fuel consumption question

patchy987

hi

ok so in caes i cant sort out the problem with my mondeo i have asked for help with, we have the option of trading for another car.

the ones we are looking at are the fiat marea 2.0, daewoo nubira 2.0, vauxhall vectra 1.8 and the mitsubishi lancer 1.6 does anyone know how these cars are on petrol consumption ??

banger9365

they probely all do about the same has the mondeo +- a few and in real terms so will the 1.6

Hintza

Buy a copy of What Car has a whole load of good figures to compare.

BillScarab

Or just look on their website https://www.whatcar.co.uk

patchy987

thanks for this info, ill take a look

AdrianHi

If you are really looking into what each of these cars will cost you in the long run consider:
1. depreciation
2. everything else, fuel might be the next biggest single cost if you do average or more miles, somewhere after that is finance charges, don't get distracted by 0% finance deals, finance charges are very cheap compared to depreciation, pick a car that holds it's value well and borrow a little extra to get it if neccessary.
All of those cars you listed are depreciation nightmares so I hope you are buying them at least 1 to 2 years old or older.

patchy987

AdrianHi wrote: »

If you are really looking into what each of these cars will cost you in the long run consider:
1. depreciation
2. everything else, fuel might be the next biggest single cost if you do average or more miles, somewhere after that is finance charges, don't get distracted by 0% finance deals, finance charges are very cheap compared to depreciation, pick a car that holds it's value well and borrow a little extra to get it if neccessary.
All of those cars you listed are depreciation nightmares so I hope you are buying them at least 1 to 2 years old or older.

depreiation isnt an issue as we lease the car and it gets changed every year anyway so its really just fuel that concerns me .

in2deep_2

Do not buy a petrol powered fiat if before 2005 they are totally unreliable and will guzzle your fuel.

AdrianHi

patchy987 wrote: »

depreiation isnt an issue as we lease the car and it gets changed every year anyway so its really just fuel that concerns me .

OK can I ask how many miles you do?
If you are paying out £100's a month in fuel there is another car with an undoubtedly higher lease price which will be around 20% to 30% better (62mpg combined) on fuel and quicker / better to drive than any of those other cars. Need to work out if paying a higher lease price is worth it to get the 62mpg - seems unlikely but worth a shot.

banger9365

why worry about how much fuel it uses because next week it will cost more and next month you will not be able to afford it ,put you will find a way to put fuel it,if you that worried about get a oil burner or lpg or a push bike