What uber-economical banger?

Kitchster_uk · 2 Oct 2006 at 23:49

Well, I just got promoted at work (

) and thus should be over-joyed. However....

I work about 4 miles from home and the GTO isn't an issue for the 40 miles to and from work plus another 50 or so miles leisure driving at the very respectable 18mpg I seem to return. Havoing just got a job 25 miles from home, 3 gallon of petrol a day isn't viable, even after pay rise. I am therefore thinking about something to run about in. The criteria are as follows:

Nothing dinky - Corsa/Punto/Paxo are off the menu.
I want an engine in it. Maybe a derv, maybe a petrol, we are aiming for post 35 mpg.

I've thought of:

Mondeo Mk1 - cheap n cheerful
Xantia diesel - spawn of satan 's ugliest child but hey, 55mpg.
Rover 600 - fun with turbo???
Volvo tank
Saab 9000

Any other suggestions? I don't wanna spend more than £500 as I'm moving and getting marrried and want to keep the loon-mobile.

Cheers

Kitchster_uk · 3 Oct 2006 at 20:14

How about this beast i've discovered? Diesel

Kitchster_uk · 3 Oct 2006 at 21:40

Dogbreath said:
Wow, how could anyone resist with that rear wing

It's a good job that's there, with al that POWAH, the back end would be all over....

Kitchster_uk · 3 Oct 2006 at 23:03

Well, I've bought a Xantia TD 'Dimension' with 2 owners from new, good service history, N plate with 138k on the clock and a year's MOT for £495 - can't really grumble I suppose, other than it runs on satan's spendings and is just short of hateful to the eye

Kitchster_uk · 4 Oct 2006 at 17:43

kippermitten said:
Should have got the HDi one, much better all round tbh.

Not for less than half a grand.

Yeah I chose quickly but she's a throwaway. Spent 5 weeks looking at GTO's until I found mine. Looking forward to uber-economy. Nto looking forward to driving it!