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Originally posted by Alex.S
My car is used for commuting and I don't give a shit about it. I do 22k a year. The car cost £300.

My mate does the same mileage in his 1.2 corsa c sxi.

His Tax is cheaper than mine. Mine is £185 a year and his is obviously cheaper being a 51 plate 1.2

I'm just after the most economical/cheap car to run tbh. Am thinking another Peugeot 106 1.5 D would be a winner!

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Originally posted by pow
I doubt I'd be upgrading the engine, some breather mods, de-cat and system - hearing something about the VTR inlet being less restrictive?

Then some decent brakes and better suspension and I'd be happy!

Ripping the interior out comes as standard, but I'll probably only replace it with some GTi cloths or something - not a money money money project.

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Replace the interior with nothing The seats are surprisingly supportive as standard. But I'm not sure about the VTR inlet... On VTR's, putting a Rallye inlet is better for response, so I'm guessing that will be the winner of the two. Great fun wee fookers If you stayed closer I'd of given you a shot of mine to sell you some more

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Originally posted by Ojc

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Originally posted by Hammer
MPG isn't the be all and end all, you'd never believe that reading through cs these days.

A 1.9tdi will be a nicer car to drive than a 1.2 petrol for most, plenty of torque and no revving the balls off it to get it going anywhere.

So if you're going to swap i'd go on more than just a couple of miles per gallon sums. It's more than just; diesel = economical, petrol = less so.

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Yes but a 1.9TDi has a bigger CC and a turbo, what about comparing to a 2.0T petrol?

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Originally posted by pow
The 106 1.5 D pugs are god awful.

Just don't.

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Originally posted by Hammer
MPG isn't the be all and end all, you'd never believe that reading through cs these days.

A 1.9tdi will be a nicer car to drive than a 1.2 petrol for most, plenty of torque and no revving the balls off it to get it going anywhere.

So if you're going to swap i'd go on more than just a couple of miles per gallon sums. It's more than just; diesel = economical, petrol = less so.

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Yes but a 1.9TDi has a bigger CC and a turbo, what about comparing to a 2.0T petrol?

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Was just aimed at the initial poster thinking of swapping a 1.9tdi to a 1.2 petrol to save some money.

MPG, tax and all that crap might arouse some but i'd personally go for a car I enjoy driving rather than how high the mpg can go on the trip computer. I know there's others that feel the same.

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Originally posted by Mertin
I recently bought a diesel (Another Ibiza boy, 130 FR)

I dont drive to work (work offshore) dont do high miles but still wanted to buy one

Much cheaper tax compared to new petrol cars (Find me a 2007 petrol car with 130 bhp that has #120 a year road tax after the hikes in april)

Power is nice, no thrashing it and great for doing long runs. I stay in NE Scotland, fine if I want to pop down to Edinburgh for a trip (3-4 hour drive each way)

So glad I went diesel, and for being diesel mine wasnt more expensive than the petrol fr models

And diesels you always have the option of a remap for more power and even more torque!

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Originally posted by Ojc
140VVTi Vaux engine is an excellent engine.

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