Everyone seems to want a 1 litre car !

shawnee · 29-03-2011 11:25AM #1

Have been talking to a few people who are considering changing their cars. Most are not into cars as such, but the buzz word seems to be a 1 litre. Even those who have families are talking about them. Its either that or the cheaper tax new cars, which are too expensive for many. Anyone else notice this. :rolleyes:

biko · 29-03-2011 11:27AM

Not really but it makes sense.

Anan1 · 29-03-2011 11:31AM

Not me, from what i've seen the cut-off point for most people is still 2.0.

CiniO · 29-03-2011 11:32AM

I noticed when I moved to Ireland, that small cars with small engines, keep their price - which pretty much indicates that there is a market for them.

F.E. in year 2000 brand new Vectra 2.0 was way more expensive then brand new Corsa 1.0.
Now, when both cars are over 10 years old, probably Corsa would be worth more than Vectra.

That was really strarnge for me, as in my home country, usually the bigger, better performance, and more comfortable car, the bigger the price.
Usually the price of 10year old Vectra would be twice as much as 10 year old corsa.

Max Power1 · 29-03-2011 11:32AM

Also diesel rather than petrol is another trend recently.

Hate to see the repair bills in a few years for DMF/DPF/Turbo etc failures on diesels being used for short trips only and doing 5k miles a year!

Lurching · 29-03-2011 11:32AM

I dont, im sticking with my 3L turbo thanks.

CiniO · 29-03-2011 11:32AM

Anan1 wrote: »

Not me, from what i've seen the cut-off point for most people is still 2.0.

Because above 2.0 motor tax starts to raise tremendously.

ronan45 · 29-03-2011 11:33AM

is there a huge saving between say a 1 litre Petrol car and a 1.4 liter petrol car doing the same journey per week?

Max Power1 · 29-03-2011 11:33AM

Anan1 wrote: »

Not me, from what i've seen the cut-off point for most people is still 2.0.

Id disagree with you there Anan and say that its either 1.4 or 1.6 now amongst the general car buying public.

I mean look at the worrying trends towards 1.4 and even worse 1.2 saloons!

Anan1 · 29-03-2011 11:35AM

Max Power1 wrote: »

Id disagree with you there Anan and say that its either 1.4 or 1.6 now amongst the general car buying public.

I mean look at the worrying trends towards 1.4 and even worse 1.2 saloons!

TBH, it's a very hard one to prove either way.:)

CiniO wrote: »

I noticed when I moved to Ireland, that small cars with small engines, keep their price - which pretty much indicates that there is a market for them.

F.E. in year 2000 brand new Vectra 2.0 was way more expensive then brand new Corsa 1.0.
Now, when both cars are over 10 years old, probably Corsa would be worth more than Vectra.

That was really strarnge for me, as in my home country, usually the bigger, better performance, and more comfortable car, the bigger the price.
Usually the price of 10year old Vectra would be twice as much as 10 year old corsa.

I think the main reason for this is insurance - older cars tend to be sought after by younger drivers, who are limited by insurance to smaller engines.

Staplor · 29-03-2011 11:38AM

Not really, have seen an increase in people going below 2 litres, 1.8, 1.6 yes, but not all looking for as low as 1 litre cars.

daddydick · 29-03-2011 11:40AM

Absolutely no way I could drive a 1L car...i'd have no problem paying extra road tax and extra fuel for the sake of my sanity!

ottostreet · 29-03-2011 11:45AM

I started driving a 1.3 as a runaround...it's just about tolerable. I definitely wouldn't WANT one. Smallest engine size to feel comfortable on the road for me is about 1.8-2.0.

Cionád · 29-03-2011 11:55AM

Interesting to see engine size being equated to power.

I've got a 2L, it is slower than than a 1L Yaris, waaaaay slower.

Satanta · 29-03-2011 11:58AM

Cionád wrote: »

Interesting to see engine size being equated to power.

I've got a 2L, it is slower than than a 1L Yaris, waaaaay slower.

a 2ltr what?

Cionád · 29-03-2011 12:00PM

Satanta wrote: »

a 2ltr what?

Almera diesel

STForSale · 29-03-2011 12:06PM

jjhone076 wrote: »

I want to buy a new car and I like the look of the 1 series.

I had the same idea until I drove one!

cullen5998 · 29-03-2011 12:06PM

1 litre is so small, the cars with these engines were never designed to be going on motorways at 120kmph or rural back roads. They feel too flimsy

Our man in Havana · 29-03-2011 12:10PM

cullen5998 wrote: »

1 litre is so small, the cars with these engines were never designed to be going on motorways at 120kmph or rural back roads. They feel too flimsy

Nonsense.

Eoin · 29-03-2011 12:12PM

ottostreet wrote: »

I started driving a 1.3 as a runaround...it's just about tolerable. I definitely wouldn't WANT one. Smallest engine size to feel comfortable on the road for me is about 1.8-2.0.

What type of driving? I'd have absolutely no problems with a nippy 1.4 hatchback or something similar if my commuting was mostly urban.

BigEejit · 29-03-2011 12:15PM

my wife had a 1L jap import micra several years ago and when going into Cork city centre it was brilliant, fitted into all those narrow or short parking spaces that a family car wouldn't have a hope fitting into. And because it was a jap import it was not bog spec, air-conditioning, all electrics

Would I drive long distance (>150km's) in it? not a hope, it was small, noisier than my car and just didnt have the power to overtake easily or make it up any sort of gradient without dropping gears.

29-03-2011 12:15PM

My W124 was a 2.5 diesel and I reckon it was slower than a Yaris.

Back to the OP, haven't noticed the trend myself, I don't know anyone who is changing their car really. Although a buddy has a 1995 Golf GTi 16v that's seen better days so he bought a 1997 golf gti 16v on Sunday night.

shawnee · 29-03-2011 01:04PM

Just noticing sold cars on donedeal and the 1 litres are selling while the others are very slow

:rolleyes:

bonzodog2 · 29-03-2011 01:05PM

I remember when the Yaris was introduced, its 1L engine supposedly had more power than the old 1.6 OHV Carina.

Joe 90 · 29-03-2011 01:16PM

It's 1300ccs as standard but I'm sure you could have it with 1 litre.

440kgs, so would make sense:)

fletch · 29-03-2011 01:22PM

Cionád wrote: »

Interesting to see engine size being equated to power.

I've got a 2L, it is slower than than a 1L Yaris, waaaaay slower.

Yes and I've bought a 1.4 and what is way quicker than most normally aspirated 2ltrs

unkel · 29-03-2011 01:28PM

Cionád wrote: »

Almera diesel

That's the slowest 2 litre...

... in the wurld

Seweryn · 29-03-2011 01:32PM

unkel wrote: »

That's the slowest 2 litre...

... in the wurld

I would say that a W123 200D Automatic is slower

.

EPM · 29-03-2011 01:34PM

Seweryn wrote: »

I would say that a W123 200D Automatic is slower .

Not as slow as the 2.3d Serena though:D;):p

Danbo! · 29-03-2011 01:35PM

cullen5998 wrote: »

1 litre is so small, the cars with these engines were never designed to be going on motorways at 120kmph or rural back roads. They feel too flimsy

I dunno, my missus has a 1ltr yaris thats 12 years old but low mileage and in good nick. Its not the most comfortable car in terms of interior, but it handles itself fine above 120 on a motorway and grand on back roads.

murphthesmurf · 29-03-2011 01:39PM

I've just bought a 1 litre, though not through choice. Bought it because of the shocking road tax prices here. Thanks to the Green party I expect.
My last car in the UK was a vectra 2.6 v6 sri, how I miss it

Previous to that a seat toledo 2.5 v5

Ba573rd road tax :mad:
Gone from 170bhp to 50bhp

Everyone seems to want a 1 litre car !

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