small economical car?

**Xavie** · 25th September 2008, 05:47 PM

G'dall all.

The time has come to get rid of the Disco I think and buy a small cheapo car to get to uni. No one will take my 2A though

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I will be travelling 120 kilometeres each way

4 days a week. So am looking at something which will do the miles, sort of comfortably, not break on me and not need too much maintenance.

I want to spend the smallest amount possible but am thinking around 13k is what I will be looking at?

Options which have come to mind are those mazda 2 things, little fords (don't know their name) and???? what else should I be considering?

**Utemad** · 25th September 2008, 05:59 PM

Geez. I did 160kms per return trip to go to uni. I thought that was bad.
Never any traffic though.

Purely from an economic perspective what exactly would you gain by selling your Tdi Disco (is it Tdi?) and buying an econobox?

You would lose money on the Disco.
Spend more money on another car.
Lose money on the econobox when you sell it and buy another LR when you graduate (assuming you do sell it).

Is the fuel and running costs that much less on a small car?

I'm doing postgrad externally. No travel time at all!

Good luck with uni though

MarknDeb · 25th September 2008, 06:01 PM

Gday, i most certainly would be looking at a VW or Citron diesel, a work mate has the 1.9 Golf and gets it down to 4.5lt per 100k on the highway and i have heard the citron is very similar

**Hymie** · 25th September 2008, 06:02 PM

Why not get a diesel Freelander?

**101RRS** · 25th September 2008, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by Hymie

Why not get a diesel Freelander?

I agree - diesel freelander is the way to go

**Captain_Rightfoot** · 25th September 2008, 06:05 PM

Ford Fiesta! (NOT FESTIVA). They are built in Germany by Germans. And they do a good job. We had one for a year and it was perfect. It drove **really** well. If you enjoy driving you really should drive one of these before you try anything else. You'll get a near new one for your money.

If you don't like driving and aren't worried about your safety get a Hyundai

**cookiesa** · 25th September 2008, 06:06 PM

Hyundai Excel, no maintenance, cheap to run, fine on the highway (although the power steering is better than non power steer for that!)

Basically look for something fuel injected (most will be, you have a reasonably high budget) Diesel if you can find one would be the best way (Eg Freelander, Golf etc)

Otherwise for that sort of money a late model Pulsar/Corolla etc is certainly around the money. Once you go to that sort of size though you will find it won't be much different to runing the disco (except of course maintenance/tyres etc are cheaper)

**Fusion** · 25th September 2008, 06:08 PM

Hey Xavie , Mate if i had the chance i would go the Vee Dub Golf . Go like the clappers and use bugger all fuel

..... plus they look neat too

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**Slunnie** · 25th September 2008, 06:10 PM

I'd go an Excel also.

They are cheap, reliable and just keep going. I think Hyundai are an under rated manufacturer, probably because they are from Korea like other lesser manufacturers and that they are pitched at the budget end of the market.

**Xavie** · 25th September 2008, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by Utemad

Purely from an economic perspective what exactly would you gain by selling your Tdi Disco (is it Tdi?) and buying an econobox?

Is the fuel and running costs that much less on a small car?

Good luck with uni though

I know what your saying and I though this through. I get 11-13 litres per 100 with the 33's, lift etc... and diesel being 1.80 per litre. compared to (according to the advert) 6 litres for a mazda 2 per 100km and fuel being generally 30cents a litre cheaper. Also general running costs. I suspect less would go wrong with a little 2wd thing.

Originally Posted by MarknDeb

Gday, i most certainly would be looking at a VW or Citron diesel, a work mate has the 1.9 Golf and gets it down to 4.5lt per 100k on the highway and i have heard the citron is very similar

I would like to go this way but I think it is to expensive. I'd like something in warranty also in case issues arise. But having driven both peugoet and VW diesels if I had the cash I'd go this way without a second thought.

Originally Posted by Hymie

Why not get a diesel Freelander?

cost of one that's not to old. I'm not great if something goes wrong on the side of the road and I couldn't afford to have it off the road. Also, I don't think it is the absolute best way of going... oh and having driven them I did not think much of it.

Xav

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