Recommendation on small Auto hatchback around £10k
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My Daughter is looking for her first car.
She sits her text next month in an manual, and has only driven manuals, but is insistent on getting an auto.
She's asked me to help but I've never owed an auto, so know nothing about which ones to look at and ones to avoid.
As this will be her first car the insurance will be quite expensive, so smaller engine preferred, but she is 22 so hopefully it wont' be too bad.
She'll use it for her commute which is 15 miles of twisty A/B roads and a 3 mile section of dual carriageway.
She sits her text next month in an manual, and has only driven manuals, but is insistent on getting an auto.
She's asked me to help but I've never owed an auto, so know nothing about which ones to look at and ones to avoid.
As this will be her first car the insurance will be quite expensive, so smaller engine preferred, but she is 22 so hopefully it wont' be too bad.
She'll use it for her commute which is 15 miles of twisty A/B roads and a 3 mile section of dual carriageway.
The mark 1 Yaris hybrid is a good car in budget, I much prefer it to the current model.
Underneath it is the Prius city car they sold in the US, so just a normal Prius with less power. Insurance should be good.
Up to 50mph quite nippy, and acceptable performance for shorter motorway trips above that.
50+ mpg real world usually as well as cheap tyres and low servicing costs combined with long term reliability.
I ran one for a year, was a good car.
Underneath it is the Prius city car they sold in the US, so just a normal Prius with less power. Insurance should be good.
Up to 50mph quite nippy, and acceptable performance for shorter motorway trips above that.
50+ mpg real world usually as well as cheap tyres and low servicing costs combined with long term reliability.
I ran one for a year, was a good car.
Hello,
I was in similar situation where I dont know much about cars so here are my two cents:
I made a list:
- I don’t know much about cars
- I knew what size car I needed
- I knew how much money I wanted to pay
Based on the size of the car, I looked for cars with warranty and FSH - this gave me idea what is the minimum I should pay. I had the money out of which i left budget for new tyres/small repairs and servicing (less than 10%)
I know warranty and fsh somewhat counteracted my lack of understanding.
Once I found the car I went online to see common issues with engine. There isnt perfect engine (people find reason to complain about anything). Its worth dedicating exactly 1 hour to read through the forums.
Considering the size you are looking for is small, your price range is very high. You can find something newish so I think you will avoid issues based in that basis. You can also shop at reputable dealers so this manages anxiety. But dont forget to put some of your budget aside for next service/tyres whatever.
Let us know if you already chose anything! If I were looking for something small I would get Adam as I loved mine when I had it.
I was in similar situation where I dont know much about cars so here are my two cents:
I made a list:
- I don’t know much about cars
- I knew what size car I needed
- I knew how much money I wanted to pay
Based on the size of the car, I looked for cars with warranty and FSH - this gave me idea what is the minimum I should pay. I had the money out of which i left budget for new tyres/small repairs and servicing (less than 10%)
I know warranty and fsh somewhat counteracted my lack of understanding.
Once I found the car I went online to see common issues with engine. There isnt perfect engine (people find reason to complain about anything). Its worth dedicating exactly 1 hour to read through the forums.
Considering the size you are looking for is small, your price range is very high. You can find something newish so I think you will avoid issues based in that basis. You can also shop at reputable dealers so this manages anxiety. But dont forget to put some of your budget aside for next service/tyres whatever.
Let us know if you already chose anything! If I were looking for something small I would get Adam as I loved mine when I had it.
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