Autoblog-Opinion: economical, but also representative transport
Posted on 11-11-2015 at 14:00 by dizono – 143 Responses”
Now the Guy has found a job, his Golf VI 1.4 TSI with 160 delicious pk’s to become expensive by the many living werkkilometers. Time for something different so, with ‘economical’ and ‘representative’ the magic words are.
Most people do it this way: brikkie during the study and when the active life begins, there will be a nice car for the door. At Guy go that was partially the other way around. During his two studies moved he is in a VW Golf VI 1.4 TSI with 160 hp. Now he has a job, which he does leasebak but mileage allowance will, is the Golf actually too expensive. But he is now sentenced to a brikkie, or for 8 to 11 mille something fun and exciting to find? Probably, but first the table:
Current autoVolkswagen Golf VI 1.4 TSI 160 hp
Sale / lease:Sale
Business / privePrivé
Budget:8.000-11.000 euro
Annual mileage:30.000-40.000 km/year
Brandstofvoorkeur:No preference, as long as it is efficient
Reason to purchase another car:Current car is too expensive
GezinssamenstellingTwee adults
Preferred brands /models:No
No-go models / brands:Volkswagen, too many negative experiences with my 3 Volkswagens
And then there are the additional requirements/wishes. First of all, want to Guy a representational vehicle with at least four doors. In addition, he lives near the German and Belgian border and fill-up he for much lower literprijzen. Since he was Dutch road tax to pay, comes the tipping point where diesel is cheaper than gasoline even a bit higher. In practice, the differences in annual costs will probably not be very large. Small enough to be personal preference for fuel to roads in any case. Cruise control, a manual gearbox and front fog lamps are an advantage, just like a car of less than 8 years old and Bovag warranty.
Downsizing in terms of engine: Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost
The pioneer of the three-cylinder C-segmenters, this Focus. And not only that, but Ford proved that one liter capacity and three nuts enough to be fine to come in the Dutch traffic. Such as we get from Ford are used to send the Focus also very nice. The offer is not huge, but there are a number of instances from 2012, with approximately 150,000 km on the clock, to purchase. The driving test you’ll check here, but also strike our used car-advice!
Downsize in terms of format: Opel Corsa 1.2 EcoFlex / 1.3 CDTI
A good option to what is cheaper, is by choosing a smaller car. The Corsa 1.2 Ecoflex (used car-advice) is a lot lighter, and therefore cheaper in road tax. On the other hand, the car is not much more fuel efficient than the Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost, which makes the cost difference not so great as you would expect. The 1.3 CDTI is a praktijkverbruik of 1 to 20 (and it can be even more efficient with a velvet foot) might be a better option, although it depends again on how often you are in Belgium gas can refuel. With only Belgian fuel prices, the annual advantage of diesel compared to gasoline in a comparable Corsa not more than a few hundreds of euros per year.
Underrated: Fiat Bravo 1.6 MultiJet / 1.4 T-Jet
The Bravo made its appearance in 2007, to last year, silent of the market to disappear. A big success was the car never and, actually, that’s a pity. It is a beautiful car to see, but a car that doesn’t really a secret. Conversely, the prices on the second hand market are low and you have a good recent Bravo with low miles, well within the budget. The choice of petrol or diesel should Guy yourself.
Automatic transmission, but economical: Honda Civic Hybrid
Transmission is the preferred of Guy, but that flavour is there with hybrids a lot. In addition, such fuel-efficient cars invite still not shifting, certainly not at 30,000 to 40,000 kilometres per year. According to Spritmonitor.de does a Civic Hybrid in practice, such a 5.72 litres per 100 kilometres, compared to 7.5 litres per hundred kilometers for the Gulf. The supply of second-hand Civics is quite spacious and for less than 10 mille if you already have a young specimen with less than 125,000 miles of experience.
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