Good Small Cars?

[toyotaaygo]

Hi all, hope you can help. I'm looking to buy a small car for myself. My 2 most important criteria are:

1). Its got to be a smooth, soft, comfortable ride
2). Economical on fuel

I've never been bothered about the ride quality before but a previous car was that crashy and bouncy it was actually uncomfortable to drive & I swear driving it sent my blood pressure up...never again do I want to end up with a car like that! Even minor bumps in the road felt like huge potholes and driving it it felt like being on a power plate in the gym. I couldn't believe that a modern car could be so bad!

So after that experience ride quality is a pretty important priority for me now.

Things like cosmetics, shape, make etc. I honestly couldn't care less about.

Any good suggestions please?
Thanks, Laura

[toyotaaygo]

Thank you for your replies

Budget wise no more than 5k. Re "how small is small?" - it will just be for me commuting, social etc. so I suppose size wise it could even be a Smart car!

I've been hearing good reports about the Hyundai i10, but I'm very weary of city cars after the one I've got now. Am I right in thinking city cars are alot less substantial than other cars?

Edited by toyotaaygo on Tuesday 4th October 17:12

[toyotaaygo]

HustleRussell said:

Drove a Peugeot 107 recently. Very basic but it all seemed nicely done.

Thats the same as an Aygo though (I'd never touch an Aygo again).