what budget new/newish diesel car?

[manhattan]

i will be looking towards buying after the new year either a new or upto 3 year old diesel car.
i would like it to be cheap to run,as in cheap yearly road tax,good on fuel,and has a good resale value.

the most i would spend is 8k.
any advice or reccomendations?

[jobeyonekenobi]

I am thinking a Golf TDI.....not bad residuals, well put together, good economy, and for 8k you could get a fairly nice one.

I myself, once I manage to get rid of the turbo nutter Volvo S60R I have, am looking at something like a Y-reg Golf TDI with around 80k on the clock.

Other options....Seat Leon diesel - its a Golf in different clothes....What about a Peugot 307 Diesel? Not bad

[philhuff]

I'd back the SEAT Leon idea - VAG share platforms and components, so the Leon is, fundamentally, the same car as the VW Golf, Audi A3 and Skoda Octavia.

You should be able to get a well-specced Leon 1.9 TDi on a 53 or 04 plate for your budget, and you'll get a good quality, reliable and frugal car. Do also consider the Skoda Octavia, as it's a bit bigger and a bit cheaper.

Failing that, look at bread and butter motoring - Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra and Peugeot 307. There's millions of the things about and, while they're not that exciting, there's so much choice that you can find some real bargains.

[manhattan]

thanks,are there any decent brand new diesel cars in that price range?

[philhuff]

It depends on how you define 'decent' ;-)

the new Fiat Grande Punto 1.3 Multijet comes in under that limit, with a bit of negotiation, as does the Citroen C2 1.4 HDi. the Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCi is probably a better bet.

That said, I'd go for the Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDI - it's got a list price of about £9,500, but you should be able to get at least £1,000 off that - if you can't, tell me and I will!

[Tickdick00]

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