VW Polo Blue Motion? Really fuel efficient?

vikingaero

He'd be better off buying a nearly new/pre-reg Focus 1.6 Diesel than the Polo Bluemotion. The Bluemotion won't be the most comfortable car for 30k each year.

bylromarha

vikingaero wrote: »

He'd be better off buying a nearly new/pre-reg Focus 1.6 Diesel than the Polo Bluemotion. The Bluemotion won't be the most comfortable car for 30k each year.

What price do they average at? As he's happy to pay the extra for the Blue Motion as it saves so dramatically on the fuel costs (according to VW marketing )

Kilty_2

I'd think about the Golf Bluemotion or something similar - a Polo with 100k+ on the clock will be worth very, very little. A Golf or Passat will be more desirable.

motorguy

Kilty wrote: »

I'd think about the Golf Bluemotion or something similar - a Polo with 100k+ on the clock will be worth very, very little. A Golf or Passat will be more desirable.

30K per year for three years would by 90K

Heres a two year old one with 80K

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201031365052980/sort/priceasc/usedcars/fuel-type/diesel/maximum-age/up_to_3_years_old/model/polo/make/volkswagen/page/1/site/uk/radius/1501/postcode/bt667gu?logcode=p

I'd say a three year old one with 90K would be worth maybe 5K.

Its probably something that it would make sense to buy new, maintain well, and drive it indefinitely.

anewman

pinkneonmartini wrote: »

what about a cheaper sibling vehicle from the same group? The Seat Ibiza Ecomotive?

Fabia Greenline (admittedly the most ugly of the three, lol).

pgilc1 wrote: »

I'd a Passat bluemotion 2 with a published combined of 57mpg. Over the course of a tank full that was the minimum i would get. Best was 65mpg (over 1000 miles on a 70 litre tank) and best single run was to work one day (23 miles A roads / motorway) of 90.1mpg.

Is this the display on the dash or your calculated MPG based on brim to brim filling. The displays can be inaccurate.

motorguy

anewman wrote: »

Fabia Greenline (admittedly the most ugly of the three, lol).


Is this the display on the dash or your calculated MPG based on brim to brim filling. The displays can be inaccurate.

The 1000 miles to the tank was based on brim to brim filling @ 63.3mpg. The dash was reading 65.1, suggesting about a 4% inaccuracy.

Either way, its an easy 15-20% more economical than a 'regular' diesel passat - not bad for a car that cost me less than the regulary diesel to buy. :beer:

Kilty_2

pgilc1 wrote: »

Its probably something that it would make sense to buy new, maintain well, and drive it indefinitely.

Yep, I agree with this. Although I don't think I could do 30k a year in a Polo personally.

motorguy

Kilty wrote: »

Yep, I agree with this. Although I don't think I could do 30k a year in a Polo personally.

yeah it would be a question mark for me too.

eslick

our 3 year old VW Jetta does 63 mpg, on the motorway and 46 around town, its a diesel, a golf with a boot so a big car, if I was doing 30K a year I know which one I would go for

funkycoldribena

Didnt one of the motoring mags do a test recently and the Focus 1.6 diesel did something like 80mpg?