Family sized hatchback suggestions

OddballJamie

womble12345 wrote: »

It is actually a 1.6 econetic, what are the injectors like on that engine?

Is that the PSA unit with the iffy turbo?

womble12345 wrote: »

Oh and you also forgot clutch or dual mass flywheel failure which is another thing often quoted by previous diesel owners [STRIKE]haters[/STRIKE].

That's better.

BeenThroughItAll

womble12345 wrote: »

It is actually a 1.6 econetic, what are the injectors like on that engine?

Oh and you also forgot clutch or dual mass flywheel failure which is another thing often quoted by diesel haters.

The 1.6 is a PSA derived motor, and is not exactly loved by the motor trade (by which I mean some dealers and traders literally will not get involved in buying or selling anything fitted with it). They're well known for munching through turbos. They have quite a record for injector problems too, but the major issue is turbo failure, and then subsequent occurrences.

There's a Ford official technical document which suggests a turbo replacement following failure should be accompanied by a sump drop and oil pickup clean, new oil supply pipes, engine flush, replacement supply banjos and various sundry items including, apparently, a new dipstick.

I didn't forget about DMF failure; I just didn't mention it because it's not relevant in a conversation about diesels and low mileage.

And, BTW, I'm not a 'diesel hater'. I drive a diesel, and so does my wife, but collectively we do over 60K miles a year between our two main cars.

ACG

OddballJamie wrote: »

Where are is the OP going to find a three year old Captur?

Apart from the future.

I did say 2-3 year old.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201411058751592/sort/default/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/price-to/11000/model/captur/usedcars/radius/1500/quicksearch/true/make/renault/postcode/sk93px/page/1?logcode=p
Only £500 over the £10k so by the time negotiations have taken place it should be pretty much at the £10k mark.

As to the person that suggested I gave bad advice, that may be true. I dont really profess to knowing a lot (anything) about cars. But it fits criteria in terms of size and mpg...
I ordered mine and the bloke said so long as I do a 15-20 minute motorway drive every week or so it should clear the filters, no ida if its true or not but it should work for me, I dont do millions of miles of motorway driving.

BeenThroughItAll

ACG wrote: »

As to the person that suggested I gave bad advice, that may be true. I dont really profess to knowing a lot (anything) about cars. But it fits criteria in terms of size and mpg...

Don't worry about him, he's an idiot.

womble12345

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

The 1.6 is a PSA derived motor, and is not exactly loved by the motor trade (by which I mean some dealers and traders literally will not get involved in buying or selling anything fitted with it). They're well known for munching through turbos. They have quite a record for injector problems too, but the major issue is turbo failure, and then subsequent occurrences.

There's a Ford official technical document which suggests a turbo replacement following failure should be accompanied by a sump drop and oil pickup clean, new oil supply pipes, engine flush, replacement supply banjos and various sundry items including, apparently, a new dipstick.

I didn't forget about DMF failure; I just didn't mention it because it's not relevant in a conversation about diesels and low mileage.

And, BTW, I'm not a 'diesel hater'. I drive a diesel, and so does my wife, but collectively we do over 60K miles a year between our two main cars.

Oh dear that is very worrying, i didn't find any mention of those issues when googling before i bought it. Fingers crossed i get as lucky as i did with my last Honda diesel that lasted me 6 years with none of the common diesel issues apart from 1 injector that needed replacing at a cost of £500.

Incidentally what is PSA?

OddballJamie

ACG wrote: »

I did say 2-3 year old.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201411058751592/sort/default/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/price-to/11000/model/captur/usedcars/radius/1500/quicksearch/true/make/renault/postcode/sk93px/page/1?logcode=p
Only £500 over the £10k so by the time negotiations have taken place it should be pretty much at the £10k mark.

As to the person that suggested I gave bad advice, that may be true. I dont really profess to knowing a lot (anything) about cars. But it fits criteria in terms of size and mpg...
I ordered mine and the bloke said so long as I do a 15-20 minute motorway drive every week or so it should clear the filters, no ida if its true or not but it should work for me, I dont do millions of miles of motorway driving.

That's a year old, I wasn't contesting about the price. It was the age, they've only been on the market a year.

OddballJamie

womble12345 wrote: »

Incidentally what is PSA?

http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/en

At the heart of many a Ford or Volvo is a French ticking time bomb.

ACG

OddballJamie wrote: »

That's a year old, I wasn't contesting about the price. It was the age, they've only been on the market a year.

If your not contesting the price then anything under 2-3 years is an improvement. What a waste of a post and reading/replying.

OddballJamie

ACG wrote: »

If your not contesting the price then anything under 2-3 years is an improvement. What a waste of a post and reading/replying.

I can't believe you've bought a car and didn't know it was a very recent model. I'm not surprised they're losing money quick, it's just a tall Clio.

wba31

Honda Civic.
They do a 1.4 petrol I believe.
Room for 5 adults inside. When i bought mine i compared against the Focus, Golf, Leon, C4, 308, Mazda 3 etc etc, biggest boot out the lot (useful for that buggy!)
Honda come pretty high (or top) in customer satisfaction and reliability charts each year...