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I'm soon going to be looking for a small diesel car, pref between £1k to £1.5k in price. Not fussed by looks but needs to do 50mpg+, will be used mainly for 30 mile blasts on a roads. Can anyone with car knowledge suggest what i should go for? Also, from what year did power steering become common as the person that will be driving it would prefer to have it.
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Re: car questions
Can't pretend to have that much expertise with cars but I used to have a hyundai getz crtd 1.5 diesel and it was fantastic. I'd suggest a look for a second hand one of those. Great engine - smooth acceleration, none of that lumpy performance some diesel cars give you - drove more like a petrol car.
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Suzuki Swift, Skoda Fabia, Peugeot 206 or SEAT Ibiza. All generally reliable, and cheap to repair.
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I have had very good experiences with several Ford D models.
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And several T models as well, I'd imagine.....sacre blue wrote:I have had very good experiences with several Ford D models.
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Ha ha. I used to manage a vehicle fleet - we finished up with more than 30 Ford diesels, other makes were progressively eliminated.the_lock_man wrote:And several T models as well, I'd imagine.....sacre blue wrote:I have had very good experiences with several Ford D models.
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My advice is get an old VW Golf/Polo that doesn't have a catalytic converter because you can then run it on veg oil for 80p/litre. It's worth paying a little extra for the car if you can make a massive saving on the fuel.
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Personally I would avoid anything French. The best VAG cars without doubt are Skodas so ignore the name and the badge.
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You sure it wasn't a fleet of 2CVs?sacre blue wrote:Ha ha. I used to manage a vehicle fleet - we finished up with more than 30 Ford diesels, other makes were progressively eliminated.the_lock_man wrote:And several T models as well, I'd imagine.....sacre blue wrote:I have had very good experiences with several Ford D models.
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Great cars, the 2CV. Back in the 80's, having a 2CV was a great way of attracting hippy chicks.No Shot Sherlock wrote:You sure it wasn't a fleet of 2CVs?sacre blue wrote:Ha ha. I used to manage a vehicle fleet - we finished up with more than 30 Ford diesels, other makes were progressively eliminated.the_lock_man wrote:And several T models as well, I'd imagine.....sacre blue wrote:I have had very good experiences with several Ford D models.
Now, in 2012, I reckon the 2CV should make a comeback. Sponsored and built by the state and given out as punishment cars to drunk drivers, speeders and other micrococks convicted of driving offences. Instead of a driving ban, they should be made to rent and drive a state 2CV for a couple of years.
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You're nuts, the PSA group make fantastic DERV lumps.Railroad wrote:Personally I would avoid anything French.
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Engines good - other things could be better (particularly Renault).Rusty wrote:You're nuts, the PSA group make fantastic DERV lumps.Railroad wrote:Personally I would avoid anything French.
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I hired a Peugeot 5008 when we on the Cote d'Azur at Easter, which was a diesel. You wouldn't have known it was a diesel apart from the big sticker above the fuel cap. My only complaint was that I couldn't figure out how to to stream mp3s from my phone over the car stereo system via the Bluetooth link - I got the phone paired with the car no probs, but Hertz had seen fit to give me the manual from a different stereo system.sacre blue wrote:Engines good - other things could be better (particularly Renault).Rusty wrote:You're nuts, the PSA group make fantastic DERV lumps.Railroad wrote:Personally I would avoid anything French.
In terms of driveability, I'd have another one of them any day.
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