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The most fuel efficient 1.2/3 petrol motor

  • 22-08-2012 11:52pm
    #1
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,807 ✭✭✭


    I'm posting this on behalf of my sister in law who is on the point of bankrupcy having made the ill advised purchase of a used 2 litre petrol Merc(02 CL) a few years back. Anyway she is looking to ditch it ASAP and pick up a second had small petrol engine along the lines of a 3-door Corsa,Fiesta,Aygo etc. She drives 1.5 hrs to work on a motorway. What would the knowledgeable types on here advise her to go for??:)


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  • #2
    areyawell
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭areyawell


    Fiat Punto 1.2l, from 03 upwards are very reliable. I did five hours driving to cork and back from where I live for 30 euro petrol and had some left over. There not expensive either to fix if something did go wrong with it. Get an 04 for around 1500 euro or less.


  • #3
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    You'll need to post up her annual mileage and budget for starters.


  • #4
    Media999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭Media999


    No matter what she swaps to she will make huge savings.

    Problems with huge mileage is its better to go for a diesel rather than a small petrol id say.


  • #5
    lomb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,017 ✭✭✭lomb


    My brother is happy with his 08 2l passat 140bhp. Circa 50mpg in relative comfort with acceptable power. Going from a Merc to a punto for a long daily commute Id probably jump off a cliff!


  • #6
    Jimmy Garlic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,349 ✭✭✭Jimmy Garlic


    lomb wrote: »
    My brother is happy with his 08 2l passat 140bhp. Circa 50mpg in relative comfort with acceptable power. Going from a Merc to a punto for a long daily commute Id probably jump off a cliff!

    As would I. It would be like going from heaven to hell.


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  • #7
    langdang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,857 ✭✭✭langdang


    Anan1 wrote: »
    You'll need to post up her annual mileage and budget for starters.
    Exactly, otherwise all the answers will be based on bad starting info and pubtalk. Can't see how someone who is bankrupt from a 02 merc is gonna afford a 08 onwards passat. A punto with a 6th gear could well be the best answer to the original question, if only because most small engine petrols suck at 3hours motorway every day.


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