Recommendations for a underrated car for low $ and commuting high Kms

**squizzyhunter** · 13th December 2019, 10:40 PM

Good Evening
I am moving down to regional Victoria and will be doing some high Ks. I dont want to run the 110 on high Km commuting. So am looking for a cheap fuel efficient car, doest matter if old or what brand just good value and reliability.
In the past I have usually gone for cheap older Hyundais to run into the ground with my most recent one dying last week. They have been good value with that last one only owing me $350 after onselling for scrap after doing 450Km per week for 2 years (minus consumables). This time I am considering something more comfy for high country Kms. Many years ago I had a Peugeot 405 diesel which was a great car very efficient and a dream to drive on the Hwy. Like LR Peugeot's are not without quirks and have some unwarranted haters. So have been considering going back to a Peugot as people seem to hate them and dont seem to hold value due to peoples perception of them being hard to get parts for and unreliable. Are the newer Peugeots like the 307 diesel any good? They seem good value but I am unsure of real life reliability and wouldnt want to have to fork out $$$ for new injector pumps ect. From my time with the 405 I have a good perception Peugeot regardless of what seems to be a general perception of being ****boxes, am I now out of touch with what the what the newer Peugots are like?
So at the moment either going to go back to a newer Hyundai or Peugot diesel wagon 307 or 406. I seem to go through the Hyundais every 2-3 yrs running them into the ground.
Any suggestions? Volvo diesel?? Old BMW diesel?? Kia...

**Tombie** · 14th December 2019, 01:24 AM

Camry.... bland as hell but keep on ticking

**1950landy** · 14th December 2019, 06:30 AM

Hyundai or Kia booth out of same stable , they seam to go for ever with very few problems & get good fuel return. Not sure about the Peugeot Diesel out of the same stable as Citroen , we had a Citroen C4 Diesel for 4 years was second worst car we have ever owned cost us $56,000 got $6,000 trade in on a new Hyundai I30 Premium Diesel . The Citroen was always in being repaired were the Hyundai has a service once a year & requires nothing else & gets around 4.3 litres per 100 km's

**numpty** · 14th December 2019, 08:00 AM

Just sold my 16 year old Mazda 323 with 290,000K's. Still getting 7l/hundred and everything still worked including the air con, original clutch and mainly consumables replaced during it's life.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy a Mazda 3 or possibly an Hyundai i30 if I was looking for a medium commuter.

DiscoMick · 14th December 2019, 08:38 AM

Mazdas are great.
Suzukis and Daihatsus are cheap and go forever. A friend has a $100 Daihatsu which won't die. Uncomfortable but cheap.

**goingbush** · 14th December 2019, 08:40 AM

I was just about to call the scrappers to come get my PT Cruiser , Its got a new head / waterpump / timing belt . They are the things that usually let them down at 250k and why they are usually so cheap.

Bloody fabulous little car . Grandaughter heard I was dumping it and thinks she wants it , so I just paid the rego as the 3 months unpaid time was almost up. Its waiting for her pending a test drive to see if she can handle a manual, if not you might be interested ??

**squizzyhunter** · 14th December 2019, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by Tombie

Camry.... bland as hell but keep on ticking

Yes I am a fan of most Toyotas but they hold their value too well from the reputation of reliability so are are either overpriced or appropriately priced from this.

**squizzyhunter** · 14th December 2019, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by 1950landy

Hyundai or Kia booth out of same stable , they seam to go for ever with very few problems & get good fuel return. Not sure about the Peugeot Diesel out of the same stable as Citroen , we had a Citroen C4 Diesel for 4 years was second worst car we have ever owned cost us $56,000 got $6,000 trade in on a new Hyundai I30 Premium Diesel . The Citroen was always in being repaired were the Hyundai has a service once a year & requires nothing else & gets around 4.3 litres per 100 km's

Yea I wouldnt touch a new Citroen the old ones were great... maybe the Peugoet went the same way then. Im happy to deal with maintenance and mechanical quirks but not big ticket item failures.
Yea im finding it hard to find fault with getting an I30 diesel at the moment, though they do hold their value (though not as much as the toyotas)
Its funny how my personal perception hasnt changed on the Kia's since my mum owned a nightmare of a Rio but i hear great things these days though

**squizzyhunter** · 14th December 2019, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by numpty

Just sold my 16 year old Mazda 323 with 290,000K's. Still getting 7l/hundred and everything still worked including the air con, original clutch and mainly consumables replaced during it's life.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy a Mazda 3 or possibly an Hyundai i30 if I was looking for a medium commuter.

Nice innings with the 323! Yea my partner has a Mazda 3 and its been great, she has done very high Kms with only consumables for nearly 10 years, it also has respectable efficiency at 7L/100km.

**101RRS** · 14th December 2019, 10:15 AM

My brother commutes from Newcastle to Sydney CBD each day - 280km per day (1,400km per week).

He bought a 2013 Mazda 6 Diesel and he has found it perfect - excellent fuel consumption but given the km he does, servicing and tyres come around with monotonous regularity but the car has had 100% reliability and are relatively cheap to buy.

Garry

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