marzman Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Hey all... Im car hunting at the moment for a daily driver. Im going to be doing 25k a year in my new role at work, so need something with as high MPG as possible, but it's also gotta be quick, and as cool as possible (which is subjective, i know) I've been trawling through autotrader and parkers trying to narrow down what car to get, but its painstakingly slow going into every vehicle make and model to get the MPG figures... So has anyone ever come across a list of cars and their respective MPG figures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 What sort of budget you got Chris? Probably doesn't help in the slightest.... http://www.fuel-economy.co.uk/stats.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 Cheers Stew. Yep i've been using that site for the fuel calculator, but the trouble with any of these sites, they always seem to list the 'top 10 most economical cars' etc... I think i need a list of performance cars and their MPG's, so i can get the right balance... My budget - im undecided, but want to spend between £3k and £8k... pretty wide range, i know, but i would prefer to spend as little as possible. So for example, i can get the following: Seat Leon Cupra R - £6000 - 32mpg = £4200 p/a Seat Leon Cupra D - £6000 - 53mpg = £2700 p/a Audi S3 - £6500 - 29mpg = £4700 p/a BMW 330ci - £5000 - 31mpg = £4400 p/a BMW 328ci - £4000 - 31mpg = £4400 p/a Performance is a big issue for me, so i dont want something that is gonna be slow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 What about performance diesels? You have the Leon there but nothing else. To be honest for 25k p/a I'd be looking at comfort - especially for you. What about an E39 530d or a 330d? The latter could be a coupe too for a sporty look. Covering those miles I'd be looking at a comfy turbo derv and you can always get it mapped for better economy and more power! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjones6699 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Audi A6 estate 3.0L TDI Rocket!! i should imagine the MPG is quite....erm....good?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 What about performance diesels? You have the Leon there but nothing else. To be honest for 25k p/a I'd be looking at comfort - especially for you. What about an E39 530d or a 330d? The latter could be a coupe too for a sporty look. Covering those miles I'd be looking at a comfy turbo derv and you can always get it mapped for better economy and more power! To be honest driving has never hurt my back, so im not too worried about that - but thanks Performance diesels... what others are there? I've looked at the 330d which is on another list i have, but the 5-series diesels are above my budget (for such an old car). The only decent diesels i can think of are Leon Focus TDCI Mondeo TDCI Golf GT 530d/535d Any more...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tez162003 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Hmmm... Good MPG, Good looks and goes well. Id have to say: can do you test, get your gear and a bike for less than one of those cars above. Dont get me wrong, i'm a car guy through and through, but the lure of bikes is there. Cars just cant match the £ - performance that bikes can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 It's not lightening quick - although good price!! (0-60 8.3s) http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... ?logcode=p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 The Titanium Mondeos are surprisingly good or the ST TDI Ive looked at both these myself as we use them as pool cars at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcuscollings Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 How about just converting something to LPG ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Cars just cant match the £ - performance that bikes can. Depends if you like going round corners or not. Mondeo ST TDCi is a good call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilscorp Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I thought the Golf GT was a petrol 1.4 turbo/supercharged engine? Great mpg and tax i believe and has potential cos its forced induction x2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 My best mate has a mondeo st tdi and its a great car - just well overpriced - looking at £8k for a 2003 Civic is interesting... hadnt thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 My best mate has a mondeo st tdi and its a great car - just well overpriced - looking at £8k for a 2003 Civic is interesting... hadnt thought of that. You could get an 03 ST220 For about 4k and the money you save on the car can go on petrol Im a big fan of them myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradders Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Audi A6 estate 3.0L TDI Rocket!! i should imagine the MPG is quite....erm....good?? Agreed. Coincidently I went down to Croft last weekend in one, an estate version. They are fast, comfy and to my mind are a classy looking motor. Bradders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 Crap... you got my hopes up then!! 27mpg... Okay - So i've made a list of cars which can be bought for less than £7k (not more than 90k on the clock) and worked out the fuel costs, and how much it will cost me over 2 years... This is not finished yet - just what i could do on my lunch hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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