Need to change car - any suggestions ?

musicboy

Hi folks, very briefly .....

Have owned Vauxhalls for a number of years, K reg Cavalier, S reg Vectra 1.8, 02 Reg Vectra 2.2 SRI, 51 reg Omega 2.6 V6 ...

Problem is .... the Omega is rubbish on fuel, less than 20 MPG on average . so I was gonna look at getting an LPG conversion as I like the comfort and the car etc.

Then it snowed ... rear wheel drive = disaster in the snow.

Only stipulations are -

Big boot (baby + equipment + ahem ... 2 x 12" subs),

Automatic gearbox (mrs has auto licence and must be able to drive it)

A bit of poke .... but not that costs me £70 per 350 miles ...

Any recommendations really welcome !

Cheers,

Musicboy

Cool_Username

Take it you like your Vauxhalls!?

neilmcl

And your budget is.....?

musicboy

sorry neil was getting a beer and realised I forgot that .. !

about £4k tops I reckon.

I only like vauxhalls cos I know where to get the power cable through the bulkhead for the amp !! hehe !!

Cool_Username

How about an Astra Estate - the 1.7CDTI should offer a good combination of performance and economy.

mark5

VW passat TDI

musicboy

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/200933339735751/sort/priceasc/usedcars/transmission/manual/quantity-of-doors/5/radius/10/postcode/s668sa/page/1/keywords/lpg?previous=%2Fsearch%2Fresults%2Fusedcars%2Fpostcode%2Fs668sa%2Fradius%2F10%2Fkeywords%2Flpg%2Ftransmission%2Fmanual%2Fquantity-of-doors%2F5%2Fpage%2F1%2Fsort%2Fpriceasc&logcode=p

Or maybe back to a veccy with an LPG .... I should be bored of em by now ...

Cool_Username

Is it easy to find a petrol station that does LPG in your area then? I think I'd struggle in South Wales

musicboy

yeah, the morrisons up the road does and there's one round the corner for the ex's once a fortnight so job's a good un ...