which car for 5k?

[kevb123]

got 5k to but a fiesta, want something with under 50k miles.

which engines are the best? want a bit more umph than my last 06 1.2

what would you advise?

[isetta]

we don't know what mileage you expect to do. Diesel will have more umph than the 1.25 whichever size diesel it is. The 1.4tdci does not look like much power on paper but there is good torque and I think feels like they go well and they keep going on hills , not like the petrol engines where the car just gets slower and slower (I have not driven a 1.00 Ecoboost so I can't comment on that). Good mpg also.  But if you ain't doing lots of miles the fuel cost saving might not mean so much to you and you could have dpf problems.  1.6tdci is even nicer - look at torque figures don't just look at bhp.

[kevb123]

not a lot of miles prob less than 4k a yr

[kevb123]

can anyone explain why the 2011 has 2  different 1.25 engines? one has more hp

[Luke4efc]

At 4k miles a year, diesel is no good to you. A 1.0L ecoboost with less than 50k on the clock will be above your budget of £5k. Infact I think you'd struggle to get any decent specced faclift Fiesta with that criteria.

The N/A 1.6L in the pre-facelift might be your best chance of having some oomph. Failing that the 1.4L will be a little cheaper and better on fuel.

[TomsFocus]

2 hours ago, kevb123 said:

can anyone explain why the 2011 has 2  different 1.25 engines? one has more hp

The 60bhp 1.25 was only fitted to basic trim levels.  Presumably to get them into very low insurance groups for young drivers.

The 82bhp version is still pretty slow compared to the 99bhp 1.0 EcoBoost.

£5k won't get you what you're after sadly.

[DG97]

Quick glance on autotrader picks up a few Ecoboosts under 5k but either around 70k miles+ or an insurance write off

as Luke says, 1.6 is going to be the best bet for a bit of punch but the 1.4 will be the best compromise between costs and performance

[I'mAnExpertTrustMe]

With the criteria in mind:   <£5k, <50kmiles, >100bhp?, and you only doing 4k miles a year (Bicycles could be a cheap option?) 

At a very quick glance, you're looking at: 2010 Citroen DS3,      2010 Vauxhall corsa 1.6 turbo, or 2011 Ford Mondeo.

All petrol cars, so the low mileage won't bung them up as easily, and all are looking at 150bhp (With Mondeo at 200~)

 

[cjay1]

1.25 82 bhp fiesta might be worth a look at your low mileage. its perfectly adequate around town and will quite happily cruise at 70 on the motorway. not quite as powerful as an EcoBoost but more oomph than the 59 bhp variant of that engine.

other option if you can is to increase your budget a bit and get an EcoBoost.

if budget fixed would a 70,000+plus EcoBoost be such a bad thing as they should last at least 150,000 miles according to ford still a few years of motoring at your mileage

[kevb123]

ok thanx for the replies