06-01-2013, 09:01 PM
(05-01-2013, 10:38 AM)C.A.R. Wrote: I think the only Clio in his budget is an old shape one to be honest, which are a bit 'low-rent' inside. I want him to have a pleasant change from his micra!
He thinks all 306s are a bit old now unfortunately, no amount of me trying to convince him otherwise is working! I'll keep plugging away but most of the lower mileage HDis are estates, which he certainly doesn't need
Tried suggesting some bigger, plush cars like the Saab 9-5 and a Volvo S40. Does anyone know much about the diesel engines in these? I thought the Saab would be the same fiat engine as used in the vectra equivalent?
The S40 Diesel isn't a Volvo engine - it's the gronky Renault jobby they used in the late P1 Lagunas and Scenics of that era... It's pretty naff, 115hp... And S40s are just horribly boring really, they're a Mitsubishi Carisma underneath...
Reliable and all, the petrols are 4cyls based on the Volvo whiteblocks (T4, T5, T6 etc) and are reliable, not great on fuel, but boring...
Saab 9-3s and 9-5s is the Vauxhall DTi engine, pretty naff also... I don't think they put the Commonrail CDTI in the earlier 9-3s/9-5s, only the later ones... Neither is a mindblowing engine though...
Civic is OK - but they're VERY bland... The 1.7CTDI won't set the world alight, but from what I hear they're reliable, but have the typical "modern" diesel issues of being too complex and likely to go wrong on a small budget...
