Err.. im not really sure what reaction this will get but here goes..

The Range Rover will be leaving in a few months.. its just too thirsty.. whod have guessed!

So i need a car to replace it, ideally the most frugal car that i can get my hands on for £1500 or less, cheap to insure would be cool too.

Now usually at this point id seek out the nearest diesel astra but they are horrific and i really dont fancy one.

Any suggestions.. reliable and some street cred would be nice (avoid pug and citreon as the ones i know arent reliable and yes i know a few owners).

Alternatively something a little nicer for £2k and a little more expensive to run. tbh anything will be cheap after the range rover. Something with some luxury would be nice. Was thinking BMW 323 or something but lets see what people suggest.

1.8 Vectra?  I know you like your Vauxhalls, and i cant fault mine.  

iv got a Vectra 2.0 CD Auto here but its needing the door and front wing replaced, it will be easier to run than the range rover for sure but im not sure its efficient enough

£15 got me just under 130 miles, though that is mainly A-Road stuff so running at a constant speed.  If you want to go really cheap to run then go for a 1.5 Nexia.  Or alternatively an old Polo 1.9 SDi, though they are awfully slow.

bah, if you think a 2 liter vectra is too thirsty what are you doing thinking about a 2.3 liter bm ?

tut tut tut

ah well im undecided on going a little better.. or a lot better than a range rover lol

im tempted by an MR2 tbh

not go time to say much, gotta go to work, but a Coupe VVC sounds like a good idea.

Cheap, 150bhp, 40mpg, well specd, full leather, nice to drive.

Alfa 156.  Couple of mates have them, dirt cheap to buy but watch out for the Tsparks.  Cost about £130 for a set of plugs.  Theirs seem reliable anyway.

Quote from: DEViANCEnot go time to say much, gotta go to work, but a Coupe VVC sounds like a good idea.

Cheap, 150bhp, 40mpg, well specd, full leather, nice to drive.

as much as it pains me to do so i agree with dev on the rover coupe as long as you can live with the bland interior and image.

jaimz

Or you could buy the better built, better handling, much, MUCH faster MR2 turbo.

And youd have 12 second standing quarters with not much £ thrown at it.

I get around 30mpg on mine at present with combination motorway and back road blasts

i do like the mk2 MR2 T-Bars, going to avoid turbos tho as i have one of them already for the weekends

I was thinking of selling my Volvo 740 SE

Grp 12 insurance
2.0L 8 Valve
262,000 miles
LPG conversion (Petrol, LPG or Auto)
About 10 months MOT
5 and half months TAX
3 new tyres!
3 new wipers

Electric mirrors, 4 x Electric windows, Towbar and full electrics, Electric sunroof (needs a little manual help )

Id accept £1500... for that Id leave the head unit in!.

£1500 for a volvo with over 260k miles on it..

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sorry had to get back on my chair there.. pmsl

Diesel Frontera?

no chance when i decided to get a 4x4 it had to be a range rover... nothing else will do.. id love to keep it but i need another 10k a year wages to do that really