Billy Posted June 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 (edited) Right, ive been getting quoted about £3000 at the cheapest on insurance for a 306 TD 1.9, so that can feck right off. What about a 1999 Clio? Group 2 insurance. Edited June 27, 2007 by Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave85 Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 The 1.5 diesel 106 is an abomination. Good on fuel but a complete tank and not very nice to drive at all. If you're really skint, well its got 4 wheels and a roof and will get you about, but you'll soon want shot of the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegrass Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 My first car was a 1.5D Pug 106, had both good and bad experiences with them.Good - Insurance as a named driver on dads insurance was only £200 with LivVictoria, considering I had little/no money at 17, £200 was brilliant.Fuel economy was excellent. I now drive a 1.2 petrol new Clio and i want a diesel sooo bad. Never had a problem with the engine itself, started first time always.Bad - As said, engine was perfect, yet had problems with driveshafts. Parts to get problem fixed were expensive! Sunroof eventually leaked slightly after a year. Electrics were a bit crap. Simple jobs like changing a brake light bulb etc turned into a major job - Mechanism for screwing the bulbs in was so crap and fiddley.After owning her for a year and a half, i gave her a service and put the car on autotrader. Heres the good bit - Bought the car for £600, sold it for £850. Score! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted June 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 My first car was a 1.5D Pug 106, had both good and bad experiences with them.Good - Insurance as a named driver on dads insurance was only £200 with LivVictoria, considering I had little/no money at 17, £200 was brilliant.Fuel economy was excellent. I now drive a 1.2 petrol new Clio and i want a diesel sooo bad. Never had a problem with the engine itself, started first time always.Bad - As said, engine was perfect, yet had problems with driveshafts. Parts to get problem fixed were expensive! Sunroof eventually leaked slightly after a year. Electrics were a bit crap. Simple jobs like changing a brake light bulb etc turned into a major job - Mechanism for screwing the bulbs in was so crap and fiddley.After owning her for a year and a half, i gave her a service and put the car on autotrader. Heres the good bit - Bought the car for £600, sold it for £850. Score!Whats your clio like on fuel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegrass Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 Well its ok because its only a 1.2 engine. £20 fuel will get me almost exactly 200miles. That doesn't sound bad but considering my 106 diesel would get me nearer 300miles to £20, i miss that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted June 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 Well its ok because its only a 1.2 engine. £20 fuel will get me almost exactly 200miles. That doesn't sound bad but considering my 106 diesel would get me nearer 300miles to £20, i miss that How many MPG is that roughly, do you know? Are there any other little diesels I should look for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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