Recommend me a Low Cc Diesel

neonitrix

Hi Guys,

have to make a few cutbacks this year, and in the future will have possible guaranteed 700km journey over 5 days for next 4 years, am currently driving a 2005 Seat Altea 1.9 Stylance. taxing and running it is getting costly for me and am looking around for anything post 2008 to avail of new tax rates.

main reason for changing is cost of taxing, maintenence costs service tyres etc. the car itself is very good on the juice to be honest.

so looking at small to mid range diesels 2008 / 2009, only going to get mabey 6,000 - 6,500 for my current car 108,000 on clock, but timing belt and all done at 100k. so money on newer car is tight, any recommendations would be appreciated.

tks


Neonitrix

tax change has ruined older diesels

neonitrix

Deleted User wrote: »

tax change has ruined older diesels

I know my car is a great car but if i drove a new one off the forecort its only around 120 or so to tax for year makes a difference your almost taking 2 services done for that saving.

Neonitrix

vectra

SEAT Cordoba 1.4tdi sport
I have one
Great on juice
104 tax
Nippy enough when pushed
Huge Boot
Grand car

Here's a quick calculation:

So you'll be driving 700 km a week over say 46 weeks a year:

33600 km just on commute + other driving.

Old car:
Assuming a fuel consumption of 6 l/100 km (something like 45 mpg) on your current car that would be 2016 liters, i.e. approx 2400 euro for fuel over the year at €1.20 a liter. Motor tax would be another 600 ish, and insurance say 500. Total 3.5 k€

New car:
Fuel consumption 4 l/100 (70 mpg?), 1344 liters, i.e. approx. 1600 eur. Motor tax 120, insurance 400:
Total 2.1 k€

Edit, for some reason I calculated this over two years.

So over four years you would save approx. 5600 k€ on running costs, which is about € 120 a month. Would that cover the cost of changing the car and higher depreciation of the new car compared to the current one? The difference may turn out to higher or lower depending on the actual fuel consumption and changes in cost of diesel.

You could save lots of money on your old car by servicing it yourself with correct spec oil etc. The new car would need to go to the dealer. The new car after 4 years/140k km (plus non commute driving) would be worth a lot less than when new but there are some decent offers around at the moment.

neonitrix

samih wrote: »

Here's a quick calculation:

So you'll be driving 700 km a week over say 46 weeks a year:

33600 km just on commute + other driving.

Old car:
Assuming a fuel consumption of 6 l/100 km (something like 45 mpg) on your current car that would be 2016 liters, i.e. approx 2400 euro for fuel over the year at €1.20 a liter. Motor tax would be another 600 ish, and insurance say 500. Total 3.5 k€

New car:
Fuel consumption 4 l/100 (70 mpg?), 1344 liters, i.e. approx. 1600 eur. Motor tax 120, insurance 400:
Total 2.1 k€

Edit, for some reason I calculated this over two years.

So over four years you would save approx. 5600 k€ on running costs, which is about € 120 a month. Would that cover the cost of changing the car and higher depreciation of the new car compared to the current one? The difference may turn out to higher or lower depending on the actual fuel consumption and changes in cost of diesel.

You could save lots of money on your old car by servicing it yourself with correct spec oil etc. The new car would need to go to the dealer. The new car after 4 years/140k km (plus non commute driving) would be worth a lot less than when new but there are some decent offers around at the moment.

I understand what your saying about the difference in cost and will it work out saving me money in the long run ... truthfull answer is I dont know.

I am not looking to buy brand new car off forecourt only to avail of cheaper tax ie: anything 2008 on.

am interested in stayiing with diesel due to savings at the pump and in taxing car.

i just cant see my current car costing me small money in maintenence if i am going to double the milage on it over next 3/4 years.

neonitrix

bazz26

The 1.6 TDCi Ford Focus costs only €156 to tax a year. Same goes for the Mazda 3 diesel (same engine).

EPM

If this is about saving money, I dont think you're going to be doing yourself any favours. The cheapest option is going to be to keep your own car. Depreciation will be the killer on a newer car