New Car

[Dorset Fox]

It's a bit of a 'Joe Fox' type question, but i'd be interested in peoples opinions on here.

I'm starting a new job in a months time which involves an approx 140 mile round trip everyday. I'm used to cycling to work and haven't owned a car for about 5 years now. Obviously it's a little too far to cycle, so i going to have to get a car.

I'm looking to spend about £3000 and want something which is economical, reliable, comfortable and won't require a remortgage if it goes wrong.

Any ideas?

 

[drew]

Nearly 35k PA commuting in a 3k car, good luck with that.

 

[Chuck T Masala]

It's a bit of a 'Joe Fox' type question, but i'd be interested in peoples opinions on here.

I'm starting a new job in a months time which involves an approx 140 mile round trip everyday. I'm used to cycling to work and haven't owned a car for about 5 years now. Obviously it's a little too far to cycle, so i going to have to get a car.

I'm looking to spend about £3000 and want something which is economical, reliable, comfortable and won't require a remortgage if it goes wrong.

Any ideas?

Focus diesel, any german diesel. But as Drew pointed out 35K per year is about double the average miles for non-business driving.

 

[Dorset Fox]

Nearly 35k PA commuting in a 3k car, good luck with that.

I guess i'm going to have spend a bit more then - haven't really got much of a clue when it comes to cars!

 

[highland fox]

I guess i'm going to have spend a bit more then - haven't really got much of a clue when it comes to cars!

Why don't you buy a new or newish one on Credit and then you can change it every couple of years to a newer one.I know its like renting but at least you will get something reliable.Thats what the Ex did/does

 

[newtonfox]

It's a bit of a 'Joe Fox' type question, but i'd be interested in peoples opinions on here.

I'm starting a new job in a months time which involves an approx 140 mile round trip everyday. I'm used to cycling to work and haven't owned a car for about 5 years now. Obviously it's a little too far to cycle, so i going to have to get a car.

I'm looking to spend about £3000 and want something which is economical, reliable, comfortable and won't require a remortgage if it goes wrong.

Any ideas?

Nearly 35k PA commuting in a 3k car, good luck with that.

Focus diesel, any german diesel. But as Drew pointed out 35K per year is about double the average miles for non-business driving.

If you can try and spend more on a car you'll have less problem's in the long run doing that amount of millage PA

 

[newtonfox]

Why don't you buy a new or newish one on Credit and then you can change it every couple of years to a newer one.I know its like renting but at least you will get something reliable.Thats what the Ex did/does

Your not wrong HF, mite work out cheaper too

 

[highland fox]

If you can try and spend more on a car you'll have less problem's in the long run doing that amount of millage PA

But Dorset appears to have sweet FA so maybe he should just FO on the train or bus QED

 

[newtonfox]

But Dorset appears to have sweet FA so maybe he should just FO on the train or bus QED

Maybe he could .

 

[RHYDAL]

At a generous average of two hours a day on the road, 5 days a week, approx 45 weeks a year that's about 19 days a year lost to travelling. Get something comfy like a VW Golf or better still a Passat.

 

[Jeff]

I'm starting a new job in a months time which involves an approx 140 mile round trip everyday. I'm used to cycling to work and haven't owned a car for about 5 years now.

If you haven't had a car for a long time maybe you don't know how much petrol costs these days....

You'll be doing well if you spend less than £100 a week on petrol.

 

[Darth Vodka]

It's a bit of a 'Joe Fox' type question, but i'd be interested in peoples opinions on here.

I'm starting a new job in a months time which involves an approx 140 mile round trip everyday. I'm used to cycling to work and haven't owned a car for about 5 years now. Obviously it's a little too far to cycle, so i going to have to get a car.

I'm looking to spend about £3000 and want something which is economical, reliable, comfortable and won't require a remortgage if it goes wrong.

Any ideas?

yeah worry about the MPG at those distances!

a 65 mpg Peugeot 206 is 9k new

http://car.choozer.co.uk/cardetail.php?id=777

 

[Darth Vodka]

Nearly 35k PA commuting in a 3k car, good luck with that.

how did you get £35k ?

 

[Matt_B]

how did you get £35k ?

I think he's done it 140 miles each way

 

[Jeff]

how did you get £35k ?

He said 35k, not £35k.

 

[Jeff]

a 65 mpg Peugeot 206 is 9k new

What is the real life MPG?

 

[Darth Vodka]

He said 35k, not £35k.

aaah, lemme do some maths

 

[Darth Vodka]

What is the real life MPG?

http://www.fuel-economy.co.uk/mpg.php says

for the 1.4 hdi:-

Urban: 52.30MPG
Extra Urban: 76.30MPG
Combined: 65.60MPG

 

[Darth Vodka]

140 miles/day * 5 day/week * 47 week/year = 32,900 miles/year

assuming say 45 MPG:-

32,900 miles/year / 45 Miles/Gallon = 731 Gallons/Year

Pertol is what? 5.369 £/Gallon

731 Gallons/Year * 5.369 £/Gallon = 3924 £/Annum

this is of course net of income tax, so assuming you earn over £35k and are in the 40% bracket, that is the equivalent to £6541 wages

hope you got at least a 7k rise then Dorset

 

[drew]

Screw doing 35k in a 206 as well.