Which £6k family motor?

[CoolHands]

Sister looking for new car for daily duties inc work commute. 3 kids ages 7-13. Wants a car not too big but big enough! for kids paraphernalia shopping etc. maybe even local 5 day holiday trips. Doesn’t want estate car (too big / long). Reliability / longevity important, currently has Honda FRV which has served well but now battered to death and too big.

I think petrol. Manual / auto probably not important. Would like to have parking sensors / camera if poss! She liked the look of Ford Kuga to give you an idea but never been in one (and I haven’t looked at prices yet)

Any suggestions? I like jap stuff, maybe VW; I’m not keen on Vauxhall.

[CoolHands]

I don’t know if an average car like a Mazda 323 or vw golf etc would be too small. Will check out dusters

[CoolHands]

Thanks zx10! Might have to get her to stretch the budget a bit to £7k if poss. Is there anything a wee bit smaller than the MPV type vehicles? The 500x looks about the right size

[CoolHands]

Excellent thanks. Though now she is considering pcp as she’s realising how much secondhand cars have gone up these days! So now is saying mini-suv type (is that kuga sized? ) and extend the budget (not been given the max yet!). So a moving target

Good to know the fiat is reliable these days though. Yes I’d probably go for the civic myself but I think she has designs on something newer.

Edited by CoolHands on Monday 24th April 22:31

[CoolHands]

The Mazda CX-5 looks like a great car in general too. This one at £11k looks brilliant overall (sorry well over the budget I gave you!)

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303285...