Recommend me a sporty diesel for under 3k. It can't be a mondeo st tdci btw, had my fingers burnt with one of those

 

Fabia VRS? Must be in budget.

 

Golf gttdi

 

seat Ibiza tdi sport or fr tdi (pd130, same engine as the fabia vrs but cheaper). get a remap, 160-180bhp, and 60+mph on a run.ive got one, bloody good cars for the money!

 

i got a mk5 golf gt tdi 2008 model for a little bit more

 

newer shape leon fr tdi bound to be within budget or thereabouts 2006 car with higher miles maybe
or as others mentioned the skoda fabia vrs[better on fuel than the leon]
i"ve used both as runabouts and the leon is more modern/quicker but the fabia is better value,perhaps better fun too

 

why a diesel over a petrol. doing lots of miles?

 

Yes mate. My petrol 1.6 alfa romeo 147 doesn't cut the mustard in terms of performance and mpg.

 

Bmw E46 330d . had mine for a few years and its never let me down .


Once moving its quick too

 

i recently sold a 2002 Audi A3 1.9TDI Sport Quattro.

went well enough and would do 40mpg with its arse handed to it. that was about the only good thing about it, i personally didnt like it about 10 miles into the drive home, had it 18 months tho.

 

Petrol v derv is a good point I'm doing a run of 50 miles at the mo my 1.3 ka work Shitter got a flat so I'm using my v50 r se 2.0 d the ka is cheaper lol derv maintainance is more costly pumps ext every time they go wrong its upwards of 500

 

I'll agree on the e46 330d,
I've got Will Pedleys old 1, and i think its the best allrounder car i've ever owned
Over 200bhp, nearly 500nm of torque and does 45mpg local amd 55mpg on motorway
I keep thinking of getting rid of it but cant bring myself to part with it

 

Also got myself a Mk5 GT TDI SPORT and it's great. I paid more than Ł3k as it was the sport and had low miles but I'm sure you could get one around this money. Mine does 60+MPG on a run and still over 50 if I spank it all 250 miles to work.

 

Love the 330d bmws

 

Pow! Ł1950 and Problem solved, sister 1.6 HDi rocket ship with a dash that sends you more false messages than a jealous ex

 

Badboy

Muz what year miles price the ka won't last the year looking at another works car I like the sound of that mpg

 

on the S1 site...

http://www.seriesoneturbo.co.uk/showthread.php?t=49381

2007 57 plate in dark blue.
Tidy condition showing 150k on clock but honestly looks like a 60k car
Had replacement engine fitted recently that had done 88k
New mot, 18" s-line alloys , 2 keys , folding mirrors, auto lights/wipers etc
On board computer, Bose sound system.
Ideal winter hack that does 50mpg easy
Ł3000 Ono
Cars in letchworth Herts

 

Dread to think how much that cost new

 

Thanks for the replies people. I think it'll be a VAG motor or BMW.

 

I paid Ł7k ish for mine 12 months ago with 3 owners and 60K on it in great condition. It's a standard engined 140. I was warned off the 170 version by a few people inc my brother-in-law who's a VW specialist. This is mine. And this was a trip I did last Xmas with the average MPG. Hereford to Colchester, Colchester to London, London to Hereford with mixed motorway, A Road and city driving. The tank wasn't even full when I started, I put Ł50 in it from empty and that how much fuel I had left. I regularly do Hereford to Colchester which is a 190/225 mile trip depending on what route I take on Ł20 of derv and have enough left to cut about town all week. The Sports seem to hold their money a lot better than the standard GT TDI's as well when it comes to re sale.

 

Strange that, i have one and it's been probably the best car we've had.

Done 20k since we bought it and all its had is a steering rack.

 

Muz I have had over 65mpg in mine on the motorway.

Regularly spanking it up the motorway still returns 42-45mpg and im not hanging about either. Mine is the DSG auto and its great but keep thinking of selling it as its not my cup of tea really - i want another e46 330d or to get my sierra back on the road as prefer rwd

 

ive got the 147 JTD Mjet, chipped its 180bhp (and thats the eco map, would go to nearly 200bhp)
6 speed and will do 60mpg according to dash on a motorway run at 65-70mph and 50+mpg around town

 

Polo gt tdi 130 6 speed, great little cars, seats are amazingly good on long journeys ( like recarro) much better handling than same age golfs. Seat Ibiza Fr tdi is similar but cheaper but does not have the nice seats and interior that you get on the polo ( my last one had heated seats, 6 disk in dash cd, xenons etc.

 

Check inside the engine bay fuse box, remove the multi plugs and check for corrosion. Done a few now where the pins on the fuse box module have broken due to corrosion (always seems to be one of the large multi pin plugs) I'm sure Peugeot must squirt a bit of salt water in there from the factory as there's a cover on the box and it can look like new in there lol. If it is that, you will need a new module (circa Ł180 from Peugeot). Last one I did had been to a 'garage' and they gave up because there was "so much wrong". Often the simple things if there's multiple electrical issues at once.

 

Thanks Mate, will give it a look. : )

 

Yep as mentioned stay away from 170 pd vag engine, vast amount of issues lurk with those.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-330D-M...8AAOSwT5tWLPPR


Great car for the money , I managed to get a manual and had nothing go wrong with it since owning it . I got it on 78k its now on 101k and get 500 miles to Ł75.00

 

I'd reccommend a fabia vrs, i own one and it has been rock solid for a couple of years now. at least 40mpg even when being an idiot and almost 60mpg on a run.
great little cars and quite good fun when chipped as mine is (well as fun as a 5dr diesel car can be...)

 

fabia vrs for me had mine 8 years never let me down ever

 

Fabia VRS 1.9pd but i'm biased

mine is my daily running 270bhp and still returns 50mpg

 

It was a great car when it worked. Unfortunately my one was a money pit dmf, clutch, injectors, fuel pump, subframe bushes all in the space of 9 months. Then I hit a deer and wrote it off.