Back in a Peugeot

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I've got the 1.6tdci in a mk6 fiesta so same engine but bigger displacement, that's doing 52mpg according to the readout on the dash but that's predominantly brisk b-road drivings.

The trouble with the 1.4 is it's too small/underpowered to drag a heavy estate.  Very little torque from them as well so they need to be worked hard to maintain speed.  I learnt to drive in a 1.4HDi 206 hatch...that was ridiculously slow even as a new driver and without the added estate weight lol!

The 1.6TDCi in my Focus averaged 57mpg over about 30k miles/3.5 years.  Half of that was with a 140bhp map so I'm surprised you don't get a bit more from the Fiesta.

I used to average 60-70mpg across a tank when I was doing longer commutes. I mainly drive it on very windy backroads very quickly on relatively short trips in cold weather at the moment so the MPG really isn't bad for the driving I do. It's the same kind of driving that'd get you MPG in the teens in a gti6.

i may be end up coming back to hdis. Sounds like the 1.4 may be one to avoid though :/

The 1.6 was definitely the one to go for when I did my research- real world MPG very similar but more power and torque. Supposedly it remaps really well well but mine is standard. Purchased on 76k now on 121.5k. I service it every 6-months with low SAPS oil and a filter which is nice and cheap as it's a paper filter and the oil capacity is very low so two 5L bottles does roughly 3 oil changes and decent oil is £22ish for 5L. Most of the cars they come in are pretty cheap parts-wise as well AFAIK. £30 a year tax on most models as well.

It's definitely not fast but there's enough low-down shove to pull out quickly etc. and I'm sure remapping it would really help in a small car like the fiesta or maybe the 206. Injector seals do go but they're not expensive to sort if you do them yourself. Overall mine's been great and the only reason to sell it when I eventually do is my commute is really short now and I want a fast petrol.

Did you just compare GTi-6 MPG to diesel Fiesta MPG? :p  I know what you mean though, I'd remembered about your long commute but didn't realise it'd changed since I was more active on here.

You don't need to use low SAPS oil in the fiesta btw, it's only necessary for DPF equipped cars.  Though it won't do any harm of course!

I agree on the 1.6TDCi/HDi being the one to go for, can't really see any benefits to the 1.4 apart from cheap insurance for younger drivers.  The later 8v 1.6 is even more reliable as it has none of the oil issues of the older 16v models.  Though the 8v's do like to eat injectors!

I probably don't but it's inexpensive and it's good quality TOTAL oil. Ford's own branded oil is also cheap online.

I think my fiesta is late enough to have a revised oil feed to the turbo, I'm pretty sure I looked it up shortly after buying it as I was thinking of getting the later pipe that doesn't block up as easily. Anyway, I change the oil every 6-months and that should stop it gunking up.

Yeah it's been a much shorter commute on back roads for nearly 2 years. It does get used for long trips semi-often though. I've recently just put the biggest bosch s5 that fits in the battery box with well over 700CCA on the car. Way overkill but it deserved it as I think the previous battery was the original 12y old one!