Mid-size car for £10-12k - help!!

[danslam]

Hi there,

In my what feels like endless search for a new car I'm looking for a bit of advice, requirements & driving routine as follows;

Circa 15k miles per year, avg 70 miles per day commute.
Require Petrol with decent MPG 50+
Not huge mileage or age - something less than 50k and 2014 or newer
5 door with some decent space, but space isn't priority - comfort & handling would be!
Manual or Auto, not fussed.
Prefer to have something interesting to drive, with a bit of punch too it..

On my list currently;
14/15 plate Audi A3 5dr 1.4L TFSi 150PS CoD
16/17 plate Vauxhall Astra 5dr 1.4L 150PS - mostly ruled this one out...

Any suggestions would be very welcome.

Thanks
Dan