TOP 8 FUEL EFFICIENT CARS UNDER £5,000
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Not been here for a while Matty, not sure if you remember me, we have shared the odd joke here and there! Anyway absolutely brilliant you’ve got to 200k in subscribers, you deserve it buddy, lots of hard work and solid content, I’ve literally been with you from the start and it’s great to see what you’ve achieved and accomplished and I wish you all the success you deserve in the future even if you have started going on chav holidays to Dubai and started highlighting your hair (jeez! Give the money away if you can’t think of anything sensible or disgraceful to do with it otherwise by the time you get to 300k you may well of spent it all on plastic surgery and end up looking like a messed up version of a love island contestant or worst still a northern car salesman version of Rylan Clarke ) I hope you’re salt of the earth northern mates are taking note and ready to give you a good kicking to bring you back to reality
So when are you going to mention the words "Electric Vehicle" for the first time?
@Syst3M D3Cod3s An EV has lower Green House Gas Emissions.
@Syst3M D3Cod3s 1) Your entire post is just a bunch of WHATABOUTISMS. FACT: An EV has lower Green House Gas Emissions than your diesel Ford! 2) You are not getting 99 mpg. Probably not even half of that. 3) I'd say EV's are affordable to anyone that has a steady income. Try making a TCO - Total Cost of Ownership Calculation to get the true cost of what you are currently spending in total on your Ford. 4) The TRICK with EV's is to charge them AT home over night and at work when you are putting in a ~8 hour work day. That way you don't need to queue to charge. 5) AFAIK most electric car batteries are warrantied for 8 years or 100,000/120,000 miles, whichever comes first, with minimum 70% retention of Battery capacity over the warranty period. But yeah - I can currently not tell you what a battery will cost to replace once an EV is out of warranty - you and everyone else buying an EV will have to do your/their own research on that one before buying.
Man, you’re on a roll recently. I’m enjoying every video - whether it’s one of these lists, or a review, or a tour or just anything.
Thanks!
Brilliant, good to see a working man's video in these fuel efficiency times.
Another good video but what have you done to your hair fella
It's not the full on Alex Belfield thankfully
You’ll be buying a Rs1600i at this rate...
Fame did it
Good question
Yeah looks like the colour of piss
After having diesel cars for nigh on 25 years, I decided it was time for a change, so after watching this excellent video I bought a Suzuki Celerio, totally different to my last car, a V40. I have to say, what a brilliant little car it is, currently averaging just under 60 mpg, better than the D2 Volvo. I'm very impressed and I have to say thank you to Matt for pointing me in the right direction 👍
Rocking a 2010 Golf 2.0 TDi, 140bhp. Work and back - 50-60 mpg. Floor it on the way home, overtake a few folk - 45mpg. Hit the South coast to visit my sister, use cruise control 60+mpg. This car has 140k on the clock, I paid £3,500 for it. It is comfortable, good stereo, bluetooth phone, 4* electric windows and still makes me smile when driving it, what's not to like?
The cheating NOx emissions which kill all the pedestrians for a start.
@@jazzyb8886 Get a grip man. I remember driving in smog that thick I nearly ran into a packed car on the wrong side of the road. In city's, cars often put out air that is cleaner than went in. The only time you see a sooty diesel these days is a boy racers Seat FR that has had all the cleaning contraptions removed, then remapped or vintage commercials. The sheer volume of traffic is now the main problem.
@@carlosfandango2419- *cities. Simpleton.
The 2008-2013 alto that preceded the Suzuki celery. Was unlike the celeriac it had character it had charm it was fun not just a box. They also sold it as the Nissan pixo
I'd rather spend more on fuel and drive something else.
@@khalidacosta7133 that’s understandable but I’d rather have an alto than a celeriac
One of my cars is a mk9 civic idtec. I never get less than 60 mpg out of it no matter how I drive it. Gets 80mpg on a long motorway trip at a constant 65mph. It's amazing!
I’ve got the tourer version. Totally agree with what you say!
I remember driving (a then) brand new mk8 Civic 2.2 diesel my Dad had for an extended test drive. Not only very economical but surprisingly quick with loads of effortless overtaking grunt. He ended going for an Accord at the time.
Years ago I had a mk 8 Civic, followed by a mk 9 until 2017, both diesel engines. The 2.2 was a powerful one, and had a tall top gear (it was a 6-speed box), around 35 mph/1000 rpm. The Mk 9 1.6l diesel one was the most efficient car I had - averaging about 4.4 l/100km.
Ive got a 2013 civic 5 door. Its 60 miles per gallon all day. Great car.
I just did a 700mile round trip to Scotland.. achieved 60mpg with 3 lads in the car 3/4 of a tank in my 520d. Mostly motorway but great nonetheless
You're a great source of no-nonsense information. Thanks for passing on your expertise.
I have managed over 81mpg in my 2020 2.0tdi manual Passat over a mixed trip over 1800miles. It means being clever with how you drive but worth it !
are you tailgating lorries?
Very impressive, I have only managed to get 70mpg from my Passat.
@@jackdaniel9308 no not at all , I live in Ireland and the area I mostly travel is fairly flat
Same here. One time, I can only put it down to the external air conditions that must have been just right for efficient burning, it did 70mpg on a run that normally averaged 55mpg.
@@simon.revill put a little more air pressure in your tyres
A few months ago I bought a 2004 VW Lupo 1.0L petrol for £600 with full history. A brimmed tank in todays mad prices is £55 (£35/40 normally) - yes it’s slower than a post office queue but it’s a great run about and will average 50+mph even with my foot mashed to the floor only weighing 870kg. Can’t ever get done for speeding but 40mph feels like 70 as it’s a big go-kart. Best thing I’ve bought and I love it.
Some time ago VW used to make the Lupo 3l which UK market never got. It was 1.2 tdi auto and consumption was exactly matching the title - 3l per 60 miles
They also did the lupo gti, very rare now but look like a laugh to drive
The only problem is if you get into a collision with another vehicle, it could be really bad. That's why I have always avoided matchbox cars.
Literally missing off the 1.6 dtec Honda Civic is mind boggling . More specifically the models that ran from 2012-2017. Free to tax, bomb proof, can pick them up from 5000k or less for an older reg. Around town I get 60+ mpg, on a long run I get 80+ mpg. It quite literally won a guinness world record for its frugality!
good shout
BMW LCI E60 520d, 65mpg on the motorway. Under the radar, fuel efficient car.
You must have sat at 60mph to achieve that figure? I've had two e60 LCI 520d auto's and only averaged 37mpg in both of them 😅 My tuned 315hp LCI 530d averaged around 40mpg and i didn't hang about in it
Being fuel efficient is all about how you drive and planning your journeys. In my Audi SQ7 beast, stick it behind a lorry, use radar cruise control and you’ll get around 60mpg. Normal driving 30mpg if you’re lucky.
That sounds fun 🤩
Nobody buys a Audi S to sit behind a lorry
@@ThePorkypete51 I didn't either, but nice to know what's possible
Or you could overtake the lorry and stick it on 62mph or so,??? (i.e have a nice clear view ahead)
@@sixtyseven3337 must not of heard of slipstream driving
Very entertaining advice on some interesting choices. Excellent as always.
Had my CRZ for 7 years ( longest I've kept a car ) and it's the updated battery pack ( 2014 ) . Economical , quick 20-50mph , manual box and utterly reliable at reasonable Honda dealer costs. Looked to sell it a few times to have a change but seen nothing comparable
Filled my car up today £122 for v power, but it’s only a £80 fine if you drive off. I can see a issue here. Call me the money saving expert!
an £80 fine on top of paying back the £122. Not really saving money is it? :)
Couple of cheap good versions are the 1.4 and 1.6 hdi engines, citroens c2 1.4 hdi my Mrs use to have averaged 80mpg consistently and the 1.6 hdi ds3 which was good for around 75mpg on a motorway on the regular. I have a 640d GC and that's quite good on a run I average 42-45mpg on the regular that's good from a 300bhp+beast.
1st class video Matt! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience trying to help us.....
Whilst some think it worthwhile point out their perceived faults about your appearance.
"A wise man speaks because he has something to say, a foolish man speaks because he has to say something"!
My ds3 sport diesel is an amazing little car average arond 55mpg and have i have achieved 83 mpg on the motorway,good looking car in my opinion,done 124 thousand miles,absolute brilliant car hate it when people slag off the French cars
Yay! Another vid 😁
It’s good to see the price of fuel starting to come down though. Theyre still extremely high!!
Great stuff again, Matt ! thanks for creating. Would this be relevant for first time driver cars please? if not any chance of a review? Really great videos keep them up !
I’ve had a fairly high mileage manual 2010 C200 CDI estate a few years ago. On the long run, it was doing 60-65 imperial mpg. My automatic 2003 E320CDI CDI auto estate with 204bhp and 500Nm of torque was still doing over 40mpg and could carry five people, a slimline dishwasher and fridge in the boot. These are both in the range of £2-4K now. I’d also recommend the SL500 or any other V8 from Mercedes. For a 5 litre V8, it’s incredibly frugal.
Really thorough and as usual - it's informative and relevant. Thank you Matt !
Thanks!
I love the range of videos you've been putting out.
I bought a 2009 Yaris for £5000 with 21000 miles just last April. 55 mpg no problem and plenty quick enough to keep up in traffic. And it's a Yaris so it's never going to go wrong.
why didn't you go for a corolla instead? Significantly nicer drive for not much more running cost.
There supposed to be bullet proof
That was the most useful video I have ever see on youtube. Thank you vert much!
I picked up a 2006, Audi A4 B7 Avant, 6 speed manual, 2.0Tdi in January with 133,000 miles. Averages 48mpg on my 18 mile round trip to work everyday. Did cost £130 to fill up a few weeks ago. Getting approx 700 miles to one tank. Haven't had ot on a run yet can see it doing 1000 miles on a tank. I was running a 2002 BMW 325ci auto before and the best I'd get out of it on my work run would be 24 mpg.
ya those mid 2000 diesel's really do go forever. i have 2009 passat much less power than the audi but averages around 55mpg on the motorway and around 750 miles on a tank fill up is like 65 -66 litres. you can get them fairly cheap too.
I hate it when people try to compare cars on how many miles they get to a tank or how much it cost to fill up, as if that means its less economical. You can't, all tanks are different sizes 🤷♂️
@@JP.708 It's stupid to compare fuel economy too... there's so much variability it's utterly pointless.
Damn thant's bad mpg, my 320d estate does 80mpg @58mph or 65mpg @70mph
How much did you pay for your Audi if you don't mind me asking?
good work Matt, thanks for the video
It's great that you highlight cars that most of us wouldn't think of, but clearly have a lot of merit, especially in this example, you show how to really drive cheaply! Cheers! 😊
I had that 1.2TDI in a Fabia estate greenline 2 and I thought it was great. It was totally reliable, refined enough once it was warmed up (when it’s cold it sounds like it has horrific rod knock) and once you get to know it it didn’t feel *that* slow. Not fast by any means, but gutsy enough when you’re in the power band. Like the 1.6TDI though it had some weird torque gaps which can catch you out and leave you floundering, if say you’re pulling out of an uphill junction with a full car. Still, it treated me very well and I once got 86.9mpg out of it. Can’t ask for more than that.
I have also recently bought a seat ibiza ecomotive estate 1.2TDI for my first car and I completely agree. Yes it does struggle to pick up speed at times but I don't think its THAT bad.
I've got a 1.4 tfi fabia estate which gets 60.5 mpg more on a longer run
Glad to see the CRZ on the list. Great little cars. My brother has one and it's actually quite like driving an NA hot hatch from the nineties. Lots of fun and striking to look at. Agree also on the Prius. Driven the current model Mk4 and was very impressed. Very practical, comfortable and refined. It is the same car at the end of the day as the current shape Corolla you tested in Spain.
I've a 2014 1.6tdi golf. With aircon off I got 72mpg on 40 mile trip using cruise control where possible and staying on 60mph limited roads (100km) avoiding motorway. Not always possible I know but its capable of doing that on long open drive. Great video, I had Prius on loan for 3wks, I started to fall for it. I get it.
Another very useful, and entertaining video. Thank you.
Got a right giggle from the old boys that shop exclusively at Jacamo trying to pass comment on matts appearance. It’s called being young lads you wouldn’t get it.
😂 Thanks 😉
Hidden gem for me was a 2015 Mazda3 Sport Nav with the 2.2d engine. Driven gently I managed just under 700 miles. Yet when you wanted to have some fun you had a lightweight car with 150bhp, zero turbo lag. Not a crazy performance machine but enough to put a smile on your face.
In the olden days I had a Citroen ax 1.4 diesel. I drove from near Birmingham to Swansea and back on a 1/4 of a tank. I reckoned about 85 mpg. You’d get one now for a grand and you could say it was retro
I have been waiting for this …and looking in to this it makes loads of sense
Great video love my little Citroen C1 especially as my first car !
My Alfa 159 diesel gets the same economy as a Prius with more go and all the toys.
Love your work, Matt 👍
Great video, really enjoyed it and some v interesting options I didn't know about. I bought a 2009 T-spirit Prius in Jan and it's been amazing. Average is 60mpg. I did consider the honda insight but the shape was v weird and the Prius just seemed to have better reviews and figures in every dept.
Very good. I like the Prius. They’re decent cars
Great video Matt but I prefer smiles per gallon it makes driving so much better
Another awesome video.. love the hair bro..👊🏽💯
I had a CR-Z and it was brilliant. Fun, cool, fully loaded, so cheap to run and I ran it for two years put on 30,000 miles and sold it for exactly what I bought it for. Only draw back is they don’t come in an auto (though do in the US!).
talking of the Spark - my wife had a Matiz for 9 years and 90k miles before we binned it ( wanted too much fixing but we got our £4k worth ) - she now drives a 59 reg with 20k on the clock - I bought it and drove it round for a while and it is soooo cheap and reliable.
I now have a Duster diesel - does 50mpg + with ease - well equipped and mine ( a 13 plate Laureate ) cost me £4990 a year ago. I think I got in just before prices went mental
Interesting video, Thank you for the insight . 👍
Nice list mate, incidentally loved my old Honda CRX VT, cheers for the reminder. 9
Great video Matt. My other half swears by her Nissan Note 1.5D on a 10 plate. CAT D professionally repaired and bought privately for £1100. FSH too. Keep the vids coming.
Ive had a Toyota Aygo & 3 Peugeot 107s.The 63 plate was zero tax but i had issues with the electric power steering.Not easy to drive even though its a small car.Turned out to be power steering ECU.I got a replacement from U Pull It Stamford Bridge and that fixed the problem.Also just got a 61 plate Cat N from Copart that im fixing up.At this moment in history these cars are perfect as run abouts especially in places like London with ULEZ charges.Great video thank you.
Interesting and enjoyable! Thanks.
I purchased a Hyundai Ioniq last year, obviously it was more than £5000 but it’s superb on fuel. I’ve went from a 2.0 diesel doing urban mileage of about 38mpg max! My ionic does between 64 and 69mpg’s with no issues.
Another blinder Matt, nice work 👌👏👍
What about a 2010 Honda Civic in gun metal grey rocking a 2.2 diesel with an S on the end?
Bought mine for £3,000 in Stockport with 64k on the clock.Run it on best derv and service
as recommended.I replace rubber and that’s it really.Had it for 4 years and achieves 54 mpg
all day long. Not cost me a penny and my local garage thinks I’m Jesus. You got this one so
wrong but bloody love the channel⚡️It now has a 102k on it. You really got to be shit faced
If you buy one of those cars or frequent the blue oyster🌎
Glad the CRZ made it on here... Great video mate... Thanks again,👍
Great vid as always Matt. What happened with the Navarra.? Any update planned.?
I bought a 2006 Mercedes b200 cdi few years ago, it is great with economy around town (6.5l-7l per 100km) and on the highway 4.5l on 100km. These used to be cheaper, but now with today's prices I can sell mine for more than what I spent.
I live in Macedonia and car was imported from Germany, as many are around here.
Cracking video. Our daughter had a 2011 Aygo which she did over 130,000 in with very few problems. Bear in mind she drove it like it was stolen and commutes 75 miles daily. I never understood how it lasted so long. She only changed it when the cabin fan broke in the middle of winter and I didn't have time to fix it.
Keep the videos coming Matt, really enjoy your content :) just filled up our VW camper for a couple of weeks away (JLR shutdown fortnight yay!) £165 yikes! Fuel prices wont stop me looking for a 4.4l 322 though ;p
I would also recommend something with a VW 1.9 TDi engine. Reliable and plenty quick. I have a 2003 Škoda Superb and recently I got 53.46mpg on a motorway run, average is about 47mpg. If you go for something lighter like Golf or Octavia, mpg will be even better.
Good fun, thank you! I don't know if the video is perhaps in the works already, but if not, your Spark courtesy car, can we have a review 🙏
Great video Matt, love the hair 👍
Great vid! Matt looking more and more like a member of Erasure or Pet Shop Boys , love it!
A great list for first cars on a budget
My mum has a Citroën C3, it’s a 2011 with around 50,000 miles. It’s the 1.4 diesel with 68 bhp I think🤔. On a very steady run on the highway you could get below the 4.0 l/100km mark, which I find incredibly good. That is also a bit more interesting then most of the cars on this list, and it is surprisingly reliable. It only has one issue, it eats wheel bearings. She has probably replaced almost one a year.
Loving your videos, whether they're relevant to the cars I'm looking to buy or not. I moved back to the UK after spending many years in Canada/US, and the first thing that hit me on returning was 'hang on, I hardly know any of the cars on the road!' lol so I'm learning heaps, many thanks!
Thanks for watching! Welcome back to the UK
@@HighPeakAutos many thanks, I'm extremely glad to be home! Slowly working my way through all of your videos, absolutely loving them 👍🏼
Man i love ur vids
Ur videos really helped me a lot.can ya also post about bikes as well??
lots of good pointers here . congrats
Honorable mention for the kia picanto i must add ( 2gen) my wife has the 2013 1.2 petrol, she beats the crap out of it on horrible dirt roads. Still running excellent, nothing loose and is very fuel efficient.
This model came out tops in a recent reliability survey thing, no real faults at all to report
On diesel cars make sure you maintain your egr valves. I recently changed EGR valve and fuel economy improved from 32mpg to 45mpg on 3.0D V6 car
Jag?
I recently purchased a 2013 Kia Venga 3 1.6 CRDi EcoDynamics for £4'300 with 86'000 miles on the clock, very well kitted out with even the Panoramic electric roof. Full service history, £30 a year tax, and decent fuel economy, not the best in terms of quietness or handling but a great work commuter for me.
Congrats on the subscriber count!
Really interesting.Cheers!
Great video. Could you do a similar one for family cars?
I passed my test in may and bought a suzuki alto 2011 from a friend, so impressed and so cheap to run, it was just £1000 and £20, cheap to insure too!
Looking good mate 👍🏻
Loved this one, could you also do another one, under £6k best cheap to run family cars? Something for 2 parents, child or two, pram, dog, 3 bikes and luggage kind of car? I was looking at Peugot 2008, 3008, Fiat 500L, Cactuses, Capturs, C4 Picasso, B-max/C-max, ceed estate, etc really struggling on the best choice with a half decent spec!
Quality vid. Love a fuel efficient quirky car. 👍
The 308 1.6 HdI blue is great - I have a 15 plate, pay no tax and get 62-65mpg on a mix of town and country
Love the new hair colour 😁 quality video!
Good video! 😊👍🏾
Hi Matt, still sticking with my e92 330d, great mpg , take care mate
Prius is a guilty pleasure of mine. I don't drive enough to warrant chopping my car in for something more frugal, but I have a definite soft spot for them. Comfortable, reliable and cheap to run.
And just to add salt it’s one of the best Diesel engines ever made.54.9 today and I drive like you🙈🏴👍
If you can find one, the renault clio 4 (post 2012) with the 0.9 engine can do 4l/100km on the motorway if you stick behind a van. The diesel ones do even better! Fun little car thats just that bit more practical and comfortable than a C1. Usually comes with aircon and satnav.
Interesting video. My current vehicle (Toyota Landcruiser towing a caravan) uses 21 litres per 100 klms (13.45 miles per gallon). I honestly have only heard of one of those cars, the Toyota Prius. Love the comment about looking like a retired geography teacher. Ha ha!
BMW straight 6 engines are really good on fuel for the performance you get, N52/53/55 and B58 can all get low 40's on a run but realistically mid 20's if you wanna have fun a lot or do a lot of city driving. I only use mine for longer trips and average 35-40 even with some fun thrown in!
I have a 2002 Caddy SDI that I bought for £300 4 years ago.... 70mpg. Yeah, it's not fast and it's a bit loud inside, but can't argue with that. Dad has a Mk1 Fabia SDI and it's pretty similar on fuel.
We have the Auris Hybrid. It's a great car. Economical, comfortable and reliable. Actually quite good fun to drive if you want a play.
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200K subscribers. well done
First of all despite the rather rude and derogatory comments about your hair I really like it. Secondly I recently bought a 2016 Suzuki Celerio after owning a 2016 Mini JCW. I don’t use a car as often as I did so to watch the Mini sit and depreciate made no sense. And what a buy!! No road tax, £105 to insure and regularly seeing a return of 70-80mpg. And it’s the base model. No bells or whistles and when I open the bonnet I can see the floor! It’s smooth to drive,if somewhat underpowered but then I never bought this for speed. And if it gets a scratch on it who cares. It does the job.
AND no timing belt to have to change.
Great video as always Matt!! 😁😁
Had one those 1.2TDI Olops in for a service, what a rattly horride little engine that is god knows how it fairs doing motorway miles without driving its occupants mad with the noise but still. Plus you gotta have really short arms and deep pockets to want to actually own one, bet owners buy low budget Baked Beans too!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I actually worked for an auto accessories company in the US and dressed up a Prius and it looked good. Drove it for quite a while until the battery died. Surprisingly loved the car.
I stick to my 1.5dCi Captur, I average around 57mpg around town and 66mpg on the Motorway
I had a fiat Punto sporting and it was fantastic on fuel. It had a six speed gearbox and it did nearly 60 mpg on the motorway.
Maybe not the most dynamic video Matt, but the info contained is very pertinent for today’s cost of living crisis.
I owned a crz 2 years ago and I have to say, it’s the one car that I’ve sold that I miss the most. Maybe I should reinvest in another, I had the GT spec with the moon roof. Very good cars indeed.
Question: given the cost of living crisis and fuel prices out of control, has your customer base changed to those only buying small fuel efficient cars?
2012 Mercedes c class c200 cdi could get 72mpg on a flat smooth roads with cruise control at 56mph. I know this because I had a photo of the instrument cluster showing it. Could get 240 miles from a quarter tank, amazing vehicle it had excellent aerodynamics
Manual or auto?
I can get 99mpg rolling down hill with the clutch in
@@gavthegunner14 auto
@@harrisonbored6504 yeah, and 20mpg going up the other side
@@crazyfroggie6546 my point exactly
Would also recommend the fiesta 1.4tdci, Peugeot 206/207 1.4hdi and Citroen C3 1.4hdi. they all have the same ford and PSA co-developed engine, have known to be bulletproof engines (seen one on 200k going strong). Cheap to buy and £30 tax for the year. I've got one myself, 50mpg at worst in town doing just short trips, 75mpg on the motorway and 65mpg doing a mixture of both. Fairly nippy in town and geared to be in the right rev range for the motorway/dual carriageway. It only feels slow while accelerating on slip roads. Plus because they are a larger hatchback than those box on wheels city cars, you don't feel scared doing high speeds in them. They are also crazy cheap, £750 to about £2k depending on condition and mileage. In 4000miles, I've only had to replace a £10 sensor and given it a service. Best sub £1k car I've had.
Will give a shout about the polo bluemotion, know someone who's had one for 6 years, ultra reliable and although you call it slow, it's not really since it's geared to be nippy in town. It's just slow trying to accelerate on slip roads.
Bulletproof aside from the rather costly replacement of the injectors/seals .
If you take all the dpf, egr and cat off a diesel and have it properly mapped you can get mega mpg on the motorway. Unfortunately even though it passes the smoke test on the MOT it will fail the not visual inspection. Before they brought in these visual inspections my Mondeo stdci was putting out 180bhp and 320lbft and did 55mpg, but unlike the golf blue motion etc it was reasonably fun to drive. It was great car for the motorway.