TOP 8 FUEL EFFICIENT CARS UNDER £5,000

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[UCZ]

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.

[alistairpickup]

Another good video but what have you done to your hair fella

[czechhero]

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 👍

[ianhamer]

Brilliant, good to see a working man's video in these fuel efficiency times.

[williamfence]

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

[IanG]

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.

[ComeJesusChrist]

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.

[edwardmclaughlin]

You're a great source of no-nonsense information. Thanks for passing on your expertise.

[CS-oohs]

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.

[brianjohnstone]

1st class video Matt! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience trying to help
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"!

[carlosfandango]

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?

[jayprajapat]

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.

[MotorTorq_ZA]

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

[danecowan]

Yay! Another vid 😁
It’s good to see the price of fuel starting to come down though. Theyre still extremely high!!

[georgepickford]

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.

[jdmguy]

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.

[johnennis]

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!

[Rabscuttle]

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! 😊

[bumbleo]

Very entertaining advice on some interesting choices. Excellent as always.