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reddwarf2002

mr_harris wrote: »

Hi

Just wondering how many miles fellow Banger owners do per year already done 12k in my Punto in 6 months

For your sake hope the fuel economy figures are good!

mr_harris

Yes of course

GunJack

I'm currently doing 9-10k a year, and have been for the last 5-6 years or so.

forgotmyname

About 4k a year for me and in the dont touch a diesel with a bargepole territory. Yet i drive a diesel with a DPF..

Silly thing is even though my journeys are not dpf friendly either i get better fuel consumption that small buzz boxes going by the figures people post on here.

48mpg from a 1.2 engine, when i got an average of 52 thrashing around the lanes of Cornwall. Think diesel still wins for me.

GunJack

forgotmyname wrote: »

About 4k a year for me and in the dont touch a diesel with a bargepole territory. Yet i drive a diesel with a DPF..

Silly thing is even though my journeys are not dpf friendly either i get better fuel consumption that small buzz boxes going by the figures people post on here.

48mpg from a 1.2 engine, when i got an average of 52 thrashing around the lanes of Cornwall. Think diesel still wins for me.

Yeah, diesel here too, overall average for me is 60.xx mpg over almost 2 yrs of ownership in a 1.4 TDCi Ford Fusion. No DPF and a 15 mile each way commute. Couldn't match that with a petrol banger (would struggle with a much newer, more expensive petrol either) and my road tax is only £30 a year

[Deleted User]

Only did 4K miles between last MOT and new MOT in a 1.4 HDI. Still does loadsa miles to the tank plus it doesn't have a DPF.

Still gets taken on long runs, not everything is to the shops and back.

Pensioned_Off

How did you all decide which 'banger' to buy?

Price first? Make first? Mileage?

Thanks

[Deleted User]

Pensioned_Off wrote: »

How did you all decide which 'banger' to buy?

Price first? Make first? Mileage?

Thanks

What ever is best bang for buck.

One with long MOT, least rust, less knocks and bangs etc. Don't just buy on mileage and age, a car with low mileage could still have had a harder life than one with twice the mileage.


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buglawton

If you're nursing along an old car you should probably get the brake fluid changed every 5 years,. Apparently it helps prevent corrosion of expensive to repair brake cylinders and ABS parts.

sevenhills

Pensioned_Off wrote: »

How did you all decide which 'banger' to buy?

Price first? Make first? Mileage?

Thanks

A full 12 months MOT?