best diesel to buy for £1000

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Tue 2 Mar 2004 13:17
best diesel to buy for £1000 - derek
what do you think the best family sized diesel car would be for around a grand
has to be vectra size and cheap to run


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Tue 2 Mar 2004 13:22
best diesel to buy for £1000 - Wee Willie Winkie
There's plenty of choice out there :

Cavalier
Late 405
(Very) early 406
Mondeo

I favour French cars (don't really know why)... so I'd go for a 405/406 if you can find one.

Have a gander at e-bay. This will give you an idea of what you can get for your money. Or do an autotrader search.

Good luck.
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Tue 2 Mar 2004 13:33
best diesel to buy for £1000 - No Do$h
At the budget suggested I would steer clear of turbo-diesels unless you have an extra £500-£700 kicking around for when it fails. They don't all go, but you can bet your bottom dollar that if it does, it will be when you can least afford the bills.

Look for a normally aspirated French tug of some variety and you shouldn't go far wrong.
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Tue 2 Mar 2004 16:13
best diesel to buy for £1000 - stokie
agree with No dosh, Turbos really lower the mpg e.g. on the 405 from 50 to 40mpg.
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Tue 2 Mar 2004 19:16
best diesel to buy for £1000 - mlj
Sorry to disagree, but a turbo on a diesel would be a plus to me.
It cleans up the exhaust rather than provide extra go. Because a turbocharger on a diesel is relatively unstressed, it will last a lot longer. At this price, I would be looking at a ZX TD or a 306 TD. Go to £2000 and a 1994/5 Golf TDI should be in view. Happy hunting.
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