Best used MPG cars

chippy_250

Does anyone know of the best used MPG cars that are also cheap to insure.

1. Has to be at least a 1.2L
2. Has to be under £3k of value
3. Has to in insurance group one or two (what ever that means)
4. Has to do at least 50 MPG

Please also advise me on tips to get cheap insurance... (I'm 21)
Thanks

sarahjayne1977

I have a Clio dci it's 1.5 and i get about 60mpg, My car tax is only £30 for a year:D
I just looked up insurance group it is a group 4, but my insurance is only 241 for a year. I added my hubby on and it was reduced a lot

Sarah

maninthestreet

chippy_250 wrote: »

Does anyone know of the best used MPG cars that are also cheap to insure.

1. Has to be at least a 1.2L

Petrol or diesel?

2. Has to be under £3k of value

What is the maximum age/mileage that is acceptable to you?

3. Has to in insurance group one or two (what ever that means)

Have you has motor insurance previously?

4. Has to do at least 50 MPG

That'll be a diesel then.

Please also advise me on tips to get cheap insurance... (I'm 21)
Thanks

See above...

Gordon_Hose

Why not just type those requirements into Autotader and pick the one you look the like of?

alanrowell

sarahjayne1977 wrote: »

I have a Clio dci it's 1.5 and i get about 60mpg, My car tax is only £30 for a year:D
I just looked up insurance group it is a group 4, but my insurance is only 241 for a year. I added my hubby on and it was reduced a lot

Sarah

Going to say exactly the same thing - I have the 100bhp version and despite a mixed diet of sitting in traffic jams and long distance high speed runs it still returns the 60mpg consistently.

The only problems I've had with it are a leaking sunroof which costs too much to fix and the recent month of snow finally destroyed the brake discs after 70000 miles - but at under £400 for all 4 replaced I don't suppose I can complain

johnson293

I concur with the Clio 1.5 DCi.

Have owned two of them, and for my average urban commute, I also returned 60mpg.

The Megane from 2004 also comes with the 1.5 DCi, and £30/year road tax, if you needed something a bit bigger ,though the Insurance group may be a bit higher. My dad has one of these and returns a similar average mpg (high 50's - 60mpg).

There will be peopel who advise against Renaults, but I had none of the usual faults on mine.

Though I did have major oil burning issues on a 2004 1.5 DCi Scenic.

leosayer

I was going to say a Volkswagen Lupo diesel, which will easily top 50mpg, however that's insurance group 3.

However they are much cheaper than £3k.

Hintza

Here I go again

Fiat Panda 1.2 petrol will get you close to 50mpg with care. You also have the 1.3 diesel. You won't find a bad review about this great wee car.

Is the Renault in group 1 or 2?

johnson293

Hintza wrote: »

Here I go again

Fiat Panda 1.2 petrol will get you close to 50mpg with care. You also have the 1.3 diesel. You won't find a bad review about this great wee car.

Is the Renault in group 1 or 2?

Just checking on Parkers, and I didn't realise that the Clio Insurance groupings were so high...

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Summary.aspx?model=742&page=4

I based the search on cars from 01-08, and the lowest gorup is 7!! :eek:

I had two Dynamiques (1.5 DCi 80's), and it turns out they were group 9!

Looks like the Clio's may not be an option then, if the insurance grouping is so important.

hubert_cumberdale

i have a petrol 1.8 audi 80 that acheives around 42mpg - 45mpg i think i can get more if i was a bit more careful over 200k on the clock as well

and it cost me less than £100 + the tax

saveallmymoney

Citroen C1 is a great little car.