Opinions needed for an economical car please

[mikecotterill]

Right I need to get a car that does more than 12mpg. So my favourite at the moment is an astravan as there sposed to be able to manage 50+mpg. But I'd like opinions on others before I get one. Basic requirements are good mpg and some room in the back! Doesn't really have to be a van but could do with some carrying capacity. Cheers mike. Oh budget not massive about 2-2.5k depending what I get for the rangie!!

[Mark James]

Get an older caddy for that and you would get 45-55 mpg all day long.

[tommer9]

Pretty much any modernish diesel. I have a 2000 peugot 306 meridian, 2.0l hdi....redruth to exeter and back on just over £25.....about 200+ miles round trip, and my missus drives about 80 ish.

[RobRainford]

Citroen c1/aygo/pug 107. All have same everything pretty much. I dont exactly drive economically but a full tank which is currently £45 to the brim from almost empty will last a week. 72 mile trip 3 days a week and loitering at weekends. I get between 45 and 50 easily. Drive steady and I've seen 60!

[mikecotterill]

Cheers I'll have a look at the 306

 

Rob, bit too small for me those cars

[Big J]

Audi A4 1.9TDI 110 Estate.

 

Beautiful ride and quality, very, very very economical (will return 60mpg at 80mph on the motorway, and over 50mpg combined) and you can get a good example for about £1500.

 

Avoid the 90bhp version though as it's too slow and actually thirstier (had both, so talking from experience).

 

Jonathan

[Paul Barton]

VW Passat estate. I am on my second one and they are brilliant. Comfy, big boot, >50mpg on the motorway and very reliable.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

VW TDI (in 90, 110, 105PD, 115PD, 130PD variants) does intergalactic mpg in golf size cars; I had a Y reg Golf TDI90 that used to do 74mpg without difficulty! The 110's were the most thermallly efficient lumps on the road as proven by an in-depth IDGTE and SMMT study.

 

But yes, the Astravan / estate 1.7 cdti is superb on juice.

Edited February 16, 2011 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Audi A4 1.9TDI 110 Estate.

 

Beautiful ride and quality, very, very very economical (will return 60mpg at 80mph on the motorway, and over 50mpg combined) and you can get a good example for about £1500.

 

Avoid the 90bhp version though as it's too slow and actually thirstier (had both, so talking from experience).

 

Jonathan

 

Right on!

[john p]

Audi A4 1.9TDI 110 Estate.

 

Beautiful ride and quality, very, very very economical (will return 60mpg at 80mph on the motorway, and over 50mpg combined) and you can get a good example for about £1500.

 

Avoid the 90bhp version though as it's too slow and actually thirstier (had both, so talking from experience).

 

Jonathan

 

totally agree,got one last year,rapid,very economical.buy one!