A friend of mine reckons all cars are the same these days and that they don’t have the character of the old ones. While he might be right in terms of the classic look, feel and sound there are so many more choices available now from hatchback to estate, electric to diesel. Most budgets are catered for, too. Although some might argue driving is still a rich person’s pursuit. Today’s manufacturers take the environment into consideration, too. None more so than Skoda with its Fabia Greenline II estate. Under £15,000 brand new this small five-door vehicle will easily transport five adults and their luggage. Nothing ground-breaking about that. But it returns 83mpg (combined) and produces just 89 g/km CO2 so there’s no road tax to pay. In fact it is the most frugal Skoda ever with reports that it is capable of travelling more than 1,200 miles on a single 45 litre tank of diesel. To be precise 1,246 miles for no more than £65.

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