Saxo 1.0 or 1.1? Anyone had both?

[tonedepear]

Evenin all. Sorry to sign up and kick off with a brand new thread (bit rude), but I've had a trawl through the forums and I can't find much on this so I'm hoping it's OK to start a new thread.

I'm after something frugal and little to replace my ZX TD. I had a new 1.1 saxo in 1998, and remember it being relatively willing, but fuel was cheap then, so I don't remember whether it was particularly economical.

If I'm looking at sax/106's with 1.0 and 1.1 engines - is there much difference in economy? Are the 1.0's that much slower?

I'd be doing a fair bit of motorway work as the ex and daughter are moving 120 miles up the road.

If anyone has any experience of both I'd really appreciate anyone's thoughts.

Cheers!

[JamesR]

1.1 is much better than the 1.0 tbh

The 1.0 just has no grunt and is more of a city car. Could go for a 1.4?

[rushy_23]

Off the top of my head, I know Simon's (username is actually "Simon" to help track him down) girlfriend Samantha had a 1.0, then moved to a 1.1.

Si did mention to me that the difference in performance was very noticable. The 1.1 is a Saxo Desire, and the previous 1.0 was the older MK1 model.

They would be able to shed more info on the subject for sure.

[AlexB]

my 1.0 s1 106 was a gutless heap tbh no pull and couldnt even do 80 on the motorways (but i think it had the wrong gearbox on there meaning it had no power to push the higher gears)

my 1.1 saxo i had was quite nippy

[rushy_23]

Especially after the alterations Alex? ;)

[Pyro-Adam]

1.0 L 954 cc + 49hp
1.1 L 1124 cc + 59hp

The difference in MPG will be very small, and for that extra 20% hp its well worth getting a 1.1 over a 1l

[Tom5190]

i think most of the 1.0L models dont have PAS and central locking iirc..... couldbe wrong though. 1.1's are decent cars mpg is spot on i get around 400-450 miles on a tank (£35)

[Add91289]

i think most of the 1.0L models dont have PAS and central locking iirc..... couldbe wrong though. 1.1's are decent cars mpg is spot on i get around 400-450 miles on a tank (£35)

a full tanks not been £35 pound for as long as iv been driving lol.
but my mk1 1.1i was ok, nippy enough and handled the m-way ok in the slow lane. but id have to say my vtr is more economical on fuel.

[Tom5190]

a full tanks not been £35 pound for as long as iv been driving lol.
but my mk1 1.1i was ok, nippy enough and handled the m-way ok in the slow lane. but id have to say my vtr is more economical on fuel.

the most mines taken is £39 and ive had it 2 years

[AlexB]

Especially after the alterations Alex? ;)

lol a few tweeks

[tonedepear]

Cheers all. I've had unexpected success selling one of my guitars on eBay, so I'm more than likely going to end up in a 1.5d. It won't be cool, but it will be cheap to run! Failing that, sounds like 1.1 is the way to go. Surreal. My first car when I passed my test was a 1.1 saxo in 1998. :y:

[UnholyElk]

Had a AX 1L, not very nippy, but managed 97mph out of it on motorway (which is surprising the top official speed for the car i had).
Now have Saxo East Coast 1.1i, and it seems much quicker than the 1L, even though it's only 60hp standard compared to 50hp on the 1L.
You can also drive the saxo at 70-80 without it sounding like it is going to fall apart! So motorway drives will be much nicer.