Need a 50 MPG + car for cheap as poss
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Is it a bank job?
I think you need to be more specific, number of seats, number of doors, boot size, distance covered, budget, and so on. My little VW Up is brilliant, but quite unsuitable for some purposes, such as going on holiday with spouse and two children.
Is it a bank job?
I think you need to be more specific, number of seats, number of doors, boot size, distance covered, budget, and so on. My little VW Up is brilliant, but quite unsuitable for some purposes, such as going on holiday with spouse and two children.
The Renault 1.5 dci engine is one of the most economical units around (timing belt change at 70k ).
John
John
I've been told that BMW 320d Tourer will do what you're after, and can be quite cheap once they're longer in the tooth.
Of course, the biggest element in fuel economy is your right foot.........
Of course, the biggest element in fuel economy is your right foot.........
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What do you call "cheap" and what other criteria should be considered ?
Minimum 1 seat, ha
This would be just for work as I already have a new shape zafira and don't want to clock up the miles on it, plus am average 25 mpg
Budget can be anything from 500 to 2 bags depending on the vehicle
Sorry for lack of info thanks for your input
This would be just for work as I already have a new shape zafira and don't want to clock up the miles on it, plus am average 25 mpg
Budget can be anything from 500 to 2 bags depending on the vehicle
Sorry for lack of info thanks for your input
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Rover 75 is a safe bet for a decent cheap motor. Yes, they went bust, but the car was designed when BMW were the owners. Consequently, it's not as good as a BMW but it's much better than a pre-BMW Rover. Plus, if you go for the diesel (and you must), it has one of BMW's own under the bonnet.
The trade reckon not to go for any models lower than Club.
The only criticism I have as a passenger is that rear space is tight.
http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/list?SEARCHAREA=GB,IE&keyword=rover+75+CDT+Tourer&id=3068
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/rover/75_tourer/postcode/sk71dl/radius/1501/fuel-type/diesel/body-type/estate/price-to/2000/price-from/500/onesearchad/used,nearlynew,new/sort/priceasc
I have used my postcode on the Autotrader search but the search is National and is for the diesel estate from 500 to 2K.
There are only a couple near Liverpool and neither of them are sub 1K.
The trade reckon not to go for any models lower than Club.
The only criticism I have as a passenger is that rear space is tight.
http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/list?SEARCHAREA=GB,IE&keyword=rover+75+CDT+Tourer&id=3068
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/rover/75_tourer/postcode/sk71dl/radius/1501/fuel-type/diesel/body-type/estate/price-to/2000/price-from/500/onesearchad/used,nearlynew,new/sort/priceasc
I have used my postcode on the Autotrader search but the search is National and is for the diesel estate from 500 to 2K.
There are only a couple near Liverpool and neither of them are sub 1K.
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motorbike. or any small French car with a Peugeot 1.x diesel lump in it. remember that a 45mpg car for 500 quid and a 50mpg car for 2k, you can buy an awful lot of diesel to make up for the loss of 5mpg, for the saved 1500 quids:
£2000 50mpg car + £0 diesel = 0 miles
£500 45mpg car + £1500 diesel = 11500 miles
When you spread that cost out as if the two cars were both being driven on 1.29 a litre diesel, let's use 10 gallons of £5.85 a gallon diesel per week:
50mpg car does 500 miles a week for £58.50 diesel
45mpg car does 450 miles a week for £58.50 diesel
If you borrow from your 11500 miles worth of savings on the car price at 50 miles a week (so that both cars drive 500 miles a week), that's 230 weeks before you worked through it all..
or about 4.5 years before the 45mpg car starts costing you more than the 50mpg one
you cannot look a the fuel economy in isolation. look at the total cost of ownership (tax, insurance, fuel, mot, repairs) over 3 years for a particular car. you might even find a 40mpg petrol Nissan micra is forever cheaper than a 50mpg diesel because of savings elsewhere
£2000 50mpg car + £0 diesel = 0 miles
£500 45mpg car + £1500 diesel = 11500 miles
When you spread that cost out as if the two cars were both being driven on 1.29 a litre diesel, let's use 10 gallons of £5.85 a gallon diesel per week:
50mpg car does 500 miles a week for £58.50 diesel
45mpg car does 450 miles a week for £58.50 diesel
If you borrow from your 11500 miles worth of savings on the car price at 50 miles a week (so that both cars drive 500 miles a week), that's 230 weeks before you worked through it all..
or about 4.5 years before the 45mpg car starts costing you more than the 50mpg one
you cannot look a the fuel economy in isolation. look at the total cost of ownership (tax, insurance, fuel, mot, repairs) over 3 years for a particular car. you might even find a 40mpg petrol Nissan micra is forever cheaper than a 50mpg diesel because of savings elsewhere
A question?
Are you "Self Employed" if so?
Lets have a look at the HMRC take on the situation?
If you purchase a car, you can charge the Revenue 45p / mile +
You can claim a Tax refund of 10% of the purchase cost of the car, year on year.
But? if you purchase a so called Commercial vehicle say a Barbarian, or a L200 Type of transport you can claim, I have been told
The FULL purchase cost of the vehicle year on year +
45 p/ Mile from the Revenue, up to a certain mileage, then it drops to I think 25p / mile after a certain cut off point, as it does on a non-commercial vehicle.
Suggest you have a word with your Accountant and them make a call on this one.
As far as I am concerned, there is more to MPG than just MPG? there are other factors?
I have a Nissan Juke Diesel, 50 MPG so I can claim 10% of the original cost + 45p / mile every year I have this vehicle, no space, Sat Nav, that "Dumps You" in the middle of a postcode, does not have house numbers? Crap if the street has over 500 houses?. Cruise control is OK. The reversing TV Camera is worth watching. in that it is not "Square" to the kerbs you are looking at.
Hopefully food for consideration?
Ken
Are you "Self Employed" if so?
Lets have a look at the HMRC take on the situation?
If you purchase a car, you can charge the Revenue 45p / mile +
You can claim a Tax refund of 10% of the purchase cost of the car, year on year.
But? if you purchase a so called Commercial vehicle say a Barbarian, or a L200 Type of transport you can claim, I have been told
The FULL purchase cost of the vehicle year on year +
45 p/ Mile from the Revenue, up to a certain mileage, then it drops to I think 25p / mile after a certain cut off point, as it does on a non-commercial vehicle.
Suggest you have a word with your Accountant and them make a call on this one.
As far as I am concerned, there is more to MPG than just MPG? there are other factors?
I have a Nissan Juke Diesel, 50 MPG so I can claim 10% of the original cost + 45p / mile every year I have this vehicle, no space, Sat Nav, that "Dumps You" in the middle of a postcode, does not have house numbers? Crap if the street has over 500 houses?. Cruise control is OK. The reversing TV Camera is worth watching. in that it is not "Square" to the kerbs you are looking at.
Hopefully food for consideration?
Ken
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