Zetec Climate 1.6
Hmm - it'll be a lot easier to px a Ford for another Ford TBH.
Fairly standard model so probably about £6k for p/x. Low miles though which should help.
I agree filling up every 250 miles is a bit of a PITA and expensive, BUT if you have the right car its great fun between fill ups 8)
If economy is something your worried about i would consider a diesel but only one without a DPF as the modern diesels are very tunable, for instance a remapped/boxed 1.9CDTi astra will keep up with a standard astra VXR with a fraction of the running costs, but these engines do have issues(EGR, Inlet manifold etc) if you are unlucky but in general they are quite reliable.
Sod the running costs and buy the ST:lol:
Golf Edition 30!
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I've always considered a powerful diesel to be the best of both worlds. Pretty quick and also decent on fuel.