Which used car for long distances?

Chuck · 2005-11-23T17:49:02+00:00

Hello. I do an 160 miles round trip, 3 times a week. I've been doing itdo for in a 1.3 Punto, which has been OK but know it's knackered. Iwant to buy something second hand and cheap to replace it. I'm notbothered about what the car looks like or how it handles around a racetrack, as long as it gets me the 160 miles, 3 times a week.I don't see the point in buying a new car as I'm doing 24k miles peryear and it would run out quick. Ideally I'd want a something a bitlarger than a Punto, which gave me some back problems. Obviously moneyis the big factor for me. I want to get maximum mileage for mimimumoutlay, and minimum mpg.Can anyone suggest the kind of thing I should look for? I really don'thave much of a clue about cars, but I'm willing to do some researchinto it. I've seen a lot of diesel cars around 80k miles on the clock.Is that high, for a diesel? My Punto became unusable at 90k.Thanks for any tips.

Nov 23, 2005 20 Replies

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srp 20 years ago

I've got a P reg 306 Xnd, I do more miles per year than you and it seems to be plodding on ok with frequent oil changes ( fingers crossed, on about 170k now) I get 60 mpg , but I had to upgrade the soundproofing which improved things a bit on the motorway.The Seat is more comfy than my older accord, I agree that it is probably not wise to drive that sort of mileage in a newish car.. although it depends on how much cash you have to burn.

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