small diesel cars, way of the future?

With my old 1.2 Sporting Punto going on it's way i've been looking into a small 1.5 diesel and they are crazy cheap to run.

My dad's girlfriend had one and it was 60+mpg, £30 a tyre, £30 a year tax and £200 a year service and MOT and the insurance was pennies.

Has anyone on here got one of these cheap wonderous vehicles?

No. I have a 1.5 diesel but it's not £30 a year to tax and the insurance isn't pennies. MPGs not dar off though.

My mum has got a 9 month old Ford Fiesta 1.6 Diesel thingy. Brilliant little car, Ive has a drive of it and its easy, quiet, quick enough for a cage. She regularly drives in between Germany and the UK in it and can get something daft like 70mpg out of it on the motorway. With it being a ford it will never break and is dirt cheap to service and tax. (Im not even sure she has to pay any tax on it).

Deisel !!! I bloody hope not, satans fuel that stuff. Or old McDonald

When I looked at buying a new car I worked out that unless you do 20k miles or more a year, your wasting your money with a diesel. The cars are more expensive to buy, more expensive to service, more expensive to fill the tank, and if anything goes wrong with them, big bucks. So I bought a gas guzzling petrol 4x4

But, that was 8 years ago and I must admit satans oil burners have improved alot in recent years and are actually quite good to drive nowadays. Not as slow, smelly and noisey as they used to be.

I would say work out what it would actually cost to run for the mileage you do, and compare that to the petrol version. If you dont do many miles you may be surprised.

On a similar note, one thing I absolutely hate, is a nice svelt sexy coupe or cabrio with a tractor clang eminating from the bonnet. Cheap skates.

Originally Posted by ravingdavis

With it being a ford it will never break

You jest ?

I had a 1.4 TDCi Fiesta amd that would do 65mpg but you couldn't touch the accelerator!!! Normal driving returned 53 mpg which i was happy with. tax was only £35 a year too!!! The only reason i got rid was cos i couldn't filter!!! Got fed up of sitting in traffic so got rid and bought the SV. For this reason alone it will never be the answer. Bikes can filter cars can't

Originally Posted by ravingdavis

With it being a ford it will never break.....

Fair does mate, that's the funniest thing I've read on here in weeks

Small diesels are good, but like an earlier poster said, you have to do the miles before they show an advantage. Or you have to keep them a long time.

You want a small, reliable car? Mazda 2

Better still, and if you can afford one, get a Mini. Expensive to buy but resale values are phenomenal.

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Originally Posted by Jabba

You want a small, reliable car? Mazda 2

That is a Ford Fiesta under the skin isn't it?

Originally Posted by Jabba

Fair does mate, that's the funniest thing I've read on here in weeks

Seriously, Ive had two Fords, my parents have had god knows how many little fords as second cars for decades, never has one broken down. All have been services and looked after well however.

I never had probs with my fords either apart from thinking my old XR3i was a tractor and tried to enter a field through a fence!! Then i bought a Vec b which was super reliable, so i thought i'd get a Vec C with the same engine. Big mistake!!! VX have gone down the pan. My next car will be a Blue Oval.