best 2008 diesels...for 30k,20k and 15k.

kindalen

looking at 2008 diesels that are decent to drive and good value to buy(and less than €160 to tax) either here or uk(auction/dealer or private).ballparking numbers but here are my ideas....

30k bmw520

20k mondeo

15k octavia

L-M

Unless the Mondeo is the Titanium spec I wouldn't be going near it. I just think they are so horribly underspecced for the money.

Lex Luthor

so are you saying that those 3 cars diesel engines all have CO2 emissions les than 141g/km?

I thought the new Mondeo 1.8TDCi was about 151g/km

bazz26

Is it just me or does anyone else think that if spending a large sum like €30k on a car I would not limit myself to those that only fall into the low €160 tax bracket?

Surely spending a little less on the car and allowing a little more for motor tax would open up alot more choice?

McSpud

kindalen wrote: »

20k mondeo

You should be able to import a BMW 1 Series 118d SE (lowest tax band), Accord 2.2 I-CTDI more than basic spec (€290 annual tax) for that money.

Fizman

The Subaru Legacy Boxer diesel would definately be worth a look. Probably falls in between your top two price brackets.

unkel

bazz26 wrote: »

Surely spending a little less on the car and allowing a little more for motor tax would open up alot more choice?

Makes sense to someone who does the sums, like you or me. Many people here though seem to have an idee fixe about motor tax. They'd rather take an extra €3000 depreciation hit than an extra €500 motor tax hit per year. To me hits are hits and the former hurts 6 times worse than the latter.

kindalen

not buying any of these. just wasting my time looking at the low tax segment.legacy is a car i would buy with my own money.
modeo comes in an econetic.