank. If you're going to spend more on fuel you need a big leap in mpg before it makes any differance.
 
G Whiz !

Plenty of room inside, at this years motorshow we managed to get 4 big lads in. The 5.10 blokes in the back and two 6.2 lads in the front. It was soo roomy that the lads in the back had their heads against the rear window, and in the drivers seat my head was sideways against the windscreen and my legs were around the wheel and squashed up against the dash/door so I couldn't even reach the pedals. People were soo impressed that a good 20 or soo flocked round and started taking pictures :D

Go for one you won't regreat it.

On another note, keep the saxo or get something a little roomier maybe a focus, or jsut get a lean cupra if you are feeling wild.
 
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