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Post by dazzabee on Jan 16, 2020 13:22:20 GMT
Hi.....ive recently owned a 2013 Mazda 3 Tamura 1.6 auto. Loved it until someone drove into me and has written it off.
I am doing 100 miles plus per day. I know it wasn't the most economical of cars which was the only gripe with the Mazda I had.
I love the look of the Civic. Budget just about stretches to a 2013, but again doesn't seem that economical for my miles as the older auto models only come in a 1.8 from what i can see.
Any recommendations for an economical automatic with the safety and reliability of those mentioned?
Budget is £5,500 - 6,500
Thank you
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Post by Hofmeister on Jan 16, 2020 13:38:00 GMT
Welcome to the board. Now what I would do (and have done in the past) when faced with an issue like this, is to use Autotrader. So for you I searched any make, Auto, 2014 - 2016, 50k miles max, and two hundred odd cars popped up. The first one to hit my eye was www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201912115247602, but I barely scraped the surface of the choice. |
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Post by EspadaIII on Jan 16, 2020 14:34:17 GMT
100 miles a day makes it worth looking at diesels. No DPF or regen issues on that sort of mileage.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2020 14:53:10 GMT
Yep, I think you probably need to be looking at diesels, and, with your 100 miles-a-day requirements, in your shoes I'd be looking for a Ford Focus.
You are going to have trouble finding a diesel automatic from a Japanese make. Perhaps you could consider a hybrid, like the Toyota Auris?
I've got a Civic 1.8 petrol auto, and you're right, it isn't particularly economical. But I'm only doing 5000 miles a year in it so I don't care about that really.
Welcome to the forum!
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Post by WDB on Jan 17, 2020 8:02:45 GMT
Yes, welcome.
For £6000 and a lot of miles, I’d be keeping it simple. Small(ish), diesel and automatic is a tricky combination; I’d be inclined to pick any two of those three. And ‘self-charging’ (cough) hybrids lose any advantage they start with over longer distances.
And for 100 miles a day, I’d be looking hard at the seats. Which makes me think Volvo and wonder whether there’s a V40 or even an S60 out there for you. I’ll have a look at Hof’s Autotrader selection and see if anything jumps out.
[Later] Eek, an Astra! And if that’s from a private seller, why’s there a brown tag on the key?
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Post by Humph on Jan 17, 2020 8:22:16 GMT
Welcome dazzabee !
Just to ask, are you in the UK? I know it might be a silly question, but I guess it's relevant to any answers/advice we might give !
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2020 11:33:29 GMT
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Post by Humph on Jan 17, 2020 11:53:10 GMT
Some nice cars there Al. Only worries would be the Powershift boxes in the Fords and the DSG in the VW.
Having said that, we've had a couple of Powershift equipped Mondeos on the company fleet that did circa 200,000 each without problems. A DSG Golf and a DSG Passat we ran both had dodgy gearboxes. The Golf's one failed at 16,000 miles, while in fairness to it, the Passat developed its problems at around 120,000.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2020 11:54:15 GMT
Just check service records are complete, and they should be fine.
Hope you noticed that the Mondeo is listed as "brown".
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Post by dazzabee on Jan 17, 2020 15:06:43 GMT
Thanks for all the replies so far ... lots of food for thoughts.
I am in the UK to confirm.
I am starting to think that £6k is limiting me somewhat. Whilst I would have to beg and steal to up my budget, I were to stretch it by £1-2k to £7-8,000 what cars would you recommend?
Many thanks
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2020 15:15:20 GMT
Same models, but slightly newer. Don't think it makes much difference other than that.
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