STEvieXE
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hey guys. need a diesel car for my mile munchin trip to work. something around 1k as new as poss and gd on insurance/fuel etc..
anyone got any gd ideas??
was thinkin 306 dturbo but been hearing that they are quite hard on derv??
other suggestions ive been thinkin about are
big cav
corsa 1.5td
straight diesel 306 (abnormally slow tho)
rover 200 (cant believe i am considering this)
any other ideas??
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scott d
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306 1.9 TD
fairly nippy, good motorway cruiser and despite being french do seem fairly soild. a mate has had one since 2004, nothing more than a basic service once a year and it's still going strong with 109k on the clock.
[Edited on 27-10-2006 by scott d]
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STEvieXE
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thought they were quite hard on fuel...
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baz2003uk
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306 2.0 HDI not sure about 1k tho
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All Torque
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My mum has a Pug 407 Turbo diesel. 1900cc and good for cruising. 
She paid £1000 and its an N reg. Good mpg too once you're cruising.
[Edited on 28-10-2006 by All Torque]
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Claire
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quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
My mum has a Pug 407 Turbo diesel. 1900cc and good for cruising.
She paid £1000 and its an N reg. Good mpg too once you're cruising.
[Edited on 28-10-2006 by All Torque]
Are you sure it's not a 406? 
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Carl
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i get 100 miles to a tenner roughly, (probably a bit more) i don't drive slow, and i've had a stage one tune, (upped fueling and boost)
Spot on for me.
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whitter45
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^^ thats shit MPG.
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ed
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Thats as bad as my petrol Corsa, thats like 30 or 40 
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Carl
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Same as my old 1.2 8v though. As said i do drive quite enthusiastically. 
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DarkBahamut
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Yeah it isnt good really, i was getting 110 miles to £10 in my 1.4 corsa (motorway driving) when petrol was 96.9
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Carl
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oh well, thats hardly any motorway driving at all too, maybe i should turn the fueling down abit.
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STEvieXE
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i get 60 miles to the tenner in my 1.2 8v. @ Carl is ur 306 a dturbo or a diesel??
@ All torque a 406 i was thinkin of was gonna cost em 1k to insure
has to be around 1k as i dont wanna spend a fortune on a motorway mile muncher...
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All Torque
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quote:
Originally posted by Claire
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Originally posted by All Torque
My mum has a Pug 407 Turbo diesel. 1900cc and good for cruising.
She paid £1000 and its an N reg. Good mpg too once you're cruising.
[Edited on 28-10-2006 by All Torque]
Are you sure it's not a 406?
Aye it is 406 
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All Torque
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quote:
Originally posted by STEvieXE
i get 60 miles to the tenner in my 1.2 8v. @ Carl is ur 306 a dturbo or a diesel??
@ All torque a 406 i was thinkin of was gonna cost em 1k to insure
has to be around 1k as i dont wanna spend a fortune on a motorway mile muncher...
60 miles to a tenner?  Its amount of rpm it takes to get to high speeds that sucks 
Get a golf mark 2 diesel, piss cheap as its not the most popular model and old enough for cheap insurance.
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STEvieXE
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def wouldnt go for nething that old to be honest. looking for soemthing as new and in as good a nick as poss for 1k.
wonder wot the 1.5td corsas are like??
wot about the 1.7?
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All Torque
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1.5 corsa is BETTER than 1.7
Cheaper tax too 
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sigibbons
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I would stay off 306's me and two mates have had them and have had nothing bud problems. They have put me off french cars for life!
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STEvieXE
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quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
1.5 corsa is BETTER than 1.7
Cheaper tax too
i have always kinda thought this too, dunno why tho?? think its the bigger engine n no turbo.. wot are they like to ensure?? on fuel?? can they be screwed?? reliability?? service parts prices??
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Carl
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1.9 dturbo mine, had no trouble at all from mine. plus i know that worth case senario i can go get an engine and have it fitted for 500 notes. The engines are sold, its the pug electrics that lets alot of them down.
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sigibbons
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The headgaskets let them down alot and with that goes a warped or cracked head like i had. Changing the headgasket requires pretty much removing the engine.
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STEvieXE
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i heard of 306s sucking water into airbox from puddles and causing them to seize...
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All Torque
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quote:
Originally posted by STEvieXE
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Originally posted by All Torque
1.5 corsa is BETTER than 1.7
Cheaper tax too
i have always kinda thought this too, dunno why tho?? think its the bigger engine n no turbo.. wot are they like to ensure?? on fuel?? can they be screwed?? reliability?? service parts prices??
There is a guide on here in HELP ZONE to get more power from them
Fuel is about 45-50 mpg, should be good for reliability and parts are always availible.
I got a quote for one once that was £760 TPFT and £800 ish FC, thats based on 20 years old and 2 years NCB.
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Carl
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quote:
Originally posted by STEvieXE
i heard of 306s sucking water into airbox from puddles and causing them to seize...
thats true as the standard airbox is low down near the floor.
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STEvieXE
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thinkin corsa 1.5 td because ill be staying with wot i know, hopefully get one in better nick, newer with less miles than most of the others, insurance should be ok, parts are cheap etc etc.
so hopefully a 1.5td sxi will be on my drive shortly...
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