Warm hatches around 3k?

[Jimmy587]

Hi all,

I'm recently in the market for a new car. I just sold my MX-5 due to needing something a bit more practical as I will need to be commuting more now for work.

I'm after something with decent MPG, fairly cheap to ensure (I'm 22) and most importantly reasonably interesting (don't really want a beige Polo).

The 155/170bhp Alfa Mitos caught my eye as they match the type of car I'm after but to be honest I'm a bit worried about reliability - if anyone has experience with them and can talk me into/out of one of them let me know .

I've heard a lot of buzz around the Suzuki Swift Sport but they're a bit out of my price range as I'd be after the newer 134bhp version and would only really like to stretch to about 3500 at a push.

I'd love to hear suggestions, and it doesn't necessarily need to be a hatchback but I reckon other types will be a higher to ensure.

Cheers

[Jimmy587]

Thanks for all the replies. Ending up going with the Mito if anyone's interested to know

[Jimmy587]

ZX10R NIN said:

Cool what one?

Actually ended up with the 1.6 diesel in the end which doesn't really fit the original warm hatch bill Lol . I had a look at a few petrols including a 155 but didn't pull the trigger on any of them due to various reasons (mainly condition and service history). Ended up stumbling across a very nicely specced diesel with red leather seats, sunroof etc so decided to go with that as the improved MPG + nippy enough performance was good enough for me .

Thanks everyone for the suggestions even though I ended going up a bit left field!