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You will always struggle on MPG around town with an automatic. The type of car that you get should be one that will make you the most profit.

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Grandad,

Hasnt the gap between mpg between autos and manuals closed in the past few years anyway?

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"Yesterday I was clever, and I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise,and want to change myself"...Rumi

The fact is that there is still a gap and you can get a manual car that will return over 40 MPG around town or this auto that will give you less than 30 MPG. so you will have to pay 30% more on fuel.
Your choice.

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Grandad,

Hasnt the gap between mpg between autos and manuals closed in the past few years anyway?[/quote]
The fact is that there is still a gap and you can get a manual car that will return over 40 MPG around town or this auto that will give you less than 30 MPG. so you will have to pay 30% more on fuel.
Your choice.[/quote]

I see! Dont want to, but that may have to be the way to go then!

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"Yesterday I was clever, and I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise,and want to change myself"...Rumi

95% of all taxi/PH drivers cant be wrong, think about why they/we have diesel cars


for reliabilty, economy but more so for REpairabilty and price/availability of parts stick to Fords

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

Its not the diesel bit in question...Just the auto v manual!

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"Yesterday I was clever, and I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise,and want to change myself"...Rumi

have you considered that 2 local jobs should buy you a gallon of fuel?

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

95% of all taxi/PH drivers cant be wrong, think about why they/we have diesel cars[/quote]

Its not the diesel bit in question...Just the auto v manual![/quote]

have you considered that 2 local jobs should buy you a gallon of fuel?[/quote]

Im going for diesel its just that the manual gearbox v auto gearbox which i have doubts about now. Grandad said an auto uses 30% more fuel. I read it as almost 50%

So now going for manual. shame really as I wanted the car to do most of the work.

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"Yesterday I was clever, and I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise,and want to change myself"...Rumi

whats your budget for a car and whats your base demand agewise?

does you LA have year, engine size or mileage restrictions for a 1st plate?

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

LA does not have any age restrictions, the base however does. Nothing pre 2006.
Engine size, min of 1.6. No mileage restriction as far as i aware.

My budget is £6k

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"Yesterday I was clever, and I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise,and want to change myself"...Rumi

Put about £2.5k as a deposit and get something new like the Skoda Octavia. Mine's doing about 60mph on diesel and it's auto and it costs f all in repairs and downtime. 23,000 miles and the only repair is the first service, £120.

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

Thanks Wannabe but i thought no autos like grandad suggested?

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"Yesterday I was clever, and I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise,and want to change myself"...Rumi