14-10-2014, 11:42 AM
I've been looking at getting a diesel car for the daily motorway slog rather than putting many thousands of miles per year on my 58k gti6 and spending 65 pounds per week on fuel while being rattled to death early in the morning.
My criteria are:
1500 pounds (Could go a little higher for something very nice)
Good MPG
Comfortable and refined
Must have AC, other kit like leather seats would be nice but not necessary
Not totally shit
Not a 306 (I know the 306 HDi is ideal but I'd rather not have the 'boring' version of my fun car and I've only ever owned rattly old french hatches)
Under 90k, lower the better.
I've been looking at Vectras quite a lot, and also astras, octavias, leons etc.
I really rather like the look of vectras but have no idea if they are as good as they are on paper, or whether the MPG figures are a total lie etc. You seem to be able to easily get a nice one with that sort of money and loads are around. Golfs seem to be in a bad state at that price. Astras are ok but it seems like you don't get as much for your money if you buy small cars with diesels eg. 1.4 TDi Fiestas are expensive for crap ones. A 320d seems a bit out of budget and the early 320ds have a fair few problems iirc.
Share your experiences please, and suggestions etc.
Thanks!
My criteria are:
1500 pounds (Could go a little higher for something very nice)
Good MPG
Comfortable and refined
Must have AC, other kit like leather seats would be nice but not necessary
Not totally shit
Not a 306 (I know the 306 HDi is ideal but I'd rather not have the 'boring' version of my fun car and I've only ever owned rattly old french hatches)
Under 90k, lower the better.
I've been looking at Vectras quite a lot, and also astras, octavias, leons etc.
I really rather like the look of vectras but have no idea if they are as good as they are on paper, or whether the MPG figures are a total lie etc. You seem to be able to easily get a nice one with that sort of money and loads are around. Golfs seem to be in a bad state at that price. Astras are ok but it seems like you don't get as much for your money if you buy small cars with diesels eg. 1.4 TDi Fiestas are expensive for crap ones. A 320d seems a bit out of budget and the early 320ds have a fair few problems iirc.
Share your experiences please, and suggestions etc.
Thanks!
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