NotoriousREV

Want something that's cheap to buy (<£1000), cheap to insure and run (>35mpg) that'll cope with 80mph on the motorway BUT that's fun to drive.

Suggestions?

jjones

2000 ish mondeo 1.8, not a bad drive at all, 35mpg just or you could get an old mx5/mr2

Sonic'

Julia's Scoob

escott

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306 diesel?

Mike123

Primera GT Dave?

RAJ27

Rover 620ti. Ok don't laugh...read this article....

PistonHeads Headlines

markymark34

you will get a fairly decent mondeo for £1k. Not sure you will get 35mpg out of the 1.8 petrol though. My old man got 30ish out of his (mostly stop start though so if its motorway maybe you will get 35+)

Mark

GC8WRX

620 ti have chocolate pistons my friend has first hand knowledge of that!

cookstar

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205 GTI 1.6

NotoriousREV

Would that get the fuel consumption I'm after Mike? I'm disappointed, I'd expected a road test reprint by now

NotoriousREV

I had one once. 3 engines and 2 gearboxes later I got rid and it never went near 35mpg. Luckily it was a company car and cost me nowt

NotoriousREV

Surprised no on has come with the the Pug 106 Rallye yet. Or a Ford Ka.

rallycol

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honda civic ,alfa 156

Brendan Hughes

Fun to drive often means Fords. Fiesta, Focus? Mondeo a bit heavy for 35mpg I'd have thought, whereas Ka a bit tinny for motorways.

Mike123

The trip computer is optimistic ( well it was on my P11 ) but it still managed about 37/38 (real mpg ) on a 17 mile dual carriageway commute. Best I had was about 43/44 on hols down to Cornwall.

Check out the touring mpg figure in the Autocar test (36.9) Here

It's also a nice handling car and keeps your fleet with a Nissan theme

Dream Weaver

Focus 1.8 Zetec

MooseRacer

Surely wont be much good for less than £1K?

I'd go with the Primera

escott

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I'll say it again - 306 diesel. Easily do the mpg, big enough for mways, handles well, good strong engines.

For more of an oddball choice how about trying to track down one of the earliest 'performance' diesels - Citroen ZX Volcane!

jjones

my mondeo 1.8 averages 35mpg, mostly main roads with a bit of town.

also had a primera eGT years back, good car that also did 35-40 depending on the trip.

primera was nice motor but you can get a newer mondy for your money (1999 1.8 70k 12 mnths mot was £825 and there were lots of choice in this price range)

Mike123

That is true - more choice with the Fords Click and they're likely to be lower mileage and cheaper.
Depends whether you just want something to click the miles off with ...but I still think the Primera will be a bit more fun to drive - although the Mondeo steers very nicely as well

jonc

Get this months Evo Magazine. They have an article called Grand Challenge, ie, what car for a grand. Should make for some interesting reading.

NotoriousREV

Evo? Never heard of it

stoneface

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Primera Gt

BOB.T

Pug 106 Rallye or a Ford Ka

Mike123

E36 325, 205GTi, Soarer or S13 200SX then....

Sonic'

He already has or had a Soarer

Mike123

Yep, I know....

The Primera seemed the perfect choice to me - suspension tuned on both cars he'd have by the same guy

NotoriousREV

Crikey, the Soarer costs more to run than the GTR

I'm looking for something to run in the week that's cheap so I don't bankrupt myself running the Skyline.

I like the Primera idea actually, it'd make a good parts chaser for the GTR and the Soarer which I'm contemplating using for drag racing (don't tell MrsREV)

NotoriousREV

Diesel isn't fun. Sorry but it's true*








*Unless it's a Napier Deltic engine in a Fiat 500

Sonic'

Is that when you wear her clothes when you drive it then