Reccomendations for work run round?

OddballJamie

jay87 wrote: »

Vauxhall Corsa 1.3 CDTI?

64.2mpg combined

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201309108722004/sort/default/usedcars/body-type/hatchback/engine-size-cars/1l_to_1-3l/fuel-type/diesel/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/page/1/radius/1501/postcode/gl44sb?logcode=p

I don't like the sound of the 'Motorwar mileage', could have a lot of damage.

OddballJamie

I was having a quick search for a cheap diesel and came across this
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201309038601989

All looks good until you reach the photo of the rear. !!!!!!?

forgotmyname

Guess who parked by ear, But is 95% deaf?

Im guessing its been bumped and someone stuck a bumper on but not painted it properly.

So its now flaking..

jay87

Yeah a bit high on mileage, I just picked a random car to illustrate the type.

I'm not sure which is worse really, high 'motorway' mileage or high mileage, surely mileage is mileage? lol

They do look like great pieces of kit the skodas, the newer diesel fabias I've seen are really economical too. I secretly would like to buy one, don't know If I would though. I'm sure the skoda stigma is dying now, they aren't the pieces of junk they were

scheming_gypsy

jay87 wrote: »

I'm not sure which is worse really, high 'motorway' mileage or high mileage, surely mileage is mileage? lol

High mileage means it's been through a bucket full of gear changes and lots of clutch use. High motorway mileage means it's spent most of its time in 5th gear cruising at '70'

GAZ237

Don't sellers generally put motorway mileage as a positive selling point.

Not sure how you can prove it one way or the other though.

Its like putting only previous lady owners. Cant see how that makes any odds. A lot of women drivers I know are awful, riding the clutch ect.

londonTiger

i get 45p a mile from my company and its very generious, car is worth £1500 prolly, has depreciated, costs me 20p a mile to run in fuel.. The payment means the company reclaims the VAT back and I have a nice 25p buffer that I get to pocket - in practice I draw that out of the company tax free.

arcon5

I'm fairly certain ops talking about his car costing him 17p per mile in fuel, NOT that's what he claims back from his employer or as tax relief. So quoting the HMRC approved mileage rates for tax relief is not relevant to ops query.

scaredofdebt

I was in a similar position to you, small budget and doing 25k a year, needed a new car.

I bought a 17 year old :eek: Pug 306D and it's averaging around 54 MPG although I do drive like a grandad, 60 MPH on motorways etc.

It cost me £500 and so far has cost £24 for some new fuel overflow pipes and £100 for new front brake pads, I've done 6k miles in it since June and it's now on 104k on the clock.

Needs a new tyre soon (£50 ish) and a shock absorber is on its way out.

Been a good reliable car so far but I doubt it will last 25k per annum for long.

However, you can get a much newer one for your budget, for example:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201309058646708/sort/default/usedcars/price-to/1000/fuel-type/diesel/model/306/make/peugeot/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/postcode/dl13dn/radius/1500/page/6?logcode=p


If you spread the search to include Pug 106 or 206 diesels, probably a lot more choice but I've never owned either, I imagine they'd be more economical.

Not the most comfy cars though, but a newer one might be better.

Edit:

If you're doing mainly motorway miles a 206 might be more economical and they look more modern, eg:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201309098694005/sort/default/usedcars/fuel-type/diesel/model/206/make/peugeot/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/page/1/postcode/dl13dn/radius/1500?logcode=p

londonTiger

arcon5 wrote: »

I'm fairly certain ops talking about his car costing him 17p per mile in fuel, NOT that's what he claims back from his employer or as tax relief. So quoting the HMRC approved mileage rates for tax relief is not relevant to ops query.

i think so too, in the 45p allowance, the fuel portion of that is 19p I think. So the company can claim back VAT on fuel only.

Unless the OP is driving a g wizz electric or something.