FUEL EFFICIENT CARS YOU SHOULD BUY!
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As it's a new month, my fuel bill has just come through for the last month and...it's made me feel a bit sick. So today I thought we could look at the best high MPG cars at different price brackets. Let's get started...
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SO many amazingly frugal diesels……..
ULEZ - “ Hold my beer !”
Yes, but at the same time, people still voted for poverty. It's as if Londoners lack brains.
I went from a 2.5 petrol Jaguar X type to a mk1 Octavia 1.9Tdi, genuinely thought the fuel gauge was broken 😂
It does make a change when you're used to seeing the fuel level drop in proportion to the rise in revs
i daily driving a mk1 octavia too, with a ALH 1.9tdi, getting almost 800 miles in a full tank, around 70mpg, it is impressive consider it is almost 28 year old technology and the big engine to its mpg. Just make sure you exercise the engine to 3500rpm after it reach operating temperature for 10 minutes.
Matt, I bought a Golf 1.9SDi 2001 Mk4 about 4 years ago on eBay. It was in Totnes in Devon, at a garage, clutch knackered. It looked very clean in the body though. Messaged the young lady who owned it, confirmed no corrosion. Won it for £265, rang the garage, £350 up front for a new clutch and oil and filter change. Went down on the train, drove it back to Birmingham. Four years on it has 208k on the odometer and if I used Shell V Power diesel I get about 68mpg on a long run. It is like an old friend to me. I went up to Liverpool last week to pick up some tyres for your "£1,000 Phaeton" and was able to get the four 19" tyres in the back. Great workhorse.
wouldn't pull the yolk out of an egg had one myself
150pd gt tdi much better:p
SDi, ouch
@@seannolan3465 😆😆
My dad ran a Peugoet 106 1.5 N/A diesel as his work car for about 3 years. Honestly it used 2nd gear to make it up hills on his way to work. Abysmal.
2018 (G31) BMW 520d. Average MPG 50. Great combination of premium looks, practicality, lovely interior and a great drive. It’s an incredible vehicle!
A good buy is the BMW 3 Series F30/F31 Efficient Dynamics 2.0 litre Diesel that came out from 2012 onwards to 2018. I owned one with 40K on the clock and driving down a motorway between 65-75mph for two hours, I would get 65-75 MPG. Around town I was getting 55-58 MPG.
You can get this car in saloon or touring (estate)
Tax is £25 a year too in UK
I totally agree!
BMW people who know their stuff keep recommending cars with this engine, and for good reason. Unfortunately in my dumb country the stupidly high diesel tax quickly destroys the MPG benefits (unless you do plenty of miles in it.)
So do I. So many f30 320d comments. When you know you know. And they outperform on acceleration as well usually too. I've had the 320ed as it had euro6 on an older diesel. And had a 320d. Not much difference in economy or performance really
These engines are unreliable though?
In Finland tax would be around 500€ a year for a 320 diesel, and about 200€ a year for a petrol.
I bought my son a 66 plate VW golf, 1.2tsi bluemotion for £6200, and 67k on the clock. A recent motorway run from Essex to Surrey obtained 65mpg at 70 mph. Very impressed.
Matt, you are incredible at what you do and interesting at what you deliver. I dont understand why anyone would think it okay to follow you home and then walk up your drive to speak to you, a step too far, you are entitled to some privacy. Love the video 👍
Thanks. I'm sure he meant well but it did freak me out a little
@@HighPeakAutos some.people don't have any filters or common sense. Your not to know he wasn't a psyco and even if he's friendly it's still uncalled for
@@HighPeakAutos "I've massively overspent on my fuel bill following you"
@@HighPeakAutos yeah it's proper weird.
Baby rangerover😂
Hugely useful stuff! Your knowledge about what is good and what is rubbish is enormously helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
@@HighPeakAutos it was very good, thanks for not making 3-4 videos on the same matter over a period of mouths.
My new Suzuki Swift has just clocked 5000 miles and has averaged 65mpg! You also get legendary reliability thrown in as an added extra!
Honda civic tourer 1.6d still holds the world record for a production car for averaging 100mpg over 8000 miles.
100mpg is absolutely mind-blowing-ly and efficiently amazing!
Gotta love Civics. Such a solid lineup of cars that do the job whilst having a bit of character
They are literally one of the best cars for this precise purpose - I'm surprised they didn't get mentioned.
I agree... my average is 55, but I'm not light footed... 90k now, and still no issues but rear shocks
@@DavorKefurt rear active shocks are a common problem on the tourers, and honda has just tripled the price!
Great video. For a man on a very limited budget I like to hear an 'expert in the field' saying "don't bother". It helps me steer towards a reliable car with (hopefully) low service and repair costs. I've been very lucky so far following such advice from a good mechanic friend of mine over the years. I've had my eye on the Skoda Superb estate for some time and every time you mention it you are very complimentary. I am an over-sixty dad, by the way, so I don't mind a 'dad car'. Thanks for all your appraisals.
Alfa Guilietta. I loved my wifes 1.6 Diesel I went and got a 2.0 diesel one for myself when I changed jobs and started a long commute.
Cheap, because people think they are unreliable when they are pretty solid. The JDTM engines are Fiat, and tried and tested - essentially bombproof.
Fun to drive, decent looks, and £35 tax. 800 miles to a full 55 litre tank if you are doing motorway speeds.
My 2016 is on 120k, never missed a beat, 52mpg and free tax 😊
my 2.0 TDI DSG Skoda Superb Estate does 50-60mpg easily which is good for such a big lump
The trouble is that all of the cheaper low consumption cars are diesel and most are of an age that they are ULEZ non compliant, as well as some councils charging extra for resident parking permits. The once planet saving engines (CO2) are now planet destroying (Nox)
I have a Renault Kadjar 1.5dci. Not an exciting car but stunning fuel economy. Also very practical.
It not just how fuel efficient the car is but how fuel efficient the driver is and the terrain they are driving in.
I used to live on top of a mountain in Wales and I always queried why my wife used so much fuel. One day she challenged me , basically fill up the car and where in one week I would take her to work and following a refill she would drive herself. At the end of the time, the value was the same - so she gloated until I pointed out that my journey was taking her to work , driving to Newport for my work, driving back to Cwmbran and then picking her up to go home.
Hi Matt. Great video. I had a 2ltr I-DTEc Honda Civic. OK so not the sexiest thing but over 100k miles never even needed a bulb. That thing was incredible.
Currently getting 42mpg for a ‘sporty’ car - a 2010 Honda CR-Z GT, with only £25 of road tax, it leads to a great, fun commuter car
Cracking little cars.
Had one of these for over half a decade! economical and a blast to drive. Quite a rare car though so parts are getting pricey. Especially body panels and bumpers
Thanks for putting this video together and sharing your car knowledge. Definitely food for thought for the next car purchase.
Great video Mat.
Currently achieving 74.3mpg from my '57 plate Citroën C2 1.4 Hdi 5 sp man.. (£35 annual RFL too 👍)
My N reg 106 would do 69mpg. Why aren't they doing 100mpg by now?
I had a 1.4 hdmi C2, it never needed fuel. Fantastic little car
I'd avoid all three of you in a pub.
My mate has a 2.0 diesel BMW x1 which has done 238000 miles on the original timing chain with no rattle, but he changes the oil every 6000 miles
When it comes to Automatics is it worthwhile worrying about MPG for me I would love one of these videos about Automatics with high MPG.
Matt, as you were commenting on the various cars that popped up, it struck me that the average buyer has got no chance. We just wouldn’t know the particular problems that different cars have. That’s hard won experience you have but very valuable.
Matt, Honda Civic mk9 diesels, 2.2 or 1.6, always a bit forgotten, but easily 70+ mpg, bulletproof engines(says my mechanic), quality engineering & build, and if it matters to you, a British made car. And only £5-7k (mine was £6495), usually careful former owners too. Don't go German, go 'Japanese'. You should maybe get one for a drive on the channel...?
Agree with this, my 1.6 can get over 80 on my commute in summer.
Can't agree more. i easily get 70+ from my 1.6
My little 207 1.4 hdi does around 65 to 70 odd mpg and i paid less than £1500 for it, its been an amazing little car
Brilliant knowledge of what and what not to buy and why. Brilliant advice and video 👍
Ford revised the ecoboost as well and they don’t have the previous issues. In addition, although they kept the powershift name they switched to a torque convertor from around 2018
I think a lot of it is poor maintenance or incorrect oils. Mate was at ford as that what he says. I actually have one good little car.
still a wetbelt
I don't like the idea of a wet belt, but as long as you use the right oil, the newer ones aren't an issue.
Transit engines still failing. Lots of people are driving their last ever Ford, they just dont know it yet
@@eddiewatts7792 my last one was a smiley, went VW briefly after that (frying pan, fire, basically), Renault, now in a Vito... Never thought they'd ever become a decent van
Love the video, and especially the Alan Partridge reference.
Try an old 320ed bmw f30. I genuinely thought the fuel indicator was damaged. And it had plenty of torque and power to make it faster than most other cars. Tech ahead of its time without the need for worrying about batteries or complex expensive hybrid.
Lol what the heck you just copy and pasted my comment🤣
@@spingybingy5610 It's a bot with a profile link bait, like the ones leaving the generic positive comments, just sneakier
@@michaelavilov3443 i wouldn't mind but the cheeky cow has 44 likes🤣
Automated bot BS.
Including likes.
Yeah, it’s disgusting!
Coming from a Range Rover driver, I could only smile at your latest video. Thanks! Looking-range driver: Audi A6 Estate. Shirt-range: Skoda or Toyota show box.
I find it baffling that there are Euro 5 diesels with official consumption figures (yes I know, but at least they're a comparison point) starting at fifty-ish miles per gallon urban and seventy-ish extra urban, with VED rates of thirty-five pounds or less, some are even zero-rated, because they run so clean, which are subject to emission zone charges; examples such as Mazda 6, Hyundai i30, Peugeot 308, Vauxhall Insignia, Alfa Romeo Giuietta, Skoda Fabia (so there should be something in there acceptable to most people's biases); yet many Euro 4 petrols which aren't levied the extra toll emit far more CO2 than cars like those. Makes no sense. But then, why have a congestion charge based on emissions in the first place. A twenty-five foot car running on air would cause more than twice the congestion created by a twelve-foot car running on coal. It's almost as if no one thought through any of it, from naming the scheme onwards.
Isn't it also about particulate size from emissions? PM2.5 specifically are much higher in diesels?
@ollycollie The London ULEZ for one, is not interested in CO2 emissions: it seek to regulate NOx and particulates totals in grammes per kilometre.
@@desmondroberts6034sadly this point is missed by most 🙄
currently running a 10 plate clio dci 60 mpg plus and a mk1 focus tdci 50 mpg plus.thecwar on diesels is all because they..the WEF dont want you travelling far..15 minute citys hence evs.
My Audi A6 2.0Tdi Ultra does 56 mpg so I'm happy enough with that.
Your right about the clio. It looks superb and drives very well actually
Currently running a 2015 captur 1.5d, 18miles a day for work and averaging 55mpg
Made a cuppa to watch this video, not even 2 mins in makes remark about the skyactiv engine of the Mazda 6 when I had just bought one 2 months ago. RIP
My dad's old mk1 Focus 1.8TDI used to do about 50mpg, after 20 years!
Just get a hybrid Toyota and be done with it. The car will outlast your grandchildren.
Yes, perhaps so, our Yaris hybrid delivers 50+ with a high degree of reliability. Our very last car.
If you don't die of boredom in the meantime......
Toyota and Lexus are extremely dull to drive. You will grow old faster in the cars. 😂
@@nismo786 Most people don't want a high-octane supercharged excitement-inducing precision racing instrument. They just want a car. This is why the Corolla is the best selling car of all time, and the Corvette is not.
@@FTFLCY I care more about reliability than excitement.
Great video HPA, very informative thanks 👍👌😀
Ds3 1.6 diesel has given me 70mpg no bother on most runs, brilliant car. Prestige spec gives you led xenon's and sound system for not much extra money too.
Even the base sound system on the dStyle DS3 is genuinely amazing for what it is. Thought it doesn’t sound as good when connected to your phone for some reason. At least on mine it is like that.
For £3000 - £5000 I’d also recommend a Skoda Fabia. 1.6 or 1.2 TDI CR. I own a 2010 Greenline and it’s £0 tax and can do up to 95 MPG. So far I managed 88MPG, about as simple and cheap as you can get.
I'd agree. I bought my wife a 2013 Fabia a few years ago It was 2 years old with 35k on the clock, but a 1.6 tai. It consistently returned 65mpg & gave very little trouble.
Had my Clio dci 1.5 diesel for 6 years, definitely more fun than you would think. Mpg is good and £0 road tax . Definitely a nicer car than some other small hatchbacks
Audi A4 with the 3.0 tdi 200hp. Smooth, efficient and unstrained.
Fantastic video. Good insight to car issues
I really look forward to your pearls of wisdom Matt, I never knew Henry the 8th drove Joan of arc to her execution in an e class, you learn something new every day on the road don't you!!. Cheers, Peter.
We had a 2016 Mercedes B180 1.5 Diesel. Did like 800 miles on a tank, had great MPG and it was very reliable!
Surprised you didn't feature the Mazda 2 (2014 onwards). Easily into the 50s mpg, look and drive great and very reliable.
Great vid as usual Matt, drive shaft and cv joint just went on my 4 series 😮 should be fixed today happy days 👍
I’ve got a 63 reg focus 1.6 tdci,It’s got a FSH,owned it 9 years now and on motorways the mpg is great,I’ve had 80 mpg many times in 6th gear,averages around 50mpg around town and £20 road tax,great car.
I had a 62 full dealer history I drove that thing hard as a young lad and it would always return 50mpg. I did over 100k in it before selling.
@@HA05GER mate at work has the same and sees 47 on average .........
@@godzillas6301 all my mates had faster cars and being in my early 20s most of the evening was spent driving here there and everywhere. I had to drive that car haRd to keep up and it would still hit 50mpg. Brilliant car I'd still have it if I hadn't got an accumulation of children 🤣.
I have a 2017 (Mk 3.5) 1.5 tdci Focus Titanium.. Nice car and averaging 57mpg..had a mk 2.5 1.6tdci ( great car car) which averaged about 52mpg...
@@HA05GER That takes some explaining ...
The chap at work travels down a country lane to a motorway , up a junction and in on another country lane . Thats his daily run . When hes not at work hes out on fastish roads running the kids around 1 of whom has a heart condition . He never gives it death .... its well services and in excellent condition with low miles , never sits in traffic ..... 47 mpg
A year ago I switched a C Class pulling 30mpg (most unreliable car I've ever owned avoid!) to a 1.6L Focus. Hated it at first, but now I'm not ashamed to say I love it. First car I've had where I wouldn't notice a door ding. It took me 48 hours to notice a scuff on the back someone had put on it and I laughted when I saw it. It runs 63mpg average and costs next to nothing in the used car market nowadays so if it goes bang I'll just replace it. I ironically love the fact it's so slow and has a few unreliable quirks such as the passenger door not unlocking and the passenger mirror not moving unless you press the lock button, to name a few. Cracking car for the site visits I do all day.
Glad you mentioned the problems with the 1.2 puretech. An utter disaster of an engine that should never have found it's way into a car!
I've just bought a 2014 VW Passat 1.6 TDI Bluemotion Estate and it's probably the slowest car I've owned but it's great for ferrying the kids around in cheaply and is quick enough for me. I am now approaching my mid 40's and now can't see the point in having something stupidly quick these days.
Hi Matt, great video and very informative. I've got a 2012 vauxhall insignia with 148k and it been the most reliable car I've had. Granted I service the car every 6k miles. I can achieve 68mpg and all I've had to do is the pick up seal in the sump and the glow plugs.
Hi Mat, I recently came out of a lease car and wanted to save myself £410 a month as my mileage had dropped to less than 10k a year, so I bought a 2010 Volvo S60 D3 for £2000, full history with two previous owners, I've missed tinkering with cars so i thought I buy it as bit of a project to keep my hand in! I did a full major service including cambelt and waterpump, poured some injector cleaner in the tank and drove from Birmingham to see a mate in Liverpool, what a machine (for £2000) blind spot motoring, lane assist adaptive cruise control (all worked fine) super refined ride, but best of all, 65 + mpg with a decent bit of gtunt to go with it !!
love the vids, keep em coming
Great video as usual, really enjoy this office based deep dive into the good and bad… PLEASE PLEASE do a video on affordable automatics on a budget 🙏🙏🙏 it’s a minefield and there are more bad than good!
I have an Audi A6 3.0 tdi multitronic. A cvt gearbox. Travel 720 odd miles a week.
In efficiency mode and cruising at 60mph you can easily get 67mpg and 56mpg easily when you are in comfort mode and driving normally.
Had it for 3 years. Reliable as any Japanese car.
Only spend on it is, I service it myself regularly every 9,000 miles and change tyres when at 3mm.
It will need a gearbox service from Audi main dealer every 40,000 miles for around £250.
Extremely comfy, solidly well built, cruises quietly, looks understated, loads of power if you want it.
Ford Fiesta economy for Audi luxury. What's not to love.
Extremely useful and interesting video. Thanks.
Great video this very knowledgeable cheers!!
Hi matt. Great video as always. Funny you shoild mention the clio in the sub 3k caragory.. Back in February, I bought a 2014 megane dci Tom Tom with the same 1.5 dci engine. It's amazing. Drive it like a hooligan (which I dont) around town and ot does t drop below 60mpg. On a motorway run to my office (66 mile round trip) and ot does 77mpg. Incredible car. I've done 5k in it now amd it's stupid cheap. Zero road tax too. Honestly, it's cheaper than walking. If anyone om here is looking for a cheap car to run, I can definitely vouch for the 1.5dci engine.. whether its in a megane like mine, or the clio that matt reviewed
I have opel insignia 2016 2.0 diesel 170 hp and my average in 240 000 km is 6.7 liters per 100 km ,car for now is flowless,0 problems .Which is way lower them my BMW E93 2.0i which averages 11 liters ,will i mention that BMW has always some problems,you fix one and another one pop up week later so there is always something to fix and spend money.
But far most efficent car i had was 2003 Renaul clio 2 1.1.5 dci ,you could drive on country roads with 3.5 liters per 100 km ,little more then 5l in town
I spent an unhealthy amount of time trying to work out the answer to this equation and there are 3 choices for people wanting a buy and just run it car.
- Honda Jazz with the 1.3 petrol
- Honda Civic 1.6d tourer - incredibly frugal and available for circa £10k
- Toyota Corolla 1.8 Touring - boring as but incredibly efficient and will go on forever.
The Passats have a strong reputation and your first pick of that Clio was even better. As long as you remember that these cars need to live on the motorway at 60ish mph on cruise and simply gulp miles at low prices.
Interesting to hear your thoughts as always.
Thanks, Matt really useful. Don't forget the Diesel MPG listed will be pre Dieselgate, expect the inevitable "dealer recall software update" to harm those numbers 20% or so.
I didn't notice a drop in mpg, although it does cause the chip inside the injectors to work twice as hard and fail much quicker. They are very expensive to replace too. As much as I love the 70mpg I was getting with mine, as soon as its fixed, I'm going petrol. Much easier and cheaper to fix
My 2014 mondeo has a strip of rubber hanging off the door. The plastic clips are really easy to break. Ordered 50x of them online. By the rate of how quickly they break, I will need to buy more in a year.
Heres great option: Ibiza 6L, polo 6n3, audi a3, fabia mk1 platform with later pd80 engine and long ratio 5 speed gearbox (rare) i own 6L ibiza pd80 now with long ratio box. Does 60.3mpg around town/city not trying to be efficient in driving style, about 90mpg on motorway run, it has had dpf gutted and been chipped. Runs 0-62 in under 9s and its 0 tax! Under £1500 you can have absolute minter from 08 plate with long box.
I had a 335d x-drive M . Very efficient for a 3 litre twin turbo .
Yes, brilliant on fuel, i second that.
Hoorah Mat ! A man after my own heart, good to see you say Ache not Hache !
It's amazing how cars have have come along regarding fuel efficiency. I remember my first Citroen Dyane 4 (435cc version) and that could only manage about 35-45mpg if you were lucky. It was cold, slow, not actually that easy to drive, wallowed and bounced. That was 1979/80. Roll forward the present day and even on a bad day my brand new Dacia Jogger hybrid I am getting 48mpg around town. It goes up 75mpg on a run if you keep it to 56mph which the Dyane couldn't do! My neighbour has a six year old Clio diesel and that will get 70mpg if you don't mind the bone shaker ride and noise.
I can remember by late father meeting Stanley Meyer I think in the US (My parents had a place in Vegas for a while). Can you imagine what MPG that car did?
Golf 7.5 / Octavia 3 with 1.4 TSI 125 or 150 bhp engines - for petrol cars these are very fuel efficient and nippy, I love these!
Don't forget the Seat Leon with the same engine
Thank you! All this diesel talk really does my head in, and makes absolutely no sense. Diesel is more expensive. Diesel cars are costlier to maintain. Small diesels are just terrible. Unless they're Euro 6, they're a pain to own. And if you only pootle around your local area, you're unlikely to do enough miles to justify owning one and likely to clog up the DPF.
The 1.4 TSi and later 1.5 are good engines with plenty of poke to enjoy driving, and they're very economical. Back in 2013-14 I had a 2010 Skoda Superb with the 1.8 TSi. It had plenty of poke, even with four adults. And it got up to 50mpg on a run if I really put my mind to it, although that also pretty much took the fun out driving. Quite easily achieved 40mpg, unless in congested traffic. And that's in a fairly large car carrying close to 300kgs in passengers. No need for a diesel. Currently considering a 2020 Golf estate with the 1.5 or a 2013 Passat estate with the 1.4 as a family runabout. Would prefer a bigger engine in the Passat, but the 1.4 is only about 10bhp down on the 1.8, and sadly there's one fewer of us now.
@@Xenon777_I rate the 1.4tsi 150. Smooth engine, nearly 50 on a run and 35 or so in town. 45mpg average. It's smoother than the 1.5 that replaced it. I've had both and 1.4 is sweeter. 1.5 economy is better on a run but slightly worse in town.
@@paultasker7788 Yeah it’s a decent engine, I’d probably go for the 140 or 150 version personally. The 1.5 tsi has ACT (active cylinder technology), I wonder if that could be why it had better fuel economy. Our 1.2 tsi is on nearly 146k miles and other than the timing chain needing replacement at 143k and a turbo actuator, it’s been okay. Gets about 46 mpg even on short runs.
They are the best Golf ever. Have you ever driven a Mk 8? Horrible interior quality and the worst infortainment system ever.
MB a class, or cla 220d, amazing performance, and i could regularly get 78mpg on both
Matt, no need to apologise for the Skoda Superb. Ever. I’ve been running a 2.0TDi Superb estate III for the last six years and it’s so efficient it’s unbelievable. Still regularly getting high 60s - early 70s mpg, which rises to about 83mpg on long trips in the Summer.
And here’s me happy to be seeing high-20s (with 30 being plausible) in my Impreza WRX GB270 saloon now that I’ve replaced the MAF sensor 😅 Nice to see a glimpse of what real efficiency is, even if it’s not very interesting!
We loved our 2017 Skoda Superb Estate in L&K trim. Had it for 3 years from new, did over 60k miles in it. Changed it for a Skoda Kodiaq Edition which we had for 3 years before switching to our Audi Q8 etron 12 months ago, just done 16k miles in it.
I drove a 2006 Mondeo st tdci estate from UK to Morocco, used V Power Diesel and Europe's equivalent on the motorways. What a car!
I have a Peugeot RCZ 2.0hdi 2014 (facelift). It is my daily which averages around 55mpg and is reliable. Wrapped in a sexy package like the RCZ you can't go wrong!
Quickest way to find these cars is stroll down to your local minicab rank and see what they are driving, as your average minicab driver is all over these stats like a rash! Mostly either Corollas/Auris or older Skodas near me. Great video thanks!
For the record Matt I have a 1.6 diesel focus. I have had it 9 years and it has been incredibly reliable. And I have only glued 3 out of 4 of the door seals 😂 😂😂😂
Fiat can't seem to make door handles on the 500's let alone a car 😂
The Citroen / Peugeot has revised the 1.2 puretech and they are not wet belt anymore. And around 2016 they switched from the semi automatic gearbox to a proper torque converter
Those are awful cars. Personally, I think those should be forbidden outside France. And mandatory recycling after the warranty runs out.
The wetbelt was only one of the problems of this engine. Best not to buy it.
Hi Matt. Just waiting for you to look at the Lexus IS300h but you skipped over it. I currently run a CT200h but early next year I'm going for the IS.
Other than that minor disappointment, really good, interesting vid. Cheers.
love the back off comment regarding your berlingo, tears will have been shed over it im sure
I had 2015 430d and wow what an engine. Doing a 500 mile round trip doing 75 mph ish and you can easy get 54-55 mpg.and did many times. If you nurse it can get early to mid 60 ish mpg on a run. Round town easy 40 + mpg. Maybe it’s more to do with the 8 speed ZF auto box but everything together it’s very impressive
My 2010 E Class 2.2 CDI estate gets 44mpg. Happy with that. Auto box too
As he says stay well clear of the Mazda 2.2 diesel engine. I had a CX-7 for a couple of years, gorgeous looking car and it drove beautifully but…the engine was an absolute pig. The oil pick up pipe was constantly clogging up causing the oil warning light to illuminate on the dashboard. The starvation of oil caused the timing chain to stretch and consequently rattle. My mechanic told me to move it on - quickly - which I did. However cheap the car is do not buy a Mazda with this engine.
Just bought a tidy mk2 Fabia estate Monte Carlo 1.6tdi and loving the fuel economy! Always above 50mpg once warmed up, long term average is 58mpg. 64mpg on motorway
Don't be too hasty to write off the F30 320d ED. Great cars, very reliable, fantastic MPG. The F20 118/120d too, always finish well in reliability surveys.
Hi Mat, good video like always. I was in a similar situation recently and needed a cheap to runabout (replacing our second car for city use). I had a budget of £5-£8k and no bigger than a Focus/Golf, but 5 door only due to a small dog and a baby. I've been looking Diesels, Petrols, Hybrids but couldn't find anything decent.
...so eventually and unexpectedly I bought a 2017 Hyundai Ioniq :O. It can still do 130miles on a full charge (with current use I only need to charge it every 3 to 4 days) good standard spec with Android auto, and Adaptive Cruise Control. It is my first EV but for this use I think it is perfect. Low service cost, no tax, and cheap to fill up (I've got a 7kw home charger) even on a standard electricity tariff. I'm about to switch to an EV tariff, £0.075 per Kw will be even cheaper. I know its very dull and uninteresting but I don't think a Grey 1.6TDI Golf would be much of an head turner anyway. I think this is the cheapest motoring you can buy today (if you can charge it at home) and don't mind the invisibility on the road.
Mercedes 2.1 diesel consistently amazing on fuel in c and e class particularly
I'll second that! Took my 250Cls to Stirling in Scotland from Birmingham and back last week returning 62mpg and 702 miles on single tank. Road tax £165.
You’re a good man Matt
Fuel sippers, I got 2022 Hyundai Ioniq done 117 miles for work today 70MPG fabulous car
id have to say avoid the insignia as well with the 2.0 cdti, as they also suffer from oil starvation. the bmws are a good shout if they've had their chain done. granted its a b47 not an n47, but i have a 2017 220d manual and it'll comfortably see over 60mpg in the summer. the new mild hybrid b47 in the g30 320d seems really impressive too, especially after watching paragon cars' video on it. when i was at dominos, there was a guy there who had a diesel automatic clio, the pretty much the same as the white one. and he could do a night shift and we'd both do 200 miles and his fuel gauge would hardly move in it. really impressive from one of those little cars. id probably stay away from the volkswagen 2.0 tdi in the later cars, as they need cambelts quite frequently, water pumps dont last, neither do the heater matrixs, and in the golfs, the boot loves to turn into a paddling pool
I used to get 53mpg in my 420d manual. I now average 88mpg in my 330e. 57% of my driving has been on battery.
Mazda Skyactive owner here. 👋🏻. The issue comes from incomplete dpf regens. When you switch off mid regen they dump any unburnt fuel into the oil sump, which raises the now diluted oil level, and the soot trapped in the fuel clogs the oil pick up pipe. As long as you let the regens finish it would be fine, it’s just knowing when they do them, without any sort of obd reader whilst driving. 6k oil changes massively help the reliability
Matts the bomb @ these videos…brilliant video as per usual…the natural successor to the king of cars Jeremy Clarkson 🙏
Hence why i got rid of kia 1.4 rio. It seemed to guzzle through fuel. I only generally do short journeys pick up kids from school etc. By the time do trips worked out at about 30 miles which usually did twice a day possibly 3 times. I was spending £55 for a tank of fuel that did about 360 miles per tank
Very timely video for me Matt. I'm currently considering what to do as i'm fed up during through £500 worth of diesel on my fuel card every month. I need a 4x4 for towing, but I'm thinking of just having one for that & running something economical as a daily driver. I'm like you, there are economical cars out there that would bore me to death. Lately I've been thinking a bit left field. With the bottom falling out of the EV market there's some really good stuff under 10k. You can pick up a good one owner E Golf for £8-9k. I know the EV mob always whinge about poor range, but as it's a runabout that's less of an issue & you get the build quality of a Golf over something like the Renault Zoe.
Great video. Btw, I actually saw you in Manchester airport last week, really early in the morning around 4am. It felt too early to come for a chat 😂😂
Oh really, a few other people said hi :)
Another great video, would love to hear your views on the below categories, using a similar Autotrader type video looking at cars in various price brackets:
Best Family car
Best Coupe
Best Prestige
Best SUV
Best 4x4
Best Hybrid
Best Overall Car
Most/Least Reliable
I have a citroen ds3 dsport 2010, averaging 64mpg. I have done 274K miles and it is superb, a lovely drive and more importantly I do all the work on it.
Got a 320d tourer .Drove from Stafford to Chorley last week ,no rush cruise control and a lot of the m6 was restricted to 50 mph. Got 73.5 mpg ave according to the trip computer.
I had one of these too, it was a 15 Reg and an efficient dynamics 2.0 diesel and was getting 75MPG on a motorway
My favourite was Mazda 2 2002-2007, great car 60 mpg until the shittty peugeot engine started chuffing from injectors. Probably rusting away these days but so practical and the low down torque beats the equivalent petrol!