Being carless (not careless ) I am obviously looking to get a new motor when I get back from these sunny climbs (not in a major hurry though). I was mostly gonna buy a brand spanker Ibiza FR TDI from an online broker. Well I have had a major change of heart, as I am mostly liking this debt free business. I now want to save up for a big a$$ deposit on a house. So I am looking to spend about

Do you really need a diesel. If you open up to petrol as well, your market increases big time as diesel cars hold their value well.

Also dont be put off by starship mileage, my commuter hack drives like new with 154,000 miles on the clock, and its a Ford petrol. I also know someone who has a Porsche Boxster 2.5 with over 200,000 miles on it.

Ideally I would like diesel for the mpg, lower insurance and lower tax Also for load lugging diesel is the way forward. I am noseying at the Astra 2.0 sri dti at the 'mo