Sorry chaps - what cheap car?
Discussion
It's for the fiancé. Here's the criteria:
Less than £3k. Very low insurance (group 2 of 20 maximum). Good fuel economy. Cheap to run. Reliable. Safe. Car will be doing 14k miles p/a, mix of motorway and A and B roads.
So far I have looked at:
Fiat Panda
Vauxhall Corsa
Toyota Yaris
Honda Jazz
Hyundai Getz
Mitsubishi Colt
Renault Clio
Ford Fiesta.
Panda, Corsa, Yaris and Clio are in the lead so far.
Have I missed anything?
Less than £3k. Very low insurance (group 2 of 20 maximum). Good fuel economy. Cheap to run. Reliable. Safe. Car will be doing 14k miles p/a, mix of motorway and A and B roads.
So far I have looked at:
Fiat Panda
Vauxhall Corsa
Toyota Yaris
Honda Jazz
Hyundai Getz
Mitsubishi Colt
Renault Clio
Ford Fiesta.
Panda, Corsa, Yaris and Clio are in the lead so far.
Have I missed anything?
I had a Yaris (see my garage for a short view) and quite liked it... However, did a few slogs on the motorway where I did not like it so much as you feel like a big gust of wind could land you in a field... Personally speaking I think you would be hard pressed to beat a Fiesta (I had one of those too and did 10's thousands of m-way miles in it)...
If your budget could have stretched just a little further to a new shape clio with the 1.2 turbo engine I would have recommended it; gf had one and it was nippy about town and had just enough power to be comfortable on the motorways.
However out of your list my choice would be the Panda...
However out of your list my choice would be the Panda...
Ha, once again my gramma lets me down!
Chaps I think I should have been clearer in my post. Low insurance group is the most important thing due to a recent spate of bad luck. Thus the Micra is out due to it being group 4 or 5. As is the focus. As are 1.4 Fiestas and Corsas. I've done the quote comparisons and the difference is remarkable.
Fiat Punto discounted due to reliability but I will check my facts.
I may have overplayed the M-way stuff, it'll usually be 20 miles each way per weekday.
Chaps I think I should have been clearer in my post. Low insurance group is the most important thing due to a recent spate of bad luck. Thus the Micra is out due to it being group 4 or 5. As is the focus. As are 1.4 Fiestas and Corsas. I've done the quote comparisons and the difference is remarkable.
Fiat Punto discounted due to reliability but I will check my facts.
I may have overplayed the M-way stuff, it'll usually be 20 miles each way per weekday.
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