Project Blitz Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Recommend me a Spacious Diesel, that looks good and is under £3k! No saloons No Coupés’ Has to have good MPG New as possible with respectable mileage Under £3000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 No saloons or coupes, what exactly are you after then ? suv, estate, people carrier ? what do you class as good mpg and respectable mileage ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 No saloons or coupes, what exactly are you after then ? suv, estate, people carrier ? what do you class as good mpg and sensible mileage ? A moon on a stick it would seem..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 BMW 318 Estate - nice, cheap, well made. Small engine = frugal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Mondeo TDCi estate? Will be high mileage for that price though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Skoda Octavia 2004 Estate Under 3K. VAG reliability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2304015.htm There are cars with over 200K miles in the other adverts. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2202349.htm Worlds slowest estate but still..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2202349.htm Worlds slowest estate but still..!! It also has another fatal flaw as the OP requires it to LOOK GOOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 It also has another fatal flaw as the OP requires it to LOOK GOOD Oh I can do better than that..!! Have a haggle with this one, low miles, lovely colour..!! http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2337786.htm H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Fuck truck? http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2367572.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Oh I can do better than that..!! Have a haggle with this one, low miles, lovely colour..!! http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2337786.htm H. Somebody went to a dealer and chose that a few years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Fuck truck? http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2367572.htm I have a piss stained mattress if you are interested? Somebody went to a dealer and chose that a few years ago Shocking isn't it. I bet that car was about £25K in 2003..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project Blitz Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 need a cheap run around. VAG & mondeo is a good suggestion. Just thought, a Laguna! they do a tdci or something... http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2348269.htm bit too far away from me though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Laguna, cheap too..!! http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2134064.htm But arguably the worst car I have ever owned and I have had some stinkers..!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project Blitz Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 are they rubbish? ive own a Megane sport and that was ok. saying that, the rear lights would flash with the indicator! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 are they rubbish? ive own a Megane sport and that was ok. saying that, the rear lights would flash with the indicator! I had nothing but electrical problems with mine. Great car to drive but I wouldn't like to haver one out of warranty? H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Agree with H. A friend has had his Citroen C5 estate's dash out 5 times under warranty for electrical problems. £1500 a pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanc Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Mondeo TDCi estate? Will be high mileage for that price though. I'll thread carefully here though... if it's a MK3 TDCi I would go for the 2.0 as parts are cheaper. Mileage doesn't really matter but if its anything over 80k check if it's been regularly serviced and ask about the Dual Mass Flywheel. It cost a fortune to replace (circa 600 quid for a clutch + DMF kit new) and seems to be a common problem in these cars. Early signs of it doing is a slight "clattering" engine sound on idle. Try to listen carefully on tickover as well, any abnormal sound could mean the DMF. The TDCi engine should sound silky smooth on the go. Overall it's a great car though. Very spacious and comfortable plus premium feel. Would recommend the Titanium (or Titanium X) models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 '05 on Fiat Croma 1.9 Multijet Diesel. Bit of an oddball but excellent VFM - huge interior space, MPV crossed with hatch looks, good standard kit levels. For info, they're based on the Vectra C / Signum platform so share many parts and the diesel engines are the ones Fiat supplied to GM for use in their range, comes in the same 120bhp 8v or 150bhp 16v guises. I bought a '55 plate as the baby buggy for the Mrs a year ago, picked it up for £3,100 with 56k miles and came with leather. All in all, hard to beat for the job IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 i have an Estima Emina (previa) for 1k clean inside and out, 2.2 diesel. its a k reg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 '05 on Fiat Croma 1.9 Multijet Diesel. Bit of an oddball but excellent VFM - huge interior space, MPV crossed with hatch looks, good standard kit levels. For info, they're based on the Vectra C / Signum platform so share many parts and the diesel engines are the ones Fiat supplied to GM for use in their range, comes in the same 120bhp 8v or 150bhp 16v guises. I bought a '55 plate as the baby buggy for the Mrs a year ago, picked it up for £3,100 with 56k miles and came with leather. All in all, hard to beat for the job IMO A reliable Fiat.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 A reliable Fiat.... As reliable as GM products get - same issues as Vectra-C really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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