Advice on 2003 1.4 diesel car

dave_t

Just looking for some advice on what 1.4 diesel car would be good. I was looking at peugeot 206s and 307s but heard they are not supposed to be great. Currently I have a 1.8 diesel and the tax and insurance are costing too much. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

colm_mcm

1.4 corolla diesel came out in summer 04

Difference in tax between 1.4 and 1.8 is insignificant

551 vs 333

Sobanek

Polo 1.4 TDI / Ibiza 1.4 TDI.

colm_mcm

Mmmmm 3 cylinder diesel, So worth saving 200 odd quid a year for.

Sobanek

colm_mcm wrote: »

Mmmmm 3 cylinder diesel, So worth saving 200 odd quid a year for.

Hey, he's the one who wants a 1.4 diesel.

shedweller

colm_mcm wrote: »

1.4 corolla diesel came out in summer 04

Difference in tax between 1.4 and 1.8 is insignificant

551 vs 333

Over the year, yes. The extra cost of maintenance, tyres, diesel, insurance add up to a not insignificant cost.

dave_t

I need to sell my current car and buy something cheaper as well so just thought I might as well get a smaller car since I don't need a big car anymore. I was just looking for advice on which smaller cars are reliable. I would like a Corolla but unfortunately they are a bit out of my price range.

colm_mcm

shedweller wrote: »

Over the year, yes. The extra cost of maintenance, tyres, diesel, insurance add up to a not insignificant cost.

How much more maintenance does a 1.8 have over a 1.4?

shedweller

colm_mcm wrote: »

How much more maintenance does a 1.8 have over a 1.4?

Probably not much in fairness but tyres, diesel and insurance are going to cost more. More torque/power, more weight, more insurance.

colm_mcm

Would be interested to know what the OP is currently driving

dave_t

I have a 04 focus (sounds like a transit). I think I'm going to take your advice and stick with it. Although I am quite bored with it so if I do change it I might get something with a similar size engine.

andyseadog

1.8 diesel... i'l be guessing a ford of some sort.

edit : damn, it took too long to reply :pac:

robbie_998

I'm currently "test Driving" a 2010 peugeot 308 for about a week until some time next week

its a 1.6 Diesel (and dont know if its a turbo ?)

Description: Peugeot 308 1.6hdi S 90BHP 05DR Body Type: Hatchback Colour: Black Fuel Type: Diesel Transmission: Manual

It has a bit of poke but nothing to get excited about at all but will do a decent motorway speed and more but takes a bit longer to get there.

MPG wise its "ok" at the moment on motorway driving since i got it im averaging about 48MPG just going up and down the M50 (i was getting about that and better from the 1.6 ASX)

i dont know what it is either but i dont like the driving position with the seat and steering wheel position. not comfortable but not breaking my back either.

Back seat leg room is complete muck.

boot space is fairly decent.

doesnt look amazingly great on the inside on dash etc.

looks good on the outside but thats about it.


wouldn't recommend it to be honest.



Replacement - couldnt say too much, i know the 1.6 diesel turbo focus is ok to begin with but lacks at times and you'd get about 50mpg from it.

i reckon for dual carraige ways and the likes 1.4 diesel would struggle unless you did granny driving.

stoeger

We have a 1.4dcorolla and drive at least 145 miles a week( country miles )for 25euro can't fault it

shedweller

robbie_998 wrote: »

i reckon for dual carraige ways and the likes 1.4 diesel would struggle unless you did granny driving.

Which car would you be referring to, that has a 1.4 diesel engine?
For what its worth, i find the 1.4 diesel engine great.
Loads (i know i know!) of power, loads of mpg (80), loads of complete reliability. Turbo hasn't "gone boom" yet, like you would be led to believe here sometimes.;)

L-M

stoeger wrote: »

We have a 1.4dcorolla and drive at least 145 miles a week( country miles )for 25euro can't fault it

I have a 1.9 Tdi and I get around 180 miles for 20 euro (although, it's been about a month since I last checked).

A friend of mine at a 1.4 HDI 207, probably the best car I've ever seen on fuel and in no way did it struggle at motorway speeds.

shedweller

Limerick man wrote: »

A friend of mine at a 1.4 HDI 207, probably the best car I've ever seen on fuel and in no way did it struggle at motorway speeds.

That kind of information is in very short supply here. You'd think bmw's, alfas and octavias were the only cars in the world sometimes!:D

colm_mcm

Best mpg I came across was on a lancia Musa (same as fiat idea) 1.3 multijet

L-M

shedweller wrote: »

That kind of information is in very short supply here. You'd think bmw's, alfas and octavias were the only cars in the world sometimes!:D

To be fair, he had a bit of trouble with it. The electrics were always wrong, and (vague information) some pipe inside the engine that was made of plastic melted and the engine had to be pretty much rebuilt!

shedweller

Limerick man wrote: »

To be fair, he had a bit of trouble with it. The electrics were always wrong, and (vague information) some pipe inside the engine that was made of plastic melted and the engine had to be pretty much rebuilt!

ouch! Thats never a good thing.

L-M

colm_mcm wrote: »

Best mpg I came across was on a lancia Musa (same as fiat idea) 1.3 multijet

That's a fairly cool looking motor!

colm_mcm

It isn't in real life, the only cool thing is the rear door and elements of the interior. On the whole it's a pretty poor car with some nice details.