The most Frugal car for under 4K?

save-a-lot

Hintza wrote: »

http://www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk/

Have a look there but the 1.3 Panda multijet would be on my short list. And a £4k you should be getting a pretty young one and it is good fun to drive.

Good link, worth looking through the lists

wolvoman

Ebenezer_Scrooge wrote: »

I am looking to get rid of my old golf, which does 28 to the gallon! as its also burning a big hole in my wallet!

Any thoughts on the most frugal, cheap to run, insure ect and reliable car i can buy for under four grand?

What Golf have you got that only does 28mpg? Either the car is very badly tuned, you drive it through lots of very heavy traffic or you have a heavy right foot.

msmicawber

I think you need to give a little more information about what it is that you need. What kind of driving do you do? Long journeys or lots of short journeys? That affects which fuel is the most economical. What do you use the car for? One person, long journeys, or several people, or short journeys? Do you carry a lot of 'stuff' around with you? How long do you need this car to last before you replace it? I tend to find that larger engine cars wear better in the long run. But without knowing a little more about what you need a car for, I don't think people will be able to give you too good advice.

cyclonebri1

msmicawber wrote: »

I think you need to give a little more information about what it is that you need. What kind of driving do you do? Long journeys or lots of short journeys? That affects which fuel is the most economical. What do you use the car for? One person, long journeys, or several people, or short journeys? Do you carry a lot of 'stuff' around with you? How long do you need this car to last before you replace it? I tend to find that larger engine cars wear better in the long run. But without knowing a little more about what you need a car for, I don't think people will be able to give you too good advice.

I used to think that, ie big engine in small car = best economy.


I was wrong

tomstickland

An oversized engine will cost in terms of frictional losses and running the engine way off design point. However, an undersized engine that is flogged will not be efficient either.
Somewhere around 1.6/1.8 in a small/medium hatch is probably a good compromise.
Of course, most modern cars are far too bulky to every be decently efficient.