XRT_si

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Looking to spend about £2k on a everyday car, it MUST be good on fuel, be quite modern and not dead slow.

Looking at Golf Tdi 110s with around 100k on them, not bothered by the high mileage but insurance is quite silly on them!

Any other suggestions?

Sure this has been asked before but cant find it on search.

Cheers

GUZZLER

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bora of a seat tdi?

focusjohn

vecta!!!!! get a tidy vectra c for 2 grand they go for ever and are fairly nippy.I have seen many an example with over 250k on the clock.

RichardPON

E46 3 series....

Mike C

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Mondeo or Octavia

Mr S1

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Can't beat a Focus or Mondeo diesel.

Paulo P

I've just spent 4 years driving a Vectra C and it was the worst car ever. It was so unreliable and the handling was a joke, I'd go for either a mondeo or something by VAG

Lowson

I would be inclined to say an E36 BMW 328. I just bought one a month ago with full intentions of using it as a track car and absolutely love it and have decided to keep it as my road car for now.

As for fuel, it's not the best which may put you off but if driven sensibly it's not too bad. I think they are modern enough and still look fantastic. As for being dead slow, they certainly aren't. If you're struggling for diesel golf insurance however, i don't know how this would compare.

I picked my bm up for £1200 and cant fault it at all. Ok it could benefit from a full paint (small picky bits here and there and being red could do with a freshen up after 13 years) but other than that it is a fantastic car. You'll get a good one for less than 2K.

That's my tuppence, hope it helps.

Scott

Jim Galbally

the 318 would be the better choice than the 328, but they demand a higher price and insurance is pretty expensive on E36 BMWs

i dont think youll get a decent E46 for that money

RichardPON

You'd need a little more, but I just bought a 323 E46 for sub 3K as a runaround.

focusjohn

I would choose one over a mondeo any day i was always a mondeo man too but since ive got mine im loving it. Bushes dont need done every 2nd week neither does the dual mass flywheel.

Dangerous Malcolm..

A last of the line M44 E36 318iS would be a great choice. Cheap, stylish, nippy and RWD.

C4llyT

No petrol E36 is good on fuel though, all do the same from what I've seen.

Passat tdi remapped, comfy and nippy and 700 miles to a tank

Lowson

Three important letters there, R, W and D. It's the way forward, and sideways

bristol_fez

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i have been looking and the surprise fron runner is a mazda 323 sport. can get them on 02/03 plate for about 2000-2500 look like bargains. i am going to test drive one this weekend to see what they are like. but apart from that i have been looking at an Octavia, Leon, Golf, the later 2 seem to demand more £££ though

Dangerous Malcolm..

Touché.

Mike C

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I personally prefer the earlier M42

I think it's a good choice too. £2k should get a good one. Remap and filter = 170bhp, as BMW restricted it pretty badly so as it didn't impose on some of the 6cyl models

and it's very good on fuel

and they look sweet as feck in black

Dangerous Malcolm..

Mine's an M42, in BLACK..........................

Mike C

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So is mine.

And it hasn't missed a beat in the last 2 and half years.

Mind you, it's only done 270 miles in that time

Tom_Cortina

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/951757.htm

Dangerous Malcolm..

You'll have to get some pics up. I'm bored of mine, not enough power to have any real fun.

Mike C

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Have you read this months Performance BMW? Good little article on the M42 engine.



I picked up an Eaton M45 supercharger last year, and a set of Jenvey Throttle Bodies and a manifold from Belgium, just haven't done anything with it yet as I'm in too deep with the Escort at the moment, so it's just in my unit doing not much at the minute. 60,000 miles, full main dealer service history etc etc etc. Want to keep it forever as I just think the E36 Coupe with subtle fettling is an amazing looking car and such a shame that many seem to be falling into chav hands now!

Dangerous Malcolm..

Mike, that looks amazing.

I don't get PBMW, just Total BMW from time to time.

XRT_si

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No BMW is good on fuel as stated! I used to have a nice E36 325 coupe and whilst it was nice, its too old for what I am wanting.

And I cant think of many worse cars than a 328 for an everyday car good on petrol

Cheers for the suggestions anyways, but looks like Golf Tdi for the win still.

C4llyT

None on E36coupe seemed to get better mpg than the M3 I had, so what's the point in no go and low mpg...
Don't fancy a big comfy passat?
Couldn't live with a golfs interior, and passats are cheaper.
Not exciting, but good runaround.

Robs Frst

Golf gt tdi

XRT_si

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I dont really like big cars and dont need a big one. Though I do have a soft spot for Passats must admit,

Mike C

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If I can get an average of 28mpg from a 6.0 V8 on a good run, I can't see that a 328i is going to be too bad at all...

C4llyT

Yeah I'm forever backing into things trying to park the fucker, long bastard

You seen many for 2k?

C4llyT

Similar reason the M3 would do same as 328, power to weight, amount of effort to drag the weight, etc etc.

Mike C

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If you want a cheap, good diesel, it's gotta be Focus/Mondeo TDCi IMO

getting cheaper to buy earlier ones, good engine and pretty well screwed together

Robs Frst

I have actually but mileages are very high,
Mk4 shape

XRT_si

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I do no motorway driving on my commute, only short journeys through towns. A golf TDi should do around 40mpg in town. My old 325 was lucky to do 20 when i used it for commuting so cant seeing a BMW being right for me

Robs Frst

Deffo not a bmw.

natehall

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i have a focus TDDI, they are good cars - not the quickest off the mark but would happily do 500 miles to a tank at *ahem*9*ahem*0 miles an hour

Great car - it can be found on ebay in a few weeks once I have a MOT sorted on it

*Note* This is not a for sale post - the car is not for sale until i have a MOT on it and it will be sold via ebay

James

i've bought a 1.3 fiesta on a p plate, change from 400£ and 12 months mot!

AND it does 35mpg easily!