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  • I own a 1998 audi a4 2.5 v6 tdi, It has to be the most reliable car i have ever owned. Its now done over 158k and is still running as new, body work is immaculate, doesn't use any oil and still returns upwards of 45 mpg on a run.
    I was thinking of selling it but it keeps going so i see no need too. Recently had it rolling roaded at a company called AMD and it produced 160.1 bhp and 232 ib/ft which is slightly above standard (so not lost any power over time either).

    You can pick these up for peanuts now, i would probably only get £3.5k if i sold it.
  • If your after a small car i would recommend either a seat leon or vw golf.

    You would get a much newer car for the money with the leon than the golf which is essentially the same car anyway. Car Giant in Wembley has a 54 reg leon 1.9 tdi 130 for only £7199.
  • gtone28
    gtone28 Posts: 134 Forumite
    I have a 307sw 1.6hdi get's an average of 49mpg, it's pretty nippy aswell 110bhp, I filled at tesco's and it takes £45 to fill and the computer say's i should get 497mile from that(depends how you drive), it's cheaper to run than my last car which was costing about £15 a week to run to do 120miles. According to peugeot newer hdi engines can run on 30% bio-diesel.

    only downside is french cars can be expensive to fix if they go wrong.

    If you go for A VW and some other german cars you can run them on bio-diesel. Which is a bit cheaper at the moment plus the duty has been paid on it.

    They will also run on pure veggie oil but you have to register the oil with the tax man and pay the duty, still makes it cheaper than diesel and the only downfall is you have to change the filter more often and top up the additives. It has lower co2 emmisions and has less impuritys than regular diesel plus the carbon it produce's is only the carbon the plant took out of the atmosphere in the first place.

    Topgear have some information on bio-diesel.
  • the price of LPG is already on the rise and it will only go up, it is quite a gamble as the resell value of an LPG is greatly reduced
    Don't ask me, Im SKINT
  • roswell
    roswell Posts: 2,447 Forumite
    I have a 2001 2.0 DTI vauxhall astra, its excellent get about 45 mpg on short runs better on long steady motorway runs only fill up twice a month which is about 450 miles to a tank, would never have petrol again.
    If it doesnt pay rent sell it.
    Mortgage - £2,000
    Updated - November 2012
  • WARNING NOTE TO KRISPRINGLE !!!! Up until three weeks ago I had exactly the same car, same age, the estate version, with 145,000 on the clock. And four weeks ago I would have said exactly the same as you about reliability and market value.
    Unfortunately the cambelt snapped before it's time!! and with a £2000 plus repair bill, I chose the new car option, hence moving to the Skoda!

    So check your cambelt if you haven't had it replaced recently!!!!
  • gord115
    gord115 Posts: 1,077 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    If your after a small car i would recommend either a seat leon or vw golf.

    You would get a much newer car for the money with the leon than the golf which is essentially the same car anyway. Car Giant in Wembley has a 54 reg leon 1.9 tdi 130 for only £7199.

    Don't forget the diesel skodas either-basicly vw underneath and very reliable
  • balsingh wrote:
    Let me throw a spanner into the works. I have recently bought an LPG BMW 318i. It returns about 32mpg on LPG ... but remember that LPG is almost half the price of petrol ... so that almost 64mpg equivalent.

    I hope balsingh has better luck with his LPG car than I had with mine.

    After around 40,000 miles my LPG Daewoo began backfiring into the inlet manifold. Despite replacing a number of components we could not prevent this happening - this backfiring can potentially cause serious damage to the engine. There were also problems with the car engine regularly cutting out when approaching junctions. A local diagnostics expert has since told me that in his opinion direct injection petrol engined cars should NEVER be converted to run on LPG. I have also heard of similar problems with factory fitted LPG vehicles.

    I will never even so much as consider buying another lpg vehicle -diesels are infinitely better.

    LPG looked very good in theory however in practice it turned out to be something of a nightmare.
  • DavidHM
    DavidHM Posts: 481 Forumite
    After around 40,000 miles my LPG Daewoo began backfiring into the inlet manifold. Despite replacing a number of components we could not prevent this happening - this backfiring can potentially cause serious damage to the engine. There were also problems with the car engine regularly cutting out when approaching junctions. A local diagnostics expert has since told me that in his opinion direct injection petrol engined cars should NEVER be converted to run on LPG. I have also heard of similar problems with factory fitted LPG vehicles

    Are there any direct injection petrol Daewoos? Direct injection is when the fuel is injected directliy into the combustion chamber, rather than being injected into an inlet valve. Some manufacturers do use this (e.g., VW FSi, Ford SCi, Mitsubishi GDi, Peugeot/Citroen HPI, Vauxhall 2.2 engines, etc.) but there really aren't that many around.
    Debt at highest: September 2003 - £26,350 :eek:
    Debt now: £14,100 :rolleyes:
    Debt free day: October 2008 :beer:
  • Jay-Jay_4
    Jay-Jay_4 Posts: 7,351 Forumite
    Great thread and great timing!

    Husband is currently looking for a car for me. Apparently, after him speaking to my Dad, I would prefer a Peugeot 206 or 307 [STRIKE]estate [/STRIKE]sport wagon :rolleyes:. Apparently I would also prefer a diesel so your hints are extremely helpful.
    simes wrote:
    Look for a Citroen or Peugeot car with a HDI engine , or a Seat/ Volkswagon / Skoda with a TDI engine or a Ford with a TDCI engine.

    Dad? Is that You? :eek:

    Those are the exact makes in the absolutely exact order that my Dad suggested :D





    Just run, run and keep on running!

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