5 Doors, Fast, cheap to run, insure and tax for £8K?
Discussion
Right our second car is in need of an overhaul mainly as we are planning a family an it doesnt have room in the back for a pram (Fiat 500). I of course automatically fancied the biggest thing I could find with the biggest engine (I wanted an S4 Avant for example).
As its the missus car that i will rarely drive it seems pointless for me to spend shed loads on a new motor and she doesnt fancy something as big as an estate or 4x4 anyway.
So it leaves me with the following criteria:
£8k budget
5 doors (anything considered as the fiat 500 boot can barely store a shoebox)
Cheap to run (35mpg+, lowish insurance, low tax band)
Fun for me when I have a drive
My first instinct was something like a Focus ST which seems to tick all the boxes apart from the cheap to run bit (Althought its relative, remember were coming from a 1.2 Fiat 500) With road tax being the biggest bug bear (up from £35 to £245!).
She fancies the new shape Fiat Bravo 1.4 petrol, which also seems to tick all the boxes apart from my fun to drive box.
Any more ideas or an I stuck with a boring euro box unless I put my hand in my pocket for the increased running costs? Is there a compromise?
As its the missus car that i will rarely drive it seems pointless for me to spend shed loads on a new motor and she doesnt fancy something as big as an estate or 4x4 anyway.
So it leaves me with the following criteria:
£8k budget
5 doors (anything considered as the fiat 500 boot can barely store a shoebox)
Cheap to run (35mpg+, lowish insurance, low tax band)
Fun for me when I have a drive
My first instinct was something like a Focus ST which seems to tick all the boxes apart from the cheap to run bit (Althought its relative, remember were coming from a 1.2 Fiat 500) With road tax being the biggest bug bear (up from £35 to £245!).
She fancies the new shape Fiat Bravo 1.4 petrol, which also seems to tick all the boxes apart from my fun to drive box.
Any more ideas or an I stuck with a boring euro box unless I put my hand in my pocket for the increased running costs? Is there a compromise?
Thanks all.
To reply, thanks for ths Octavia suggestion... she doesnt want an estate, so a hatch seems the best option. Same goes for mondeo really, a bit 'long' (her words not mine)
Golf looks promising, ive had a Mk4 before and was always impressed. Fabia again sounds good, she's not a badge snob so should go down well.
Impressive 8 wheels in the 500! I was initially convinced we could keep the 500 but driving round with the seats permanently down to get a pram + baby stuff in seems painful.
Should also mention we have a dog too!
Keep 'em coming!
To reply, thanks for ths Octavia suggestion... she doesnt want an estate, so a hatch seems the best option. Same goes for mondeo really, a bit 'long' (her words not mine)
Golf looks promising, ive had a Mk4 before and was always impressed. Fabia again sounds good, she's not a badge snob so should go down well.
Impressive 8 wheels in the 500! I was initially convinced we could keep the 500 but driving round with the seats permanently down to get a pram + baby stuff in seems painful.
Should also mention we have a dog too!
Keep 'em coming!
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