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Quick commuter car

Spottedleopard
Spottedleopard Posts: 92 Forumite
in Motoring
Looking into buying a car for work now as my business is expanding and looking into starting doing deliveries within London and surrounding areas.

I need something that is quite quick, ideally exempt from the congestion charge and a generous boot space. Also needs to be able to pull a trailer.

Not bother about transmission, fuel type or type of car. Just some reliable and that meets the requirements above

Thank you.
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  • Spottedleopard
    Spottedleopard Posts: 92 Forumite
    Meant to say I have a generous budget- up to 14k but ideally want to spend less and looking to buy second hand.
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  • victor2
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    Toyota Prius?
    Note that not all are exempt from the congestion charge. I believe it must be a 2009 model or later to still be exempt. Good car, cheap to run with plenty of room, especially if you fold the back seats down. Not sure how they do with towing though.

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  • daveyjp
    daveyjp Posts: 13,759 Forumite
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    Prius is not type approved for towing.
  • worried_jim
    worried_jim Posts: 11,631 Forumite
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    Quick and exempt from the congestion charge- surely an oxymoron.

    I believe the new Hyundai 130i eco model will fit the bill.
  • freakybacon
    freakybacon Posts: 1,143 Forumite
    Are LPG powered cars exempt from the congestion charge?If so that would give you a large choice. Might be worth looking into.
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  • benham3160
    benham3160 Posts: 735 Forumite
    edited 26 May 2012 at 10:55PM
    Do you want a QUICK car or a COMMUTER car? Who logically would build a car that does both properly? Nobody to sell to, nobody will buy it.

    What would be the point, it's like saying "I want a modern house with a thatched roof and a well."

    You can't have both in the real world. LPG cars are "turd" and more trouble than they are worth in real life experience, you need to do a "hellava" lot of miles to warrant an LPG. The best you'll get is some diesel apparatus that is quick but still retains the diesel properties of being woefully underwhelming to actually drive.
  • rev_henry
    rev_henry Posts: 4,965 Forumite
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    freakybacon wrote: »
    Are LPG powered cars exempt from the congestion charge?If so that would give you a large choice. Might be worth looking into.
    Last time I looked yes, but only cars on a fairly extensive list, so buying a car on said list is a good call.

    Also why on earth do you want a quick car in London? No one goes above 5mph...
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
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    edited 27 May 2012 at 7:57AM
    Quick and London duh. only delivering at night?


    start here

    http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/cc-gvd-look-up-table.pdf


    estates will give a bit more usuable space

    fabia, not that quick though around £11k for a nearly new one
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