Recommend a reliable, efficient 2nd hand diesel saloon

cfosulli

I'm looking to change car as my '01 Mondeo Zetec is getting expensive to run, both service and petrol wise, and I'm looking for an alternative.

I'm looking for a saloon again as I work as an engineer and tend to throw a lot of gear in the boot and have grown used to the size of the mondeo. I'll be commuting from Dublin to Cork twice a week so I'll probably average around 25k miles a year.

With that mileage I want something not too thirsty, low enough mileage, maybe '08 oldest and have a budget of up to €14k at a push. Wouldn't mind if the car was nice to look at as well! My mondeo has 120k miles on the clock and the bodywork isn't great so the trade-in won't be massive if anything at all.

Any advice is greatly appreciated. I liked the look of the Mazda6 but the troubles with the DPF have me nervous...

Cheers

fitz265

my grandfather has a vw jetta 2010 1.6tdi powerfull economical and nice to look at you should pick one up for 14k thats what i would recommend its 105bhp thats nice power good mpg not sure exactly what it does to the mile but ist very eco friendly also very comfortable best of luck

when i say you should get one for 14k it dont have to be a 10 thats just a number plate but you'll find one in the newer lower tax bracket

166man

Would a hatchback not suit an engineer who regularly carries items in the boot? Other than that something like an Octavia Tdi would suit. Avensis is also a car I really like for some reason..:D

166man

166man wrote: »

Would a hatchback not suit an engineer who regularly carries items in the boot? .........

I used to be on the road as an engineer with a boot full of test sh1t and loads of other required crap, the saloon is ideal really I found 'twas a Mondeo I had too. If the large opening of the hatch isn't required obviously.

Timmaay

You'll get a nice 08 Honda Accord 2.2cdti for under that budget. By far one of the nicest diesel Saloons out there, and they give very little trouble, for a Diesel anyway!

bazz26

fitz265 wrote: »

my grandfather has a vw jetta 2010 1.6tdi powerfull economical and nice to look at you should pick one up for 14k thats what i would recommend its 105bhp thats nice power good mpg not sure exactly what it does to the mile but ist very eco friendly also very comfortable best of luck

when i say you should get one for 14k it dont have to be a 10 thats just a number plate but you'll find one in the newer lower tax bracket

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dan hibiki

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