Any - Which car - no DPF?

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Thu 21 Mar 2013 10:39
Any - Which car - no DPF? - chanlfc

Hi,

Budget: 6-7K

Avoid: DPF problem related cars.

Consideration: Mondeo 2.0 / Honda Accord / Honda civic/ any other?

My preference may be the mondeo as I hear very good reviews, but DPF's
are making me think twice. Civcs sounds like the best car but it maybe
a bit too small for my needs.

I will need a car which will do approx 20,000 per year so a car that
will do anything above 45mpg would be great.

Any you would suggest from my choices, or any other not mentioned already?

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Thu 21 Mar 2013 10:47
Any - Which car - no DPF? - thunderbird

Kia Ceed 1.6 CRDi pre September 2010 if no DPF is a must. Cars registered after that date have DPF's but there are no reported issues with them. Doing 20,000 miles a year you would certainly have no issues.

If you want space look at at the SW version (estate), its a big inside as our Mondeo was.

We get 51 mpg out of ours doing 10,000 miles a year. We have a DPF on ours, just regens when it needs to, no drama.

Buy carefully (preferably from a Kia dealer who can confirm that the service history is correct) and it will still have what remains of the 7 year warranty but the warranty is limited to 100,000 miles after the cars 3rd birthday.

Had our 2 1/2 years, no problems at all. Highly recomended.

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Thu 21 Mar 2013 11:07
Any - Which car - no DPF? - RT

Low mileage users = petrol so no DPF

High mileage users = diesel but the DPF problem only affects low mileage diesels.

At 20,000 miles get whichever diesel suits all your needs and don't get paranoid about DPFs.

Edited by RT on 21/03/2013 at 11:08

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