Which small car-mid car?

[Gingerlife]

Originally Posted by Rac20

I like the look of the Abarths. Sadly, all the ones I’ve seen are about £3k over my budget.🙈

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Do you know anybody who works for the police as they can get a good discount on them

[Pupbelly]

The wife has an Abarth. Truly fantastic cars, raw, punchy and a proper little fiery animal. Great car.

[scoobydooby]

I’ve got a Nissan Juke. I’ve really loved it. 1.6 petrol. I like that you sit higher up but it’s still not a large car. Good boot size too. If you’re thinking smaller my daughters just got a Fiat 500 Lounge which was 7.5k for a 2 year old top of the range one. They must depreciate wildly within 12 months. So it was good value as it’s got all the whistles and bells but I don’t like driving it much TBH but it’s nippy enough.

[Rac20]

Originally Posted by Gingerlife

Do you know anybody who works for the police as they can get a good discount on them

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Sadly, no. 😖😂

[Rac20]

We went looking at cars today. I saw a couple of fiestas I liked the look of, a Peugeot GTi (I had a Peugeot before and it never gave me any problems), DS3 and an Audi A1. I really liked the Audi but it was diesel and I don’t want a diesel.
It’s half term in a couple of weeks so hopefully be able to get a few test drives booked. My friend has bought a mini in our price range and she was raving about hers last night so I might need to check those out too. Thanks everyone for your suggestions. ☺️

[Clare]

I have a 1.5 Toyota Yaris, all the bells and whistles. Very fuel efficient and a lovely smooth drive. Its my 3rd Yaris’ but the best, Toyota really up’d their game with the latest design (bigger interior, boot, engine size).

Whilst boot size is excellent (comfortably fits 2 big size cases and smaller luggage) unfortunately I do struggle with Dad’s wheelchair so purely for that reason switching to a Honda HR-V.

I’ll only have Toyota or Honda cars, have had other makes over the years (including Audi) but reliability for me couldn’t touch Toyota or Honda.

[Tetrarch]

Originally Posted by Tetrarch

I have a Mazda 2 Sport which has a 1.5 engine size and is a great smaller car. Very comfortable, loads of extras and good fuel economy.

Debra

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Originally Posted by Rac20

My friend has bought a mini in our price range and she was raving about hers last night so I might need to check those out too. Thanks everyone for your suggestions. ☺️

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I traded in my Mini Cooper S Works to buy the Mazda 2 I mentioned previously! I owned the Mini for more than ten years and the only issue I ever had with it was the air-con stopped working.

The only reason I didn't buy another was the seats are quite low to get into/out of and my 84 year old Mum was struggling.

The other good reasons to change it was the tyres were expensive, the road tax was also dear and the fuel efficiency not good, although I'm sure all of these were down to the high performance model. It was so much fun to drive though and felt very solidly built.

Debra

[Pupbelly]

Minis are pretty cars but very generic now and are no longer a small car. On a £4K budget you will be buying a used town car which assuming it’s a manual points towards gearbox grumbles. Minis have a reputation for eating gearboxes so despite their pretty looks they are not without a list of problems!
Peugeot is an interesting option but they do devalue heavily which can be a bonus for you as you can bag a much newer car than other brands for the money.

[Rac20]

Originally Posted by Pupbelly

Minis are pretty cars but very generic now and are no longer a small car. On a £4K budget you will be buying a used town car which assuming it’s a manual points towards gearbox grumbles. Minis have a reputation for eating gearboxes so despite their pretty looks they are not without a list of problems!
Peugeot is an interesting option but they do devalue heavily which can be a bonus for you as you can bag a much newer car than other brands for the money.

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I don’t have a 4K budget. I think that was another poster. ☺️

[Pupbelly]

Originally Posted by Rac20

I don’t have a 4K budget. I think that was another poster. ☺️

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Ah my apologies, I’ve obviously lost the plot along the way 😄

Fiesta EcoBoost or Abarth in that case 👍🏼