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cheap diesel car

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  • 29-07-2010 8:24pm
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    murphymad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭


    Hi all i'm looking for a cheap diesel car to drive 500 plus miles a week for €2-3000, was thinking of a golf but the road tax for a tdi is too high, any suggestions appreciated does anyone know how a 1.4 golf would stack up against a tdi or similar? Thanks in advance


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    Skuxx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Skuxx


    would you consider getting a carvan? Cheap commercial tax! A mate of mine has a 1.4 golf with 160,000 miles on it so they must be fairly ok although i don't really know much about them!


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    sophie1234
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    my boyf just got a passat tdi moved from a 1.4 golf to one of these and wow the difference is great!! much he now gets over 600 miles to a tank and its so much more comfy!!


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    Mr Benevolent
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    You won't get a sub 1.9 diesel for 2-3k. Or rather, you will but they'll be 25 years old and in rag order. The tax cost for the 1.9 will be more than made up by the economy and performance improvement.


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    eamon234
    Registered Users Posts: 1,924 ✭✭✭eamon234


    You could pick up a 03 Ford Fiesta or Fusion 1.4 TDCI for that money you might have to add another €500 or so though - small car but reliable and an absolute miser at the pumps wife's Fusion does over 60mpg


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