Spec me a car ?

motorguy

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

I just know I'm gonna get flamed for this, but ....

I've got a Peugeot 307 diesel, I do about 500 miles per week. I'm averaging 52 mpg, mixture of town, motorway and open country roads ( where I must admit I don't exactly drive economically - I think "spirited" is the word ! ). Never had a problem with it in the 3 years I've had it, bought it at 5 years old. Only thing I've ever done is service it myself, regular oil & filter changes, I can't fault it.

The Nissan Micra and Fiat Panda always seem to get good press - not sure how comfortable they'd be for long motorway munching though.

The Pug 307 is a great car.

The 2.0HDI is the one to have.

Avoid the 1.6HDI, its a horrible engine.

colino

Get a 8-9 year old 1.25 Fiesta for a grand or less and enjoy cheapo motoring for a couple of years, throw it away and start again.
Hard not to get 50mpg on motorway runs, drives like a bigger car (engine is very different from the 1.1 & 1.3, but don't waste your extra on the 1.4).
Everything is cheap and available to fix it and you can fit a washing machine in the back with the seat folded down.

motorguy

colino wrote: »

Get a 8-9 year old 1.25 Fiesta for a grand or less and enjoy cheapo motoring for a couple of years, throw it away and start again.
Hard not to get 50mpg on motorway runs, drives like a bigger car (engine is very different from the 1.1 & 1.3, but don't waste your extra on the 1.4).
Everything is cheap and available to fix it and you can fit a washing machine in the back with the seat folded down.

I had a 1.25 Zetec back in 2007. Quite sore on fuel. Also a little underpowered. You could feel the difference to the power when you put the air con on, which is never a good sign.

Honest John reporting 39mpg on average, which is better than i was getting but not great.

Too small an engine for motorway cruising though.

Otherwise a good car and as you described. My son ran one for a while too - it gave no trouble at all.

Mark_Mark

simon06 wrote: »

Looking for a cheap to run and insure small car 3 door for around 2k to 3k that will happily chug along and chew up many miles.

Criteria :
Good on a motorway cruising for hours.
Really good on fuel at least 50 mpg at a minimum.
Cheap insurance + tax.
Reliable.
Cheap parts and easy to service.

Suggestions ?



Thanks

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

the above and to ad to the list rover 75 CDTI (bmw engine) many people go on about how MPG can reach as much as 50-70MPG on motorway trips.


cheap parts and reliable.


as with all cars do your research first then look at them later with knowledge for what to look out for.

Not exactly a small 3 door car is it?

BeenThroughItAll

Mark_Mark wrote: »

Not exactly a small 3 door car is it?

Always good to consider compromise though, isn't it?

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Mark_Mark wrote: »

Not exactly a small 3 door car is it?

no but small cars don't offer the quality and comfort.


and this explanation I offered to the OP in my later post if you continued to read on through.