Most popular cars with cheap road tax band

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Citroen C1 Diesel

The C1 looks good, goes well and is very cheap – in short, its all you could ever want from a city car. This places it in road tax band B, with an annual charge of £35, dropping to £20 in April 2009.

Citroen C1 Car

Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion

The funky Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion is one of the most economical cars on sale in the UK. The Polo BlueMotion 2 has more luxuries which bump its emissions up to 109g/km and into the £35 per year tax band B and £20 from April 2009.

Volkswagen Polo Bluemotion

Peugeot 308 HDi

The Peugeot 308 CC is likely to score in the hearts of buyers with its looks, It has CO2 emissions of 120g/km, placing it in road tax band B.

Mazda MX-5

The Mazda MX-5 is a proper sports car, with great handling and a folding soft top, placing it in tax band E with a £170 charge in 2008-9.

Mazda MX-5

Renault Scenic

The 2-litre dCi diesel engine produces 148bhp and accelerates the car from 0-62mph in just 9.8 seconds, placing road tax E

Renault Scenic car

Honda CRV

The Honda CR-V emits 173g/km of CO2, placing it in tax band E.

Honda CRV Car

The Honda S2000 is all about that incredible engine

For many, the Honda S2000 is all about that incredible engine. It revs – and roars – like a motorbike and is totally unlike any other roadster available today.

The S2000 sports a powerful, 2.2-liter, high revving engine while the high X-bone monocoque frame provides excellent rigidity and load distribution.

Nothing exemplifies Honda racing skill and ingenuity like the S2000 CR “Club Racer.” A firmer suspension, quicker steering ratio and fully functional front and rear spoilers have been specially designed to connect driver, vehicle and road.

The Honda S2000 has a strange blend of head-turning ability, while still having reasonably conservative looks. Its long, low bonnet is the starting point for the car’s sleek looks, and there’s some real design flair with its boiled sweet-coloured rear light cluster held in a smoked glass unit. The S2000 comes equipped with a set of 17-inch alloys and a pair of oversized tailpipes poking out from under the rear bumper. Bold S2000 badging along the front wings emphasises the car’s branding further.

The Honda S2000 scored four out of five stars in the EuroNCAP crash tests, which is competitive for a small roadster which debuted in 1999. It features driver and passenger airbags as standard, although side airbags aren’t available.

 

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Honda Accord is known for its look and plenty of features

Honda Accord is a great looking car. The V-shaped grille and 17 inch alloys add an air of class, and the overall design a fine balance of not being too showy or understated. The rear – especially the light clusters – lifts the Accord above the sober styling of its predecessors, and the fancy 17 inch multispoke alloys fitted to our top-of-the-range test car hoist the looks yet higher.

Honda Accord combines high technology and high quality with everyday economy of operation and keen attention to detail. The popular LX and EX sedans are terrific cars with comfort and convenience features that make them great daily drivers. Order the leather interior, and the EX becomes an affordable luxury sedan. The four-cylinder i-VTEC engine is powerful and responsive, delivering strong acceleration performance for passing. The V6 adds another level of sporting appeal.

The leather interior on our EX test car suits the Accord particularly well, and the fittings and dash feel solid, although the plastics used look a little shiny and low-rent. There’s plenty of storage space, and the dashboard instruments are well presented, although the buttons on the central unit could be a little more intuitive to use. The steering wheel adjusts, meaning finding a good driving position is easy.

Honda cars are about as reliable as you can get. The Accord feels well built, and the chances are, apart from servicing and replacing consumables such as brakes and tyres, you’ll never need to see the inside of a garage.

Not all 4x4s are the same,” is the claim from Honda.

Honda might say the CR-V’s X-factor is being the acceptable face of 4x4s – fairly economical mileage, lower-than-expected tax and a car-like feel to the handling. We’d say it is the fact the Honda CRV gives the impression of being a car which costs several thousand pounds more than it actually does, with great looks, quality build and materials and the fact it’s only likely to break down if you leave the light on.

“Not all 4x4s are the same,” is the claim from Honda.

Honda sought to combine the best elements of SUVs, MPVs and saloons when putting the interior together, though it’s the SUV element which dominates due to chunky styling.

As expected the Honda CR-V scores well here. With all seats in place there is 556 litres space to stow your shopping, but this can be increased to 955 with only the two front seats occupied.

Honda claims that rather than benchmarking the CR-V against its natural rivals: Toyota RAV4 and Nissan’s X-Trail, they sought to make their SUV as car-like as possible by comparison with saloons like the Volkswagen Passat and Ford Mondeo.

Honda come a very respectable third in the UK’s list of most reliable manufacturers and the CR-V is one of its most reliable models.

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Civic Type-R is bought for its looks, its reliability and its cracking engine.

The Honda Civic Type R is bought for its looks, its reliability and its cracking engine. It’s bristling with technology and fills a gap between the thuggish Focus ST and the refined Golf  GTi. In time, it will be regarded as a modern masterpiece.
Choosing a hot hatch has never been harder – especially after Honda waded into battle with its concept car-inspired Civic Type-R.

Love it or hate it, even the standard Civic turns heads wherever it goes. And the Type-R version has even more appeal. It might not look like it, but the lower panels – including the doors, rear wings and front and rear bumpers are unique to the three-door Civic.

The concept car look carries on in the cabin, where there are no fewer than three display screens – a digital readout for the speedo, a huge analogue rev counter with digital readouts.

Honda say it aimed to produce an experience as near to driving a race car as possible, and it has succeeded.

Although Honda claim the Type-R can manage an average fuel consumption figure of 31mpg, our roadtesters struggled to keep it above 27mpg.

Honda Accord Sport GT aggressive looks, punchy performance and Japanese reliability

UK car buyers aren’t short of choice when it comes to family saloons – so car makers have to offer something different.

Honda Accord Cars

With the Honda Accord Sport GT you get aggressive looks, punchy performance and Japanese reliability.

The flagship Sport GT is only available with one engine – a 2.2-litre diesel pushing out 138bhp and 251lb/ft of pulling power. But it’s one of the best diesel engines on the market and is refined, smooth and impressively quiet.

The Honda Accord is packed with safety features. Standard aids include anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control, driver and passenger airbags and an alarm and immobiliser.

if you’re looking for a family saloon, which is different to the norm then the Accord – for a slight premium over the ubiquitous Ford Mondeo or a considerable chunk less than the BMW 3 Series – should be seriously considered.

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Honda is most reliable carmaker

Honda has beaten a host of Japanese rivals to be named the most reliable car manufacturer in Britain.

The number one spot went to the 2000-2002 Toyota Corolla, with the Honda HR-V, two Honda Civics, Honda Accord, Honda HR-V and Honda S2000 sportscar making the top ten in a reliability table,

Honda also topped the manufacturers’ league for reliability.

The top ten cars for reliability were:

1. Toyota Corolla 2000-2002 (3 faults per 100 cars)
2. Honda CR-V 1997-2002 (5 faults per 100 cars)
3. Honda HR-V 1999-2005 (6 faults per 100 cars)
4. Toyota Celica 2000-2006 (6 faults per 100 cars)
5. Honda S2000 1999-2007 (7 faults per 100 cars)
6. BMW 3-Series Compact 1994-2001 (9 faults per 100 cars)
7. Honda Civic 1996-2001 (9 faults per 100 cars)
8. Honda Accord 1999-2003 (9 faults per 100 cars)
9. Honda Civic 2001-2005 (10 faults per 100 cars)
10. Nissan Micra 1998-2002 (11 faults per 100 cars)

The bottom 10 cars were:

1. Alfa Romeo GTV 1996-2003 (97 faults per 100 cars)
2. Renault Espace 1997-2002 (77 faults per 100 cars)
3. Jaguar XK8 1996-2006 (62 faults per 100 cars)
4. Renault Laguna 2000-2007 (55 faults per 100 cars)
5. Fiat Multipla 1999-2007 (52 faults per 100 cars)
6. Volvo S80 1998-2006 (51 faults per 100 cars)
7. Land Rover Freelander 2000-2006 (48 faults per 100 cars)
8. Land Rover Range Rover 1995-2002 (48 faults per 100 cars)
9. Audi Allroad 2000-2005 (48 faults per 100 cars)

10. Seat Alhambra 2000-2007 (47 faults per 100 cars)

Manufacturers’ reliability league table:

1. Honda
2. Toyota
3. Subaru
4. Lexus
5. Mini
6. Nissan
7. Ford
8. Citroen
9. Rover
10. BMW
11. Peugeot
12. Mercedes
13. Fiat
14. Vauxhall
15. Volkswagen
16. MG
17. Jaguar
18. Volvo
19. Skoda
20. Audi
21. Saab
22. Chrysler
23. Seat
24. Alfa Romeo
25. Renault
26. Land Rover

Basic Car Checks |

Many general checks can be carried out by the driver/owner but there may be safety and driving implications. For guidance, a skilled technician should be referred to for help in accordance to the manufacturer’s service schedule and the Owner’s manual or whenever you are unsure about what to do.

Maintenance you may need help with:

• Engine Oil
• Engine coolant level
• Radiator
• Brakes
• Air filter
• Battery – if this becomes flat you will need jump leads. To start your car off somebody else’s by attaching the positive terminals of each car together and the negative terminals of each car together then starting the engine.
• Exhaust
• Belts
• Shock absorbers
• Steering fluid -Transmission, brakes, clutch and power

Maintenance to consider in winter:

• Engine anti-freeze
• Special battery care
• Ignition and starting

Maintenance to consider in summer:

• Cooling system
• Suspension

Simple maintenance you can do:

Windscreen washers and wiper blades – As it is now a legal requirement to have washers filled up, fill the reservoir up to the brim with windscreen washer fluid when it is only ¼ full. Look out for wear, cracks and damage. Wiper blades should usually be replaced once a year and earlier if smearing occurs.

Lights: Check all lights are operating correctly. It is advisable to use the help of a friend to inspect the exterior of the vehicle whilst you are operating the controls. See lights diagram