Small, fun auto…

[JD82]

Need a small ish second car for low mileage local driving mostly, and as a back-up.

Are there any good small autos out there? 4 seater hatch, budget 7.5k max ideally. All the usual suspects seem to be awful in auto form? Open to ideas. No Vauxhalls please.

Ps I’d rather a manual but the other half prefers auto and it will be mostly driven within M25. So petrol or hybrid too needed.

[anonymous-user]

Open to ideas. No Vauxhalls....so not THAT open...?

[Nickbrapp]

Fiat/abarth 500

Vw polo/ seat Ibiza cupra/ skoda Fabia VRS/ Audi A1 all available with a DSG box, watch out for the 1.4TSI as they drink oil for fun, the facelift of all of them changed
To a 1.8 I think

The same cars but with the 1.5 150tsi engine which is pretty quick in something so small. Budget may be a struggle though

Mini Cooper S

BMW 1 series although a bit bigger

Alfa guilla 170bhp petrol, or a mito?

Edited by Nickbrapp on Tuesday 25th July 08:20

Edited by Nickbrapp on Tuesday 25th July 08:22

[JD82]

“My door is always open… well, ajar at least.”

[JD82]

anonymous said:

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Sadly no driveway so would be street parked… i3 would fit the bill but over budget really and without parking a bit inconvenient.

[JD82]

Nickbrapp said:

Fiat/abarth 500

Vw polo/ seat Ibiza cupra/ skoda Fabia VRS/ Audi A1 all available with a DSG box, watch out for the 1.4TSI as they drink oil for fun, the facelift of all of them changed
To a 1.8 I think

The same cars but with the 1.5 150tsi engine which is pretty quick in something so small. Budget may be a struggle though

Mini Cooper S

BMW 1 series although a bit bigger

Alfa guilla 170bhp petrol, or a mito?

Edited by Nickbrapp on Tuesday 25th July 08:20

Edited by Nickbrapp on Tuesday 25th July 08:22

Giulitta is a good shout - is the TCT box a DSG type?

[ChrisH72]

Quite a few mk5 Gti available for well within budget.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2023052075...

[Roboticarm]

Abarth 500/ 595 with the MTA box, had one as a courtesy car when my manual was in for a service and really enjoyed it

[Scrump]

I don’t know if these are in your price range but when you ask about a small fun auto I immediately think of a RenaultSport Clio (with the auto box!)

[ZX10R NIN]

I'd say the Giulietta Quadrifoglio is the pick, like all dual clutch gearboxes they need servicing at the right time, as long as this has been done then it's a good pick:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202307199...

The regular 170 version is still a good option:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202306289...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202307129...

Leftfield

Suzuki Kizashi:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202306068...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202302104...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202307139...