Need an economical diesel car

10JH

What is your budget?

How many seats?

What type of car?

We need more info!!!

eslick

yep if you buy new diesels can be expensive but I bought a 1 year old jetta for 10K so it depends on how much you manage to get the car for.

welnik

Lum wrote: »

Before doing this, have you considered the current premium on diesel car prices and compared that to how much fuel you are likely to save during the time you own the car.

This is particularly important if you mostly do short trips and/or urban driving.

I do mainly short trips

welnik

forgotmyname wrote: »

Diesel cars are more to insure as well, Extra £45 on mine thats almost taken the cheaper tax away.

My Mondeo car tax is £245.00.

welnik

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

For a trully valid answer the op needs to give more detail;

ie,
New?
Nearly new?
A few years old?
Trad diesel?

These cars are evolving rapidly, good today = crap tommorrow, or by the time you read this, yesterday,:eek::eek::eek:

Would love a new one, but way out of my league. It would ideally have four doors rather than 2, be medium sort of size (not as small as a Ford KA) and it doesnt necessarily have to be diesel, just good on fuel consumption. My friend has a Fabia and does 60 miles to £30.00 of fuel. Much better than my car. I dont really need such a big car as a Mondeo. I literally just nip the kids up to school and then off to work which is 5 miles away.

welnik

10JH wrote: »

What is your budget?

up to £5,000

How many seats? 5

What type of car? medium sort of size (ford fusion/ford focus)

We need more info!!![/QUOTE]

TiTheRev

Basically you want a cheap 5dr Ford then??

cyclonebri1

I will get slated by the anti frog, no offence, brigade here but;

I have a Megane estate. 55plate.

The good lady has a Megane hatch. 07plate.

Both 106bhp 6 speed cars.

Up to 70mpg

Never less than 50

More space than you seam to need

Consider;);)

Plus, shmbo's last car was a diesel Clio, kept for 5 years, and that bettered those figures by 10mpg on average.

karenmay33

i just got myself a 2001 peugeot 206 2L hdi, very cheap to run over 5o mile to the gallon on school runs, the tax is £110 a yr.... my punto 1.2 petrol was drinking fuel compared to the 206... check out https://www.autotrader.co.uk you get the economy & car tax prices.. it makes it easier for you..

geoffW

You can't beat a Citroen C3 diesel for value, 67 mpg, road tax £35 and 20,000 miles service.