BMW 116i SE five-door (2004 to date)
Expensive to buy, and now expensive tokeep on the road.
Ones to avoid
Expensive to buy, and now expensive tokeep on the road. The thirsty little 1.6-petrol engine in the 1-Seriesmeans that owners will have to swallow a hefty £90 hike in their roadtax in 2009. Later cars aren’t quite as polluting, so if you can getyour hands on a post-September 2007 model, your tax bill in 2009 willbe only £110 under the new system.
CO2 emissions: 181g/km
2008 band/cost: E/£170
2009 tax band/cost: J/£260
