What Car £1000 slight twist

[big_boz]

OK,

So slight twist on the usual cheap car thread. Couple of mates want to replace thier ageing Shed of a Felica 1.9D (its uneconomical to repair now) with a car that has to be cheaper to insure, the Skoda is Grp 5 and cheaper to tax the Skoda is £220pa, must look tidy (so no damage), be reliable and capable of getting to the south of France and back, and be built after 2000, they have a grand to spend.

Also must be able to cruise as well or better than the Skoda on a motorway and be no smaller.

Now they have no interest in cars at all, and see cars as white goods and basically faster than walking or getting the bus, obviously K11 Micra was first thought, but too small apparently. Apart from Hyundai accent 1.3 or Almera 1.5 i cant think of or find anything else that fits the bill.

Quick fire round if you can think of anything that might suit.

Already struck from the list, Chevy Kalos, Corolla (as none in budget), Micra (too small)

[Slow]

Focus 1.8 tdci?

[Prof Prolapse]

Micra K12.

It's bigger than a new Mini and K11, so don't see how it won't compare to the Fabia etc.

I sold mine for £600. With a large dent and 10 months MOT.

[Captain Muppet]

If they don't care what the car is and an Almera 1.5 will do then job done.

No point wasting more time and effort on it.

[big_boz]

I like to give the full spectrum of available vehicals to all my clients

Plus im bored at work today so trawling teh small adds looking for cars (mundane or not) is at least a distraction.

Original Kia Rio has got on the list.....