c-max - Which petrol engine to go for in c max

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Thu 29 Jan 2015 14:28
c-max - Which petrol engine to go for in c max - Golden321
8000 miles urban including very short journeys from cold, 4000 miles 70 mph quiet motorway per year. Usually unladen, not hilly.
Looking to choose between 3 petrol engines on a new c-max. 1.6 non turbo £15200, 1.0 100 bhp ecoboost turbo (£15600), 1.0 125 ecoboost turbo (£16000) Carfile broker prices.
All 3 have 39 mpg on honest john!

Looking to keep car for 12 yearsish. Have been happy with astra 05 plate 1.4 engine, 90bhp which have had since new. 35 mpg overall. Yes it is a little underpowered for overtaking at times but surprisingly easily goes up to 80 mph or more!

Erring on side of older 1.6 c-max engine as feel it may be more reliable/ less to go wrong than turbos.

Will have cruise control and will use it.
Not interested in diesel due to many short trips from cold and possible particulate filter problems.

I know c-max is having a facelift this year. May buy current or facelifted model, assuming all 3 engines available on facelifted.

Edited by Golden321 on 29/01/2015 at 14:35

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Thu 29 Jan 2015 14:42
c-max - Which petrol engine to go for in c max - skidpan

We had the previous model C-Max. When we bought it we tried 2 non-turbo petrols and a diesel.

The 1.6 petrol was dreadful. A real waste of space. A colleague of the wife actually bought one and hated it after a 1.3 Ka.

1.8 petrol was fine but unfortunately its not available now.

We bought the 1.6 diesel since we did a fair few miles at the time.

When we swap later this year the C-Max will be back on the list, its due for a cosmetic update soon. Its the wifes car and now she's retired we don't do as many miles and will be going back to petrol after almost 20 years of turbo diesels.

Would not even consider the 1.6 non-turbo but the newer 1.5 petrol turbo will be available and that has much better economy than the 1.6 turbo, close to the 1.0 in the real world in the Focus, its top of our list.

Bought our last car from Carfile and would go back there again with no hesitation.

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