Hi there folks,
For a little background, I've always been a keen Fiat enthusiast since my first car, a 04 Punto Active. Circumstances led me to now currently owning an Abarth 595 Competitzione, a Mitsubishi Evo 6 GSR and my father's X reg Vauxhall Astra.
The Astra is my workhorse as I do 90 miles a day with my commute, which doesn't bother me. But the Astra is a 1.6 petrol estate, its using oil and I'm getting around 36mpg with it.
I'm looking to sell or scrap it next year and purchase a Panda (03-12) but not sure what model/engine would be best for me. I'm looking to cut my running costs and was looking at the 1.3 MJet Diesel for its cracking fuel economy, however last winter it was pretty bad and I had to use my Evo to get to work with it's AWD capability. Which is why I don't know whether to sacrifice some mpg and go for a 1.2 petrol 4X4 Panda, for when I really need it.
Can I get peoples opinions and experiences with either the 1.3 MJet or the 1.2 4X4 with real world mpg figures
Thank you in advance
For a little background, I've always been a keen Fiat enthusiast since my first car, a 04 Punto Active. Circumstances led me to now currently owning an Abarth 595 Competitzione, a Mitsubishi Evo 6 GSR and my father's X reg Vauxhall Astra.
The Astra is my workhorse as I do 90 miles a day with my commute, which doesn't bother me. But the Astra is a 1.6 petrol estate, its using oil and I'm getting around 36mpg with it.
I'm looking to sell or scrap it next year and purchase a Panda (03-12) but not sure what model/engine would be best for me. I'm looking to cut my running costs and was looking at the 1.3 MJet Diesel for its cracking fuel economy, however last winter it was pretty bad and I had to use my Evo to get to work with it's AWD capability. Which is why I don't know whether to sacrifice some mpg and go for a 1.2 petrol 4X4 Panda, for when I really need it.
Can I get peoples opinions and experiences with either the 1.3 MJet or the 1.2 4X4 with real world mpg figures
Thank you in advance