tee
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May 17, 2011 17:29:47 GMT
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Wadya reckon, from experience. I need to travel at minimal fuel cost, retro would be great but nothing uber economical comes to mind, budget £500 and under
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VIP
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May 17, 2011 17:35:44 GMT
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May 17, 2011 17:36:26 GMT
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Most economical that springs to mind is the woefully inadequate on every level Aixam.
500cc diesel, a claimed 90mpg, cheap insurance and rock bottom resale value.
By far and away the worst thing I've ever driven - but ticks all your boxes!
Joe
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May 17, 2011 17:54:08 GMT
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The most economical car I've ever had is a Peugeot 205 1.8 diesel. Bought the car for £70 and it'd go for miles and miles on a tenner's worth of DERV. It was a total snotter, didn't lock, had a rust hole in the roof and had racked up 250,000 miles. But it started first time every time!
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tee
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May 17, 2011 17:55:59 GMT
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Forgot to add it can be anything but a micra! Just browsing for aixams on eBay, didn't even know they exist, 500cc might be slightly underpowered as I'll be doing 10 miles on a motorway but I'm gonna test drive one to see how it drives.
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May 17, 2011 18:00:08 GMT
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I was going to say, something along the lines of a 205 or 306. Boggo diesel one, or twee petrol engined job.
Fiat Punto?
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May 17, 2011 18:10:00 GMT
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AX Diesel's are good for 70mpg...
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring. |
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May 17, 2011 18:15:52 GMT
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106 diesel
or look at vans, try get a TD.
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rysz
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May 17, 2011 18:16:46 GMT
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AX Diesel's are good for 70mpg... Same for 106 diseasel as well. I am tempted to pinch my sisters off her, it's just sat in the barn at them moment! Rysz. |
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May 17, 2011 18:18:07 GMT
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Golf Mk1/Mk2 diesel?
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May 17, 2011 18:22:08 GMT
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vauxhall corsa 1.4 diesel simple cheap and goes for ever.....
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May 17, 2011 18:22:32 GMT
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i get 54 mpg from my 2.0 hdi xantia on a run, 50 around town
And they are cheap to buy
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Brian Damaged
West Midlands
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May 17, 2011 18:45:55 GMT
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Another vote for a 1.5l Pug 106 diesel from me. Though a 205D (non-turbo) runs it close for ecomomy (I've had two, both of which would sit at 70 all day and do 55mpg) and is nicer to drive, IMHO. The French seem to have the knack of making small cars with the ride and comfort of big ones.
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THE_Liam
Yorkshire and The Humber
If at first you don't succeed... HAMMERS.
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May 17, 2011 18:47:30 GMT
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Get an XUD engined Peugeot 205/306/405/406 or Citroen BX/ZX/XM/Xantia with the Bosch pump so you can use veg. My 306 got 50 mpg on 90p a litre veg oil and still went like a stabbed rat!
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May 17, 2011 18:57:56 GMT
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There really is a lot of 'what car should I buy' threads on here recently. I'm pretty sure that this places wasn't started as an alternative to What Car? or Parker's Guide.
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May 17, 2011 19:01:37 GMT
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You certainly miss a lot when you don't want a Micra.
I had the choice between a Golf III 1.4 and this Micra which I have own for 5 years without trouble and it does 45MPG (with 4 gears!).
In my opinion only the Golfs with the even numbers are good (MK2,4,6).
Toyota Starlet or Daihatsu Charade will do the job as well.
Small Citroens and Peugeots have much more flavour than the Japanese candidates.
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May 17, 2011 19:21:03 GMT
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Daihatsu Mira or Cuore. 850cc OHC three pot, carb on the Mira, EFI on the Cuore. Tiny engines but also a tiny car so they go okay and are pretty nimble. Both of ours manage 60mpg without difficulty and have been ultra reliable. Both can be found for under £500 although the Mira is quite scarce now. These are probably the nearest thing to a 'modern' proper Mini...   |
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Jowey
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May 17, 2011 19:39:42 GMT
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Charade (G100) 1.0 Turbo Diesel ? Can surely get one of those for less than £500. Good looking front end.. the rear is uh.. not so.  |
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May 17, 2011 20:13:42 GMT
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Charade (G100) 1.0 Turbo Diesel ? Can surely get one of those for less than £500. Good looking front end.. the rear is uh.. not so. Good luck, i've been looking for a charade diesel for months. |
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lilbob
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May 17, 2011 20:22:56 GMT
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iv just brought a 96 1.2 clio i know its not really retro but it'll do about 125 miles on £15 fuel
iv been told the diesel ones are really good on fuel
and being a small french hatch they can be good fun to drive
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