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Originally Posted by Ross
Why?
I bought a £700 quid 206 1.9HDI 3 years ago. Done 30k miles in it (now on 160k) and all it's asked for is general servicing, exhaust and tyres. It's needed two wishbones and droplinks (but I thrash it everywhere inc over potholes and speedbumps) and on a run it gives me back 63mpg, or 50+ mpg when thrashed within an inch of it's life.
It's a fucking awesome car for the money.
I've treated it to a full gti leather interior so it's even a nice place to sit. Kinda.
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Not sure if we are on about the same engine as the 1.9 is a non turbo, and isn't a HDi.
However maybe I phrased it a bit wrong - stay away from the 1.6 HDi due to DPF issues costing a fair bit to fix and don't go for a 1.9 if you can. The 206 is fairly heavy compared to a saxo and the 1.9 is old, a bit sluggish, noisy and not that economical for a diesel. By the MPG figures you gave it doesn't sound like the 1.9.
If you are going to go for a diesel I don't see why you wouldn't go for the bulletproof 2.0 HDi or 1.4 HDi if you can live with the lack of power. Both of which are newer, more advanced and have better economy than the 1.9.
Just my 2 pence - but you can't tar all cars with the same brush and I'm sure people have had great experience with that engine and rate them highly.