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Need a cheap and reliable car for work
I'm after a cheap runabout to use for my daily commute to work (five miles return). I have found two cars, but can you advise which one would make the best choice for low running costs?
1) Mercedes-Benz C200k 2.0 auto, 2003 61k
2) Honda Civic 1.6 SE auto. 2004 (facelift model) 49k
Both cars are the same price and have full service history's thus making this decision more difficult. Which would you buy?
1) Mercedes-Benz C200k 2.0 auto, 2003 61k
2) Honda Civic 1.6 SE auto. 2004 (facelift model) 49k
Both cars are the same price and have full service history's thus making this decision more difficult. Which would you buy?
Asked on 9 November 2016 by Jay-1001
Answered by
Honest John
The Honda Civic is likely to be more reliable and use less fuel.
Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.
Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.
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