Help Belatti choose a new economical vehicle

[Belatti]

My pocket is empty and tired from my Audi 1.8T and Im looking to buy something new, a bit more "economical".

What do you guys think about a Renault Clio 1.2 16v? Too small?

[adam2007]

My pocket is empty and tired from my Audi 1.8T and Im looking to buy something new, a bit more "economical".

What do you guys think about a Renault Clio 1.2 16v? Too small?

Nissian Micra 1.0 ?? lol, one ugly car isnt it!

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

My pocket is empty and tired from my Audi 1.8T and Im looking to buy something new, a bit more "economical".

What do you guys think about a Renault Clio 1.2 16v? Too small?

Belatti, you poor soul. A 1.8T? I swear in the UK those cars dont see much more than 100,000 miles. So much for Audi's perceived quality.....

I would recommend a 1 series BMW. The diesels are punchy and rear drive and will get you 50mpg easily. So long as you can live with the looks(on Msport wheels it actually looks alright ) then you will have yourself a bloody fine car with some level of comfort and a whole new dimension of entertainment compared to the V...ahem...Audi sorry!

Failing that, a Renault sport 170 cup will do nicely!

[Richard]

If you want distinctive, small and frugal, then how about ....

Nissan Cube?



or Kia Soul?

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

Richard i cannot believe you are serious......

[Richard]

The Cube is silly, but the Kia Soul is well worth a look. One of our friends is a very happy owner!

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

For the same cash a 2year old123d BMW with 55mpg? and the ability to get "the ass out" round corners?
Or the ability to make you look "middle aged" lol

There is simply no other car that can combine the 1 series diesel combination of pace 0-62 in 6.7, sportiness (good rear drive handling), frugality(more even than a prius) and all round abilty to eat miles for its class(golf A3 etc)

I cannot think of one, and bravo beemer for making somthing as crushingly competent as this.

[adam2007]

You should buy a Ford Focus Zetec-S its like a 2.5litre ST but with a 1.6 engine and looks sporty in 3 door

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

Adam

Dont mean to harp on mate.

Compare the 1series diesel to your Ford Focus.

[adam2007]

Adam

Dont mean to harp on mate.

Compare the 1series diesel to your Ford Focus.

1 series BMW? what a ugly looking car, i would at leaste buy the 3 series coupe or salooon, 1 series is revolting to look at.
Ford focus top selling car in uk. excellant chassis and handling the zetec-s version is better than your bmw son

[RH1300S]

My pocket is empty and tired from my Audi 1.8T and Im looking to buy something new, a bit more "economical".

What do you guys think about a Renault Clio 1.2 16v? Too small?

For what it's worth - I have a Nissan Micra (& a Renault Alpine A110 - so, not all bad ). I love it.....economical, nothing has EVER gone wrong, servicing is easy and cheap by a local mechanic. Handling is funny (not a sportscar but trundles at quite amazing speeds if you never lift off). I have tried to kill it for years and it refuses to break. I even use it as a general skip & workhorse - last week it carried an engine and gearbox halfway down the country.

I really couldn't ask for more apart from looking like a granny's car.

Welove the Micra so much, Mrs RH sold her increasingly expensive A4 cabriolet for a Nissan Quasquai - we love that too. No hassle and does everything it says on the tin.

[Belatti]

You definitively know nothing about the South American car market guys

We do not get the Korean and Japanese cars that Chile gets for being in the Pacific side.
We share Brazil cars, and all the 0Km my budget can buy are sardine cans with 1.2 to 1.6 NA engines. No sporty versions.

FIAT PALIO

RENAULT CLIO

VW GOL TREND


@JWT: a 2 year old diesel Beemer here costs the double of these sardine cans and the Euro4 spec diesel fuel costs 25% more than regular diesel. No way for me, sadly.

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

Adam

Dont mean to harp on mate.

Compare the 1series diesel to your Ford Focus.

1 series BMW? what a ugly looking car, i would at leaste buy the 3 series coupe or salooon, 1 series is revolting to look at.
Ford focus top selling car in uk. excellant chassis and handling the zetec-s version is better than your bmw son

Ugly?

I dont think so.

Compare the stats for both and you find a different story too.

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

My pocket is empty and tired from my Audi 1.8T and Im looking to buy something new, a bit more "economical".

What do you guys think about a Renault Clio 1.2 16v? Too small?

For what it's worth - I have a Nissan Micra (& a Renault Alpine A110 - so, not all bad ). I love it.....economical, nothing has EVER gone wrong, servicing is easy and cheap by a local mechanic. Handling is funny (not a sportscar but trundles at quite amazing speeds if you never lift off). I have tried to kill it for years and it refuses to break. I even use it as a general skip & workhorse - last week it carried an engine and gearbox halfway down the country.

I really couldn't ask for more apart from looking like a granny's car.

Welove the Micra so much, Mrs RH sold her increasingly expensive A4 cabriolet for a Nissan Quasquai - we love that too. No hassle and does everything it says on the tin.

Nissan very underrated car company. Here in the UK , Primera taxi's do 200,000 miles EASY.
And the old Primera GTI was a hoot!

[Richard]

The BMW 1 has a smaller cabin and boot/trunk than the Focus, they serve different customers. Also, BMWs do tend to cost more than Fords

Anyway, Belatti was looking at a Clio sized car.