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Biodiesel => Vehicles => Topic started by: neisel on March 11, 2017, 12:56:22 PM

Title: Recommend a BD100 using automatic small car for a new driver, max £1500.
Post by: neisel on March 11, 2017, 12:56:22 PM

Need a BD100 using automatic diesel car for a new driver. The budget is £1,500. It must be an automatic with a small engine which will hopefully make it cheap to insure.

Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Recommend a BD100 using automatic small car for a new driver, max £1500.
Post by: Head Womble on March 11, 2017, 01:13:36 PM

Skoda Fabia 1.9sdi auto, it may not be a small engine but it is low powered.

Title: Re: Recommend a BD100 using automatic small car for a new driver, max £1500.
Post by: neisel on March 11, 2017, 01:42:23 PM

Thanks.

Don't know anything about Skoda's but a quick search suggests this was the 1st one when VW were in charge so it's the same as a Polo underneath the skin?

Title: Re: Recommend a BD100 using automatic small car for a new driver, max £1500.
Post by: neisel on March 11, 2017, 07:47:41 PM

There doesn't seem to be a single automatic Skoda Fabia 1.9sdi for sale anywhere in the country. I don't know if they ever even sold them.

That's the problem with these small automatic BD using cars, they're rare. I reckon only about 2 or 3 % opted for it where it was available as an option.

Title: Re: Recommend a BD100 using automatic small car for a new driver, max £1500.
Post by: Head Womble on March 11, 2017, 10:43:39 PM

'm sure there was one for sale when I was looking for my A4, it stuck in my mind as I thought god that will be slow.

Title: Re: Recommend a BD100 using automatic small car for a new driver, max £1500.
Post by: Tony on March 11, 2017, 10:57:07 PM

Well you say that, I thought the Corsa 1.5TD would be slow but it was like the proverbial off a shovel.  Very light.  Not sure how an auto would affect it but some of them are pretty good!

Title: Re: Recommend a BD100 using automatic small car for a new driver, max £1500.
Post by: greasemonkey on March 11, 2017, 11:32:00 PM

Small autos are a problem to find, and command a premium at the best of times. I know a few folk who are always on the lookout for them. Very easy to sell, not so easy to source, no matter what make or model.

Title: Re: Recommend a BD100 using automatic small car for a new driver, max £1500.
Post by: neisel on March 12, 2017, 04:38:48 PM

Is anyone running DB in a Toyota Yaris (XP10) D-4D?

Would BD be a problem in that?