Please suggest saloon 4 door economy diesel car (UK) new to 2 year old for buying?

Question

Thanks.

Answer 1

For a 4-door saloon consider:
Ford Focus saloon (rare in the UK) 1.6Tdci or 2.0Tdci.
Volkswagen Jetta 1.9TDi or 2.0TDi, or the older Bora 1.9TDi.
Renault Mégane SportsSedan 1.5dCi or 1.9dCi.
Skoda Fabia saloon 1.9SDi or TDi (again rare in the UK)
Mazda3 saloon 1.6D
Volvo S40 1.6D
Toyota Corolla saloon 2.0D4-D (again rare in the UK)

The Toyota and Mazda will probably be the most reliable,
The Mégane 1.5dCi will probably use the least fuel, and be the cheapest to tax.

Answer 2

Hi, I have two recommendations:

(1) - The Renault Mégane Sport Saloon. I'm a huge fan of these cars. Renault pack them full of clever gadgets such as automatic headlights and if you go for the range topping Privilège model, the car senses that you are carrying the keycard and lets you unlock the doors and start the engine without even taking it out of your pocket. A 5 Star safety rating and the fact that it was National Car of the Year 2002 make it even better. Fantastic 1.5 dCi and 1.9 dCi engines are very quick but still economical.

(2) - Peugeot 407. This car earns a 5 star safety rating too. It's bigger than the Mégane which means more room, but will be more expensive. The HDi diesel engines last forever; I recently came across a Citroen C5 fitted with the same engine which had done 260,000 miles, and was still going! Great styling and a nice ride are also good parts of the 407.

Hope this helped

Answer 3

Family car ?

If so, Ford Focus C-Max 1.6 Turbo Diesel.

47mpg on average.