Well I've had to kiss goodbye to my fun 2.0L petrol Weekend after a very happy year (see the classifieds), and I've found a TD100 saloon, 72000 miles, recent cambelt, alternator, sounds well looked after mechanically, MOT till next year, £975. I just need something to last me till the summer when I head overseas, doing 300 miles a week between Loughborough and Coventry, and other than being a saloon this looks just the ticket. Should save me a packet on fuel over what I was spending in the Weekend!
I'd prefer an estate for practicality but they seem to be harder to find - and when you do they seem to be not as well looked after. I'd also prefer a JTD but they seem to command about a £1000 premium - not worth it for six months, a nice simple well looked after diesel lump seems a better option.
Is there anything I should look out for? Searching the forums it seems to be cambelt and power steering pump that pops up all the time, does anything else commonly go wrong on them?
BTW the owner reckons she was getting 48MPG around town from it - is this realistic? She does sound like she has a lighter right foot than me, I suspect the turbo hasn't seem much use
I'd prefer an estate for practicality but they seem to be harder to find - and when you do they seem to be not as well looked after. I'd also prefer a JTD but they seem to command about a £1000 premium - not worth it for six months, a nice simple well looked after diesel lump seems a better option.
Is there anything I should look out for? Searching the forums it seems to be cambelt and power steering pump that pops up all the time, does anything else commonly go wrong on them?
BTW the owner reckons she was getting 48MPG around town from it - is this realistic? She does sound like she has a lighter right foot than me, I suspect the turbo hasn't seem much use