Diesel cars under £5,000

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Jaguar XE

2.0d R-Sport Auto Euro 6 (s/s) 4dr

£4,995

Great price

5 seats
4 doors
Saloon
Diesel
Automatic
2.0 litres

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Mazda Mazda3

2.2 SKYACTIV-D Sport Nav Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr

£4,762

Good price

5 seats
5 doors
Hatchback
Diesel
Manual
2.2 litres

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Volkswagen Passat

2.0 TDI BlueMotion Tech S Euro 6 (s/s) 4dr

£3,995

Lower price

5 seats
4 doors
Saloon
Diesel
Manual
2.0 litres

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Volvo V40

1.6 D2 SE Lux Nav Euro 5 (s/s) 5dr

£5,000

Good price

5 seats
5 doors
Hatchback
Diesel
Manual
1.6 litres

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