rider Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 My Audi (A3 sportsback - 140bhp) diesel blew its just out of warranty turbo yesterday and I told it, after its last big garage bill, the next time something went wrong I was going to fix it and sell it when the insurance next falls due. With all the bad press diesels are getting these days, another diesel may not be the economical choice it was and is, there is talk about raising duty on diesel fuel to encourage people back to petrol or onto electic or hybrid cars. I'm wondering what to replace the wayward Audi with? If you go for comfortable, fast and economical the options always come up as a 330d BMW or a Mercedes 220d. These are both diesels. Does anyone know of any £7k - £10k petrol equivalents that can give 45mpg and 0-60 in at or under 8 seconds that will still hold 4 adults in some comfort? I could go higher in price but I only really use the 'daily driver' for economical and comfortable longer hauls so it can sit for weeks unused, it'd be a waste just watching something depreciate more than it has to just standing. So something that already experienced major depreciation or something that is a slow depreciation vehicle would be ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayside_supra Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 If you fancy an Alfa let me know. Nice Giulietta's are just falling into that price bracket now. The 1.4 turbo 170 bhp would do pretty much what you asked for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC93 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Ibiza 1.4 TSI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibby Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Dirty diesel tax... Becareful what you buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 I'm a bit pissed off with Audi's. Owned two and both have proved to be very expensive to run with big cost mechanical issues. Kind of rules out VAG for alternatives which includes Seat. Never considered Alfa and maybe I should, always rested on their poor build quality write ups to move onto something else. Anyone ever owned the Fiesta ST? Thay apparently bring home 40mpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayside_supra Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Fiesta STs are great fun, we have taken a few in p/x, brilliant little cars. Not very big though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Aren't the Fords rather easy to steal ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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