economical car for high milage...

[Adz]

Your budget is £500 - £1000

Your mission is to find the most economical car...

I was thinking KA, Clio, Polo, Micra...

Wanted for possible mega mileage if new job comes off...

 

[kbekl]

pug 406 2.0 hdi regulary gave 50mpg

or what about that jag from the eco trip from top gear

 

[Adz]

pug 406 2.0 hdi regulary gave 50mpg

Added to the list :thumbs

or what about that jag from the eco trip from top gear

If you buy it for me :augie

 

[briggie]

If you buy it for me :augie

astra 1.7 td

 

[Adz]

astra 1.7 td

The shells will be rotten & the engines will be near retirement... (had 1 2 years ago)

 

[briggie]

why not get a isuzu bighorn lotus edition ? ..... they do millions of miles to a gallon and never break down :augie

 

[kbekl]

by a cheap metro and put it on LPG should get loads of miles for you pennies lol

i thought you was doing the breaking thing this year or you already given up on that

as i cant a micra towing a 4x4 down motorway lol

 

[kbekl]

why not get a isuzu bighorn lotus edition ? ..... they do millions of miles to a gallon and never break down :augie

that would only be the case if he wanted to replace the t2 with something better :thumbs

also the astra is a isuzu so you already mentioned that lol

 

[Adz]

by a cheap metro and put it on LPG should get loads of miles for you pennies lol

i thought you was doing the breaking thing this year or you already given up on that

as i cant a micra towing a 4x4 down motorway lol

Dont do giving up & the 4x4 breakers will be up & running & hopefully be my main & only job by the middle of the year

 

[briggie]

52 plate !!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/52-FORD-KA-CO...9856148?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3a61db2994

 

[11redrex]

find yourself an early 1.7 td Astra or Vectra and drive it slowly. I used to get 800 miles off a 60 litre tank keeping to 60mph max and I didn't feel like I was getting there any slower.

 

[kbekl]

get that ka and do this

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[Adz]

Seen it & been in it @ K.O.R.C. :thumbs

 

[rayf3262]

Rover 200/400/220 hatch estate...etc. With a years ticket on it.
50+ MPG and plenty of them out there in the price range.

 

[briggie]

im a old man , and ive had a thunk ( yes i can think ) ..... of all the cars ive owned which one was the cheapest and most reliable to run ........simple answer is a vw polo 1.1 litre hatchback .......we filled it up to go to blackpool from here ( about 90 miles ) ....... when we got to blackpool i looked at the fuel guage...... it had moved a needles width :thumb2

 

[4wheel]

Economy

I agree with kebkl.I had a 406 2l hdi as well and if I was carefull got 55/60 mpg on run.Never less than 40mpg in town.When a replaced the xhaust with a Powerflo it pulled like a train and gave me a regular 55mpg.Comfy too.

 

[walshie]

The missus runs a little 1.3ltr V-Reg corolla. She does 500+ miles a week and it's never broken down once and I worked out the other day it was returning 55-60 on her daily commute!

 

[walshie]

The missus runs a little 1.3ltr V-Reg corolla. She does 500+ miles a week and it's never broken down once and I worked out the other day it was returning 55-60 on her daily commute!

MPG that is!

 

[illy]

nice little car

Up to about 6 months ago my wife used a Peugeot m reg 106 diesel 62 mpg 1500 cc best, 1400 was a BL engin and they were rubbish.

illy

 

[Deleted account DD]

Whilst a mini is out of it for mega miles and a jag out of it for economy why dont you approach this slightly differently as economy cars will be fetching quite a premium at the mo I would have thought.

Work out how much money youve got to spend then have a look at how much a car you like would cost to run for the mileage youre planning. People get far too hung up on mpg. My missus car returns phenomenal mpg but cost her £18 000 !!!

You may be able to buy a big or boring motor dead cheap although it'll cost you a tad more in fuel but at the end of the day has cost you the same per mile.

Take into account everything like cost of exhausts , tyres and insurance.

Ive done that a few times and had some pretty good cars :thumb2

Good example of getting it wrong was me with the jeep, tyres turned out to be pricey (i didnt check thoroughly), got it right with the Seat i had, dead cheap to insure not wildly economical fuel wise but fast as hell to drive (golf 16v engine) and dead cheap to buy and service :thumb2