Car for long commute

john_white

BMW 320d ED.

stampede

motorguy wrote: »

I do a 94 mile a day round trip commute and have a 2012 1.6TDI S Golf.

With steady driving i am getting 65.5mpg brim to brim over the last 25,000 miles or so. Best yet was 69.7mpg over a tank full.

60+ mpg on average would be very easily acheivable.

Road Tax is £30.

You should get a 2010 / 2011 car in that budget.

That would be my choice too, I've had VW's & had nothing go wrong, the wifes car which we had from new is now 11 years old & only had a new set of disks on the front in addition to normal servicing - not even had to have the exhaust replaced. My VW is now 4 years old & only had servicing too.

In contrast, my sister & partner both had Fiats (Punto & Brava), which they were both pleased to get rid of after 3 years. The drivers door on the Brava dropped by 2 inches for no apparent reason? They've now gone for Skoda

bod1467

FIAT ... Fix It Again Tomorrow

stampede

bod1467 wrote: »

FIAT ... Fix It Again Tomorrow

In that case, Ford is Fix Or Repair Daily & VW is Very Weliable as Jonathan Ross would say.

Iceweasel

Brilliant - No Worries is maybe pushing it a bit far then.

But I do have an extended manufacturer's warranty. :cool:

jimjames

Danja123 wrote: »

Thanks Paul. I had looked at a Golf also. Would a slightly older golf be a good choice if my budget dropped to around 5k? Trying to work out a range of choices depending on a range of budgets.

This is the first time I've had to consider a car for a long commute so feeling a little lost to reach the best decision!

My Golf Tdi has over 240,000 miles on it and still does long journey with ease so an older one is certainly still viable option.

roonaldo

john_white wrote: »

BMW 320d ED.

I concur, a good car

matttye

If comfort is your priority then I'd say get an SUV.

I went from a Ford Ka to a Dacia Duster and it's so much more comfortable to drive. I don't think I'll ever want to go back to a low vehicle again.

stampede wrote: »

In that case, Ford is Fix Or Repair Daily & VW is Very Weliable as Jonathan Ross would say.

Dont you mean Vewy Weliable