Thinking for car change

vikt1

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

although changing up at 2,000 revs won't do it any favours.  

According to its own Ford EcoMode system, it actually encourages me to change gears around 2000 revs.

Grumpy_chap

vikt1 said:

I'm looking for a better economy, if possible. My current car is 2012 Ford Fiesta Zetec petrol 1.25/80BHP and for the last year I did 7500 miles with combined 48.3 MPG. I need to mention I'm trying to be economical as possible (driving with 60 mph on the motorway, changing gears at 2000 rpm) Using the car mainly for commuting (80 miles per week, 50 of them on motorway). My budget is around £5000, but if the investment would be beneficial for me in terms of saving from fuel costs, I'm willing to spend more. I can sell my current car for around £5000 (according to websites, it has 52000 miles). I can get £4000 from "webuyanycar" and I think would get 4500 with part exchange.

If the current car meets your needs, is reliable (which it should be for only 52k miles) and your main driver is economy, then the solution is to keep the current car.

If you MUST (need / want) change the car, then for your usage a second-hand EV would be a sensible option.  You could sensibly get into a used Nissan Leaf.  The large capital outlay of a new MG5 could be avoided but still give you a good car for your use profile.  However, you may end up feeling you have not stepped up to a better car than you have now.

Ditzy_Mitzy

vikt1 said:

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

although changing up at 2,000 revs won't do it any favours.  

According to its own Ford EcoMode system, it actually encourages me to change gears around 2000 revs.

Don't believe what that thing tells you.  All engines need a chance to wind up and blow the rubbish out of the manifolds and so on.  Changing up early, consistently, is going to lead to things getting sticky and possible build up of carbon deposits.  

vikt1

Grumpy_chap said:

You could sensibly get into a used Nissan Leaf.  

I just checked the market and found 2011 model on 51 000 miles for £7000. On the advert it says 1 year warranty and MOT but would the warranty cover a consumable such as battery, if it's dead or faulty and needs to be replaced? My Fiesta had flat battery not long after I bought it but the warranty didn't covered it.

Benny2020

I had a 2012 Focus 1.6 diesel and on my 70 mile round trip commute it averaged 72 to 75 mpg.

Grumpy_chap

vikt1 said:

Grumpy_chap said:

You could sensibly get into a used Nissan Leaf.  

I just checked the market and found 2011 model on 51 000 miles for £7000. On the advert it says 1 year warranty and MOT but would the warranty cover a consumable such as battery, if it's dead or faulty and needs to be replaced? My Fiesta had flat battery not long after I bought it but the warranty didn't covered it.

I can't answer that I'm afraid.  An EV battery is entirely different to the battery in a Fiesta (or any ICE) which is a consumable item.

There are others in the forum that have EV's and can comment on how to assess the condition of the EV battery.  Hopefully one of them will see the thread and advise shortly.

Herzlos

You may be able to get a Renault Zoe more or less in budget, which would be fine for your mileage if you have somewhere to charge it. It's about Fiesta sized too.

With the current car market I don't think it really makes sense for you to upgrade to another combustion car to save money. You might be able to go diesel and get an extra 20ish mpg but it'd take a while to recoup the difference.

Benny2020

Electricity has gone up way more than petrol or diesel.

Alanp

What about a hybrid?, Toyota Yaris?

Grumpy_chap

Herzlos said:

You may be able to get a Renault Zoe 

Should the OP decide to go for a Zoe, they need to be sure to understand the difference between owned and leased batteries and be absolutely certain which the particular car has.

Alanp said:

What about a hybrid?, Toyota Yaris?

IMO, based upon my experience with Auris hybrid, that would be the worst of all worlds.  Though the OP's use profile is different to what mine was so it may work better. 

A hybrid, though, is really just another form of ICE with some extra bits added.  With the OP's current car, use profile, and potential budgets indicated for a change of vehicle, it seems hard to see how any change to any different ICE (inc. hybrid) would ever achieve better financial outcome overall, plus the OP would be going from a known-entity into the unknown.