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Through no fault of her own my girlfirend crashed her car last week and it looks like it will be written off. Unfortunately I used it for towing the mini to events so I now need to look for a replacement. It was (and still is from some angles) a Fiat Bravo JTD (100bhp turbo diesel) did about 55 mpg normally and about 44mpg when towing.

For various reasons I don't want another fiat so with 5 to 6K avaliable any of you got any ideas on what I could get to replace it? Best idea so far is a Seat Leon TDi (110bhp)

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Passat TDI. :)
or, mk4 golf TDI
Perhaps A3/4 TDI

mondeo TD

or

bmw 540i v8

alex

AlexF

would 5-6K get you a decent TDCI mondeo??

Either way, the passat or octavia would be what i'd look at first off...

The problem with the mondeo is that its a ford and not only that, but the ford diesel is a bit pants unless you get a very recent one. The fiat had a very modern diesel engine and I don't want to go and get an old taxi.......

I like the german list too, but I am not sure i want to spend all that money and what will be at least a five or six year old car.

Just looked into some Jap cars, but they have the same problem as ford in that only very new cars have a diesel engine worth buying, so are very expensive........

It seems the reason I got the Bravo in the first place is still a valid one, that its cheep, good engine and not bad at everything else. Unfortunately the dealers are crap and it did have a few problems, but they were fixed under warranty.

Mmmmm, decisions, decisions

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could you get a Discovery for that sorta cash ?

TurboLessTosser

Perhaps I should point out that the main use for the car is a 60 mile round trip to work and back for my missis, not sure a disco will do 55mpg. Anyway here is a picture of the car after the bump.

Edited by Ben H on 24th Aug, 2004.

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Struth... that bloke kneelin down must be fookin hard to cause that much of a dent!!

My focus TDCI tows things really well, much better than I thought. Can pull a heavy brian james tilt bed trailer, with my mini on in 5th gear up hills no problem

Team Racing

I'd sell you my 2.5 V6 vectra for 5500, it's an excellent tow car (loads of torque) but it's a pretty thirsty motor.

Edited by Dicanio on 25th Aug, 2004.

Cheers for the offer, but when we tow with my brothers Subaru we only get about 18mpg so it has to be a diesel.

After much thought I have decided to look around for a Toyota Avensis D4-D. It seems like you can pick up a 3 year old one with high milage for about the right price. Not the most exciting car ever, but fits the bill spot on and should be good for about a million miles.........

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A man without a project is like a like a woman without a shopping list.

NO NO NO NO!!! It's a utterly horrible car. Have you honestly ever driven one?? When you turn the steering wheel you will fall out of your seat and onto the floor, I promise.

Also, the valve seats in the equally horrible engine are cut two mm inwards on the valve. Great engineering. Bastards!

i guess its a crap car then??
:)
DAN

i was thinking about a fucus derv supposed to be quite good suprisingly

Summink german, reliable, powerfull, comfertable and the engine will go on and on which suits the high mileage.

With that sort of money your spoilt for choice

Cheers, Stevo

DEFINITELY German. I know an Audi A6 Tdi with 285,000 miles on the clock (99 year V reg)

My Passat has never missed a beat, put almost 50k on it in the last 12 months. You can pick up Passats for under 10k with less than 50k miles on. Payed 11k for mine a year ago with 27k on the clock, 2 years old. It even has leather!

Speedster turbo under construction

I drive a merc 300TD for daily use, has done 420T km and acc to the dealer its allmost halfway.
its a ,94 car and I bought it 2 years ago for 3000,00 Euro.
and has 18"alloys.