Help me find a cheap small car

[DaGuv]

I am after the best car that is less than 35 quid to tax and is cheap to run. This will be my daily car. Budget 6-7K and I have a astra to part ex which is worth around 5-6K. Doest matter if petrol or diesel. It will be doing around 20K per year. I intend to look at getting a weekend toy later in the year!

Edited by DaGuv on Monday 14th June 10:09

[Defcon5]

£10000 to save a hundred quid a year on tax? Why not spend half that but pay a bit more in tax?

[300bhp/ton]

DaGuv said:

I am after the best car that is less than 35 quid to tax and is cheap to run. This will be my daily car. Budget is around 10K. Doest matter if petrol or diesel. It will be doing around 20K per year. I intend to look at getting a weekend toy later in the year!

Aygo

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

So money's still tight, but budget has jumped from £5-6k to £10k!! and you're worrying about road tax?

Edited by 300bhp/ton on Monday 14th June 10:00

[paoloh]

DaGuv said:

I am after the best car that is less than 35 quid to tax and is cheap to run. This will be my daily car. Budget is around 10K. Doest matter if petrol or diesel. It will be doing around 20K per year. I intend to look at getting a weekend toy later in the year!

Yaris

[HellDiver]

Wy not go in to ANY high volume car dealership, you'll find sub-10k cars with £35 of free tax. 107, C1, Fiesta, Ibiza, Polo....

[V8mate]

HellDiver said:

Wy not go in to ANY high volume car dealership, you'll find sub-10k cars with £35 of free tax. 107, C1, Fiesta, Ibiza, Polo....

(Much as I love the C1) I wouldn't want to be doing 20k a year in any of them.

[Deluded]

Is 10k really cheap for a car?

Not in the real world, I don't think.

[Defcon5]

Deluded said:

Is 10k really cheap for a car?

Not in the real world, I don't think.

Depends what you get for it - cheap for an M5, too much for a polo Bluemotion

[HellDiver]

V8mate said:

HellDiver said:

Wy not go in to ANY high volume car dealership, you'll find sub-10k cars with £35 of free tax. 107, C1, Fiesta, Ibiza, Polo....

(Much as I love the C1) I wouldn't want to be doing 20k a year in any of them.

I did 65k a year in a Phase II Clio 1.9D, basic spec. No turbo. A C1 is a spaceship in comparison.

Edited by HellDiver on Monday 14th June 10:06

[Deluded]

Defcon5 said:

Deluded said:

Is 10k really cheap for a car?

Not in the real world, I don't think.

Depends what you get for it - cheap for an M5, too much for a polo Bluemotion

True, but tbh, if I had 10k to spend on a car, I would be thinking it was a hell of a lot of money.

[DaGuv]

Maybe I got a little excited. My budget is between 6-7K, I would prefere to buy new. The new aygos come with a 5 year warranty!

[Jayho]

Seat Ibiza 1.4 TDI? Fiesta 1.4 TDI?

[Deluded]

6-7k for a new car. Why no buy 6 months old and buy the same car for 5k?

[Defcon5]

Why are you prioritising tax cost over comfort? Would you rather do 20k a year in a Aygo or a 3 Series?

[V8mate]

I'd be looking at a 12-18 month old Focus, if I were the OP.

[Wing Commander]

Audi A2 1.4tdi

ok, it's not new but it's 35/year tax, 60mpg average, looks good and goes well. The diesel pulls like a train when on boost.

Can be had for a few k less than you are looking to spend. Keep that money in a pot for your weekend car

[paoloh]

DaGuv said:

Maybe I got a little excited. My budget is between 6-7K, I would prefere to buy new. The new aygos come with a 5 year warranty!

And 3 years free servicing for this month only

[300bhp/ton]

DaGuv said:

Maybe I got a little excited. My budget is between 6-7K, I would prefere to buy new. The new aygos come with a 5 year warranty!

Then go buy it, what is this your 3rd or 4th maybe even 5th thread about the Aygo and low Co2.

[paoloh]

Base Aygo with some discount is £7500

[t84]

Spending 10 grand and worrying about tax is fking insane, to be honest.

Why do people get so het up about tax? Once you'd paid MOT, Insurance, etc, it's probably very low down on the list of expenses for the year?

I honestly don't understand, am I being thick?