cheapest runner

[farm123]

what car is the cheapest to run when you count all expenditure inc petrol tax insurance etc

[stanleyman]

A parked car, sorry.

[Toureman]

Look here, both usa sights though!

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Savinganddebt/Saveon acar/P138823.asp

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Insurance/Insureyourcar/P35274.asp

[qapmoc]

I would have thought that any small deisel powered vehicle with a manual gearbox and the minimum of gadgets like no a/c, no p/s but the Daily Telegraph motoring section reckon that this is a pretty good buy if you want a new car, the article is here

Perodua Kelisa

Price/availability: EX �5,425, GX �5,925, EZ (automatic) �6,745. On sale now.

Engine/transmission: three-cylinder, 989cc petrol with DOHC and 12 valves; 54.2bhp at 5,200rpm, 65lb ft of torque at 3,600rpm. Five-speed manual gearbox (optional three-speed automatic on EZ model), front-wheel drive.

Performance: (auto in brackets) top speed 88mph (87mph), 0-60mph in 14.8sec (17.2sec), EC Urban fuel consumption 44.1mpg (36.7mpg), CO2 emissions 121g/km (153g/km).