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Joey the lips

Hi Folks....

Our head is wrecked... We were out the weekend looking for a car and tbh we are very confused. Our budget was 5k and quickly went to 7k.

What we want is a diesel car if we could. The other half will be doing between 15 and 20k miles a year. What i am looking for is opinions.

what milage does it become economical to buy a diesel and what would the road tax be....

For example are we much better buying a fiat panda with its 104 road tax a year then say a 1.8 04 with 500 tax a year... Over 5 years the 1.8 will be costing us 2k more.. Granted we may save 1500 a year in juice money alone on the diesel...

Not to sure if I am making sense.... What do you reckon and if you were us what car would you be looking at...

Thank you for this monumental task...

Joey the lips

Joey the lips wrote: »

Hi Folks....

Our head is wrecked... We were out the weekend looking for a car and tbh we are very confused. Our budget was 5k and quickly went to 7k.

What we want is a diesel car if we could. The other half will be doing between 15 and 20k miles a year. What i am looking for is opinions.

what milage does it become economical to buy a diesel and what would the road tax be....

For example are we much better buying a fiat panda with its 104 road tax a year then say a 1.8 04 with 500 tax a year... Over 5 years the 1.8 will be costing us 2k more.. Granted we may save 1500 a year in juice money alone on the diesel...

Not to sure if I am making sense.... What do you reckon and if you were us what car would you be looking at...

Thank you for this monumental task...

How will you save 30 euro/week in a 1.8 diesel over a Panda, a Panda will use little unleaded really, I wouldn't fancy 400 miles a week in a Panda to be honest. Or are you on about a diesel Panda ?

I'm lost

Joey the lips

RoverJames wrote: »

How will you save 30 euro/week in a 1.8 diesel over a Panda, a Panda will use little unleaded really, I wouldn't fancy 400 miles a week in a Panda to be honest. Or are you on about a diesel Panda ?

I'm lost

Oh sorry what i mean is i should in theory get twice the petrol milage with a diesel..... am i wrong.

I am really lookin for the best solution to my situation if that makes sense and you can help...

Thank you

Over 50mpg is realistic on a run in a diesel, I can't see a Panda being anywhere as bad as 25mpg, I've had automatic 2.2 Prelude, Celica SS2 and currently a 520i estate BMW that all returned over 30mpg on a run no bother.

You might save a tenner a week on diesel over what the Panda would use in petrol when the road tax is also factored in, however any trouble with the diesel could cost a fair few quid, 6 year old common rail diesels with a good lash of miles on them can be expensive to maintain should things go wrong.

As always for cheap and cheerful motoring I would recommend a 406GHi or a Rover 75. I would also consider a 307HDi as they are becoming quite attractive as their prices drop.

KamiKazi

Why are you getting rid of the Honda50?

Joey the lips

RoverJames wrote: »

Over 50mpg is realistic on a run in a diesel, I can't see a Panda being anywhere as bad as 25mpg, I've had automatic 2.2 Prelude, Celica SS2 and currently a 520i estate BMW that all returned over 30mpg on a run no bother.

You might save a tenner a week on diesel over what the Panda would use in petrol when the road tax is also factored in, however any trouble with the diesel could cost a fair few quid, 6 year old common rail diesels with a good lash of miles on them can be expensive to maintain should things go wrong.

As always for cheap and cheerful motoring I would recommend a 406GHi or a Rover 75. I would also consider a 307HDi as they are becoming quite attractive as their prices drop.

Are any of them within my price range i mentioned at the start...?

You'd get a 406 or 75 in very good conditon for less than €3000 but they'd be 00 or 01s.

bazz26

Peugeot 406 HDi:
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201008197027827

Citroen C5 HDi:
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201015197579360

Volvo S40 1.9TD:
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201018197910651

Ford Mondeo:
http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=201018197895612