best used car?

27col

Quite obviously there is no correct answer to the question being posed. A bit of search effort on the part of the op would not go amiss. You have exactly the same information at your fingertips as anyone else. You will get as many different answers to your question, as there are replies.to your post. All answers will be opinions and not facts.
Different examples of the same car will give different mpg depending on the state of maintenance and tune of the particular.

topdaddy_2

Anything with a sdi engine. But you may want to eat your own face after driving it.

machinor

DUTR wrote: »

I did, the Corsa and a Fiesta (neither of which I would own myself personally) .

why you wouldn't own them?

machinor

hgotsparkle wrote: »

The only way to find out what is most economical per mile is to have information about how many miles you do per year, how long and how many miles is your average journey?
If you only do short journeys and not many miles per year then a petrol i most economic.
If you do long journeys and excessive mileage a year, then it will be a diesel.
No car is economic until you work it out against what you need a car for.

I need it for 25 miles travel to work (and 25 miles return) everyday
I don't do journeys

forgotmyname

Have you got insurance quotes on cars you like the look of?

How will you travel the 25 miles to and from work if you wont do journey's?
Isnt that a 25 mile each way journey?

DUTR

machinor wrote: »

why you wouldn't own them?

They are not a marque for me, that is all, but they both sell well, so must have their appeal.

machinor wrote: »

I need it for 25 miles travel to work (and 25 miles return) everyday
I don't do journeys

Even at 25 miles , across what terrain, city / countryside, motorways?
My 2 litre petrol turbo auto, will on achieve low 30s on my 6 mile commute, however a 25 mile journey around here involves motorways or A roads, and the MPG soon increases to in the 40+ plus MPG , naturally this car is outside you preffered budget, but what I'm saying is that larger engine cars on a run match or beat smaller engine vehicles on a run.

machinor

forgotmyname wrote: »

Have you got insurance quotes on cars you like the look of?

How will you travel the 25 miles to and from work if you wont do journey's?
Isnt that a 25 mile each way journey?

are you kidding me?
we are talking about long journeys

bluesnake

I'd start here http://www.reliabilityindex.com/top-100 then the ones I like would get the mpg, look at honestJohn site

JustinR1979

Something like an old Passat 1.9 tdi, 90 or 110 bhp, give good mpg, will be cheap and reliable.
On my third VAG 1.9 tdi now.

Bantex_2

Mk1 MX5....