£7k Hatchback for female 22 years old requirements...

[Moobs]

good motorway cruiser for daily 80mile round trip/commute
reliable
folding rear seats
cheap insurance/ maintanance
diesel

I'm thinking Ford Fiesta or Skoda Fabia or Ford Focus if within budget.

Any suggestions?

Female likes to drive alot. And she will be doing many long trips 200 miles.

With these perameters I think that rules out BMW's/Audi's

[Needa308GT4]

she's female.

She's 22

She's going to crash it or at least dent every single feckin panel "Parking"

Get a £200 shed. That way you won't care.

[mike9009]

Mini cooper or One diesel?

[DanB7290]

Fiat 500 or Panda

[BBS-LM]

I would go for a Suzuki Swift. Good drivers car, and don't look to bad.

[sparks_E39]

I wouldn't feel too comfortable for a variety of reasons in a smaller car where so much of it's use will be motorways. Something like a Focus will do.

[martin84]

I've driven one of the new Fiesta's and to me it felt like a bigger car than what it is out on the motorway. Didn't feel a liability at all.

[Disco You]

Something focus sized if she's doing 80 miles a day... That's a fair bit of time to be spending in a car, you want to avoid doing it in something too small.

[krisdelta]

Mrs Delta ran a Clio 1.5dci for four years, it did 58mpg in it's time with us, cost nothing to run (squeaky sunroof and blocked washer jets the only issues in 49k miles). Easy cruising on the motorway too. Ticks all the practicality boxes in 5 door mode, and has plastic body panels at the front for those little opps moments

[dtrump]

cant go wrong with a mini

any will do a good job imo

[veevee]

Moobs said:

good motorway cruiser for daily 80mile round trip/commute
reliable
folding rear seats
cheap insurance/ maintanance
diesel

With these perameters I think that rules out BMW's/Audi's

Not suggesting you get one, but why do any of those things rule them out?

[VR46]

A polo bluemotion would be cheap to run and suitably gutless for a woman.

[Needa308GT4]

veevee said:

Not suggesting you get one, but why do any of those things rule them out?

reliablity for one :P

[Moobs]

veevee said:

Moobs said:

good motorway cruiser for daily 80mile round trip/commute
reliable
folding rear seats
cheap insurance/ maintanance
diesel

With these perameters I think that rules out BMW's/Audi's

Not suggesting you get one, but why do any of those things rule them out?

max age of car be a 07 plate. And Those 2 companies are more expensive to purchase, run and insure at her age.

With the Audi's she can buy from the cheaper VAG siblings, Seat, Skoda and VW.

Leaning toward Focus but thinking about a Seat something.