Mercedes A-Class vs other budget compact cars

[RobbieTheTruth]

Hello,

Looking to get a little runaround for sub £1000 and seen a few Mercedes A140s going.

They seem readily available at about £900 for a 2002-2004 model, 80-100k on the clock.

How would these compare with other inexpensive small cars, Toyota Yaris for example?

Are they good cars? Worth the money?

Thanks in advance for any advice or opinions.

[RobbieTheTruth]

Thanks for feedback so far.

Are the C200 Kompressors good? 2002 models seem to be available for around 1.5k