recommend a good diesel saloon

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dawnsurprise

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looking to change my car for a diesel saloon..
can anyone recommend a good one - want to buy one second hand
was thinking of a honda accord.... or a toyota avensis or a mazda 6, skoda superb
any comments??
looking for car that is economical to run and that is spacious
 



Hi,

I had an Audi A4 TDI (130 bhp)02
I loved it, fast and economical, 35 mpg in town, 65mpg out of town.

Mazda 6 is good to drive I hear and a damn nice looking car too.

sorry I cant help more.
 
you won't get more spacious than the Superb, but the Octavia is supposed to be very big also.
The Mazda would be one of the smaller of your list and is due to be changed this or next year.
Are you buying new? What about the new Mondeo?
 
what about the saab 9-3 1.9 tdi? anyone got any experience of these, reviews seem mixed?
 
dawnsurprise said:
was thinking of a honda accord....
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The Accord diesels are very highly regarded, as is the Accord generally.
It's reasonably spacious too, comfortable and extremely reliable.

IMO it's the best looking out of your list too.
 
Octavia.super car for price.room is unbelieveable.
have a 07,delighted with it.
 
Used Ford Mondeo is hard to beat. 2.0 TDCI Zetec is the best one.
 
For all rounder, with great build quality, strong engine, and reliability I would ahve to recomend the Audi A4 also.

Have had one for nearly 3 years, it's a 02 1.9tdi (red i), 130 bhp.

A full tank gets me at least 650 miles and I am doing over 700 miles per week and it doesnt miss a beat.

Also, if you are into the DIY, I just self serviced mine for around 120 quid all in and about 3 hours for first time.

That or skoda and you cant go wrong....
 
I recently purchased an `05 Ford Mondeo 2.0 Lt Diesel Saloon & am very happy with it. Great buying fuel @ €1.05 vs €1.17 for petrol & much improved m.p.g.

Should be plenty of diesel Mondeos available after recent launch of `07 new model.
 
the diesel mondeo is a very good car in ghia x 130 bhp form but beware as most of the ones for sale here have a 90 bhp tractor engine and a rubbish lx spec
 
I think the best thing you could do wouldbe to prioritise a list of what you want in he car. The model choice will come from that, i.e

Interior/Exterior Build Quality
Engine Performance
Frugality
Just A to B as cheap as possible

These sort of questions will send you down different roads.

Build Quality - BMW 320d, Audi A4
A to B - not worried about much else - Mondeo

You get the idea,

Hope it helps!
 
xt40 said:
the diesel mondeo is a very good car in ghia x 130 bhp form but beware as most of the ones for sale here have a 90 bhp tractor engine and a rubbish lx spec
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130bhp Ghia is a rare car. Most imported. Run all the usual checks if so.

115bhp Zetec is still a very good car, and is fine value used.

90 bhp Tddi LX - only for a taxi ride home.
 

Mondeo is a fine handling car, with good ride quality too. It's also bigger than 320/A4. I'd favour the hatchback version, if you can find one.
 

I would distinguish between build quality and the quality of the materials used etc. I have an A4 and don't think the build quality is any better than a Mondeo or Focus. I also think that the instrument layout in the Fords is better. The A4 is a much better drive but the Mondeo is a much better drive than the Avensis or Skoda.
 
Honda diesel is a 2.2 only. Way out of budget, and more expensive to tax and insure.
 
RS2K said:
Honda diesel is a 2.2 only. Way out of budget, and more expensive to tax and insure.
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How is it way out of budget when no budget was given? If it was out of budget why is the first car the OP mentioned?

 
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