taty
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Registered: 18th Apr 07
Location: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
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audi 80 1.6tdi
i got one a while back for 200 160000+ on the clock and still runs perfect
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T21SVJ
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Registered: 14th Sep 06
Location: formby Drives: Company Cars
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i used to have a 306 turbo d had 210,000miles on it and never missed a beat, no real problems apart from the electrics, and the back end twitching lol.
brill car i loved it to bits.
if your thinking off getting one DONT get the 1994 and 1995 engines they had a problem with head gaskets.
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SwN
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Registered: 12th Mar 01
Location: Torbay
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106 diesel  got one as my work car , and it returns great mpg and doesny give me any hassle at all 
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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despite what we all know about french cars they DO know how to make a deisel engine
Id be tempeted by a 1769cc 205
a 106/saxo
clio
Id want a 1.7 TD Cav though 
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Looking at Diesel golf mk3s.
205s and a 306td, seen a black 306td forsale that i like, might be seeing it on wednesday when they're not working
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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citroen zx 1.9
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Dean B
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Registered: 23rd Aug 06
Location: Lincolnshire
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Polo 1.9!
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Pics of the 306 alex?
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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306 dturbo
i have one cost me 500 notes with full years test and a few months tax. average condition tbh, 1996
does about 45 mpg motorway driving cheap to insure 365 fully comp protected no claims for me
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stubbsy05
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
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For the las couple of years I have had the following:
52 reg Clio Dci 80- Brilliant car and nippy, but obviously not cheap.
N reg Pug 106 1.5 Diesel- Brilliant car, really good on mpg until I wrote it off at a junction. Cost me £350 with only 63K on the clock!
Now: VW Vento 1.9 TDI, 129k on clock, Cost me £300 but isnt as good on fuel as the pug due to engine size and size of car
I'd find yourself a 106 1.5 diesel If I was you, so cheap to run its a joke!
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stubbsy05
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
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Theres a tidy 1.8 fiesta Diesel on ebay buy it now of £500, its red
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Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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Corsa 1.5TD or 1.7D, can't beat them TBH.
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alb22
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Registered: 23rd Jun 07
Location: Strood, Kent
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I had an old ford escort 1.8td before the corsa. Paid £250 for it.
Ran well, good on fuel, 100% reliable over the two years we had it. It was suprising quick, especially off the mark and when over taking. Could even get a fairly late model now for £500 in good condition. Some have air con etc.
TD corsa, or 306 d turbo also good. 106 diesels are ok but their noisy and quite slow, taking almost 18s to get to 60.
As it goes, a 1.0 corsa gives around 50mpg so would be a good alternative to a diesel. I get around 44mpg normally out of my 1.2 16v, in a mix of motorway and in town.
[Edited on 29-09-2007 by alb22]
[Edited on 29-09-2007 by alb22]
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sigibbons
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Registered: 10th Feb 04
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i wouldnt go for 306 from the experiences me and my friends have had with them. 205 imo would be alot better or some sort of Vaux diesel.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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1.0 corsas are unreliable though
french + deisel = a winner
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
Location: Jimmy Bennett's la la land.
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defo a 306td no doubt about it.
common problems are electric windows not working, due to the loom in the door most times, short wires that end up braking, easy to bodge.
check stuff like droplinks on the front suspension, stuff like that usually need replacing if not before and it is an aging car.
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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yeah droplinks are only around 7/8 quid each for cheapest which is wot ud put on a 500 quid car.
rear axle bushes and heater matrix are more costlty and common, ive had both unfortunately
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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For £500 I'd take pretty much whatver you could find!
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