I needed a diesel run around...... Found one!

[THE_Liam]

Yeah, although I'd try to fix it. I'm not bothered too much for economy, but I'm definitely happy with the 45mpg on 86p a litre veg oil I'm getting in the DT

Depends what you can afford and how far you have to drive I guess. I have to think about whether I can afford every journey and if its worth it so economy is very important to me.....unfortunately so is overtaking power so its always a compromise lol.

In my opinion, if all you really want is a comfy daily, don't get a 306.

320d is a good shout, or possibly a 330d? Most say don't bother with the 320 as all you get is less poke and 2 less cylinders, but mine wasn't great on juice (and no, I'm not being like Tom...).

What about a Mazda 6 diesel? Or an Alfa... but that won't exactly be reliable...

The Mazda 6 book figures on MPG are pretty poor and the tax is a lot iirc, I was looking at a few before I got the Vec but the MPG put me off. That and the amount for spares or repair on ebay at the time lol.

What you need is something mega economical but also simple and rugged, because if you need the Vectra to do 50mpg because you're that skint then I assume if say the DMF failed you'd be f*cked right? A 106 diesel is probably the right car if you get a good one mate, 65mpg, as complicated as a hammer, tough and cheap to fix?