Buying Car - smallish

FlyingDonkeys

Looking for a car that is eco friendly and stylish around 1.4-1.6

Capable of whizzing around city and doing long distance drives.

THinking its prob more eco friendly to buy an older car as well as cheaper and put LPG into it.

Any thoughts welcome and places to buy. What are people's experience of buying on Ebay?

forgotmyname

Adding LPG to modern cars can be a pain in the bum. Lack of space and irritating niggles that will plague you until you sell it long before its paid for itself.

Buy a small petrol or a small diesel without a DPF.

Want something that will average 50mpg and manage 57mpg with 5 adults on a trip to the seaside? You need a 2L Mondeo estate.

Eco friendly and car hype is for the Governments excuse for more tax or advertising spiel. You dont really believe all that do you?

Modern cars are only more eco friendly and cheaper to tax before they fiddle the figures.

Any car made since the late 60,s will manage town work and happily cruise up and down the motorway at the legal limit.

fatbelly

dpf is diesel particulate filter - the gizmo that ruins the reliability of diesel engines and manufacturers are forced now to fit to meet emission requirements.

Rather than concentrate on engine size (you'd be surprised how good a 1.2 tsi or 1.0 ecoboost is) you need to work out what size car you need and what you consider 'stylish' if that's important to you. Also what your budget is.

Then I'm sure those on the motoring board will have lots of opinions for you.

lil.smartie

look at a smart forfour... based on a mitsubishi colt. Good engines, quirky styling, not bad prices. 1.3 if you need for frequent motorway work or a cdi... 1.1 very good otherwise.

Kate

rochja

Dacia Sandero - brand new car with full warranty benefits and Renault gear on under £6K gives you a decent size car with all the reliability of buying brand new whilst minimising depreciation losses.

Nile

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