Any family sized petrol cars have low tax & good mpg?

dinneenp

Hi,
Anyone know offhand what, if any 2008/2009 family sized cars (Saab 93, Honda Accord, VW Passat etc.) have lowish tax (max €400) and 1/2 decent mpg, 40 plus?

Have been looking at diesels but not sure if our driving merits it (Mon-Fri Lackagh to town and back, weekends into town, once a month trip to Cork, about 10,000 miles per year MAX)
Cheers
Pa

A prius. No petrol in a car that size will return 40mpg average, on a run they'd struggle. If you sacrifice motor tax and get an log conversion that may suit but its not the done thing here, do you have a pioneering spirit :pac:

Redisle

I think the Hyundai i30 meets these specifications. The 1.4 Litre petrol does 48mpg in mixed driving apparently and is €390 per year to tax.

Few examples here and here. Nice cars too and have a few nice options from factory like air con and USB/aux in usually.

CiniO

What about Honda Civic 1.8 petrol? They should do around 40mpg in those conditions.
Tax is 390 afaik.

dinneenp

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
Anyone know offhand what, if any 2008/2009 family sized cars (Saab 93, Honda Accord, VW Passat etc.) have lowish tax (max €400) and 1/2 decent mpg, 40 plus? ...........

Redisle wrote: »

I think the Hyundai i30 meets these specifications...................

Hardly a Passat, Accord or 9 3 sized family car

ninty9er

How much do you plan on spending buying this car?

bmwguy

I've had only petrol cars in my life and the only one that got 40mpg average was a 1.1 Peugeot 206. I had a 1.4 307, 3 Bmws that ranged from 25 to 30 mpg (2.0 to 3.0 engines), Alfa 156 1.6 and now 2.0 406 coupe, the 406 can push 38 mpg on the motorway (even my 530i got 34/35 on motorway but the averages are usually 8-10 mpg less than that in mixed driving

dinneenp

ninty9er wrote: »

How much do you plan on spending buying this car?

€9,000-€13,000 budget.
If doing 10,000 miles a year does it not make sense to get a diesel- better mpg (eg 60ish mpg for VW bluemotion & lowish tax & cheaper petrol.)?
Peopl say for diesel should be doing high miles or else repairs/services can
Cost more.

ninty9er

dinneenp wrote: »

€9,000-€13,000 budget.
If doing 10,000 miles a year does it not make sense to get a diesel- better mpg (eg 60ish mpg for VW bluemotion & lowish tax & cheaper petrol.)?
Peopl say for diesel should be doing high miles or else repairs/services can
Cost more.

If you're doing short journeys of 10 mins or less, a diesel engine will be LESS economical than a petrol as it gets warmed up. My new commute of 7-8 minutes costs more in a 1.9 CDTI Vectra than in a 1.8 Sci Mondeo, however, overall I'm saving with long journeys thrown in.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Toyota/Avensis/1.8L-PET/34313619063382610/advert?channel=CARS

Prius Without a shred of doubt one of the most reliable cars in the world.

Picking up a high mileage one with a full service history shouldn't be a problem either, and they can more than take the miles. Picking up a Prius with 100,000 miles should be no problem what so ever.

No major servicing required for the life of the car, just oil and filters every 10,000 miles and spark plugs every 60,000 miles or so.

Decent size car, 55 mpg easily achievable, not bad for a petrol automatic of it's size. 60 mpg more than possible with learning.

MK III Prius 65-70 mpg more than possible, again no major servicing required for the life of the car.

They should have gearbox oil changed at 100,000 miles.

bmwguy

bmwguy wrote: »

I've had only petrol cars in my life and the only one that got 40mpg average was a 1.1 Peugeot 206. I had a 1.4 307, 3 Bmws that ranged from 25 to 30 mpg (2.0 to 3.0 engines), Alfa 156 1.6 and now 2.0 406 coupe, the 406 can push 38 mpg on the motorway (even my 530i got 34/35 on motorway but the averages are usually 8-10 mpg less than that in mixed driving

I had a 2002 Punto Sporting 80 hp, decent poke nice torque, but a light car.

Could get 50 + mpg, back in the good old days day when petrol was 80 C/L.

Cars today have a big obesity problem !

dgt

Deleted User wrote: »

I had a 2002 Punto Sporting 80 hp, decent poke nice torque, but a light car.

Could get 50 + mpg, back in the good old days day when petrol was 80 C/L.

Cars today have a big obesity problem !

+1

Average on the CF3 1.2 Bravo is around 45mpg, my one did 49mpg combined once

Marcusm

RoverJames wrote: »

......If you sacrifice motor tax and get an log conversion that may suit but its not the done thing here, do you have a pioneering spirit :pac:

I'd hate to see the emissions test on the onboard fireplace!

dgt

Marcusm wrote: »

I'd hate to see the emissions test on the onboard fireplace!

Who said it was for powering the car???

dgt

dgt wrote: »

Who said it was for powering the car???

I wonder how many miles per log he's getting ? hahahaha

lfp

Civic hybrid easily gets 40+ mpg and with the smallest bit of sensible driving I've found 50+ mpg easy to achieve. Tax for a 08 or newer is €190 and 09 fits your budget, maybe 2010 on a private sale. Not in the Accord, Passat size bracket but far from small either. Boot lets it down a little though.