Reply to: Car options

[DimPrawn]

What's important is the pence per mile cost. For example, you might buy a car that does the best MPG, but the service intervals are short, the servicing cost is high and when it comes to time to sell or part exchange, you get fook all of your hard earned back.

Taking this into consideration, if you are a miser and enjoyment of motoring and prestige means nothing to you, buy a 2nd hand Skoda diesel and take out a 3 year warranty on it and join the RAC. You'll save a fortune on depreciation meaning the pence per mile is lower than any new car.

Work it out.

[BoredBloke]

Maybe easing off the pedal from 90 to 70 may help.......

I did that on the way home last week. Zeroed the trip computer while on the M40, doing 70 and stayed around that speed, seemed odd only using lanes 1 and 2. My Mondeo was reading 60mpg all the way up the M40 and only dropped when I got onto the M5. After a cr@p journey up the M6, it had dropped to 54 by the time I got home. On the way down it had dropped to 44 as I was driving normally (because I had the tulips and needed to!!)

[BoredBloke]

Not sure of the mpg, but it fits with your image perfectly

[Wilmslow]

Have to look at ALL the costs surely ? That sort of mileage you are going to be using up cars in 3-4 years, something cheap, diesel and over 3years old.

Maybe easing off the pedal from 90 to 70 may help.......

[lukemg]

Have to look at ALL the costs surely ? That sort of mileage you are going to be using up cars in 3-4 years, something cheap, diesel and over 3years old.

[Wilmslow]

What's the book fuel figure of the focus. Mine said 52 when I bought it I get around 45.

Good point:

Urban: 39.2 Extra urban: 62.8 Combined: 51.4

[wobbegong]

Person A: "So, what car do you drive?"
Person B: "I've got a Hyundai..."
Person A: "...Urm, just remembered I've got to wash my hair. Bye!"

Enough said.

Good way of weeding out the gold diggers then.

. . . and excessively hairy women!

[sasguru]

If your going to get a car for fuel economy and you live in wilmslow at least get a Volkswagen or Honda/Toyota or some other mid-range car. Talking about Hyundai is permie talk.

Hyundais/Kias are now as well built as Honda, Toyota and better than a Focus.
Designed in Germany, built in Europe, the only "dodgy" thing is the badge.
Still I suppose there are morons who don't understand how the car industry workd and/or have small penises who would spend £5K more for a Focus.
HTH

[Sockpuppet]

Been looking into the fuel economy of my car – 45mpg.

Compared it to a Hyundai I-30 diesel 1.6 which reports to be as below.

On 30K miles per year, and with the unlimited mileage warranty, the annual fuel cost goes from around £4300 to £3100.

Can get top of the range with a third off as they are changing models for around £200 a month for 4 years if I trade in my gas-guzzling Focus. (£12,000, or pauper versionfor £10K, but I need cruise for managed motorways with average speed check).

Just wondering if anyone has any I-30 experience and can advise if 60mpg on a hilly motorway does look rather realistic or not….

EC Urban (mpg) 53.3
EC Extra Urban (mpg) 68.9
EC Combined (mpg) 62.8

What's the book fuel figure of the focus. Mine said 52 when I bought it I get around 45.

[gingerjedi]

Person A: "So, what car do you drive?"
Person B: "I've got a Hyundai..."
Person A: "...Urm, just remembered I've got to wash my hair. Bye!"

Enough said.

Good way of weeding out the gold diggers then.

[lilelvis2000]

considering where you live and where you work a helicopter is the way to go.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

If your going to get a car for fuel economy and you live in wilmslow at least get a Volkswagen or Honda/Toyota or some other mid-range car. Talking about Hyundai is permie talk.

[ChrisPackit]

Person A: "So, what car do you drive?"
Person B: "I've got a Hyundai..."
Person A: "...Urm, just remembered I've got to wash my hair. Bye!"

Enough said.

[russell]

Been looking into the fuel economy of my car – 45mpg.

Compared it to a Hyundai I-30 diesel 1.6 which reports to be as below.

On 30K miles per year, and with the unlimited mileage warranty, the annual fuel cost goes from around £4300 to £3100.

Can get top of the range with a third off as they are changing models for around £200 a month for 4 years if I trade in my gas-guzzling Focus. (£12,000, or pauper versionfor £10K, but I need cruise for managed motorways with average speed check).

Just wondering if anyone has any I-30 experience and can advise if 60mpg on a hilly motorway does look rather realistic or not….

EC Urban (mpg) 53.3
EC Extra Urban (mpg) 68.9
EC Combined (mpg) 62.8

Try this you dumpling

[DimPrawn]

You posting that here is like us posting on the Hedge Fund Managers Forum what cheap champagne tastes like.