Cheapest NEW small cars in the UK

sadie22

ive got a toyota aygo and its a real nice car, only £35 a year road tax, and costs £33 for a full tank of petrol, i generally get 340 miles from the full tank of petrol and thats driving round the streets, not motorways. its also the lowest insurance group.
ive owned the car for a year and its been totally reliable, nippy and a good looking car.
personal opinion, toyotas are the best brand in cars

tinkerbell84

I wouldn't touch a perodua - yucky pacific rim sh1te.

a brand new car will cost a bomb to insure and is not necessarily any more reliable than a used one.

i'd avoid french cars and go japanese if you can.

and make sure you have somewhere to park it - there's been an explosion of kids getting cars to learn in near me, and they literally abandon them (on blind bends :mad:) because there's no room on their drives.

MrsE_2

sadie22 wrote: »

ive got a toyota aygo and its a real nice car, only £35 a year road tax, and costs £33 for a full tank of petrol, i generally get 340 miles from the full tank of petrol and thats driving round the streets, not motorways. its also the lowest insurance group.
ive owned the car for a year and its been totally reliable, nippy and a good looking car.
personal opinion, toyotas are the best brand in cars

Gotta say I love Toyotas, they are so cheap to keep on the road, so reliable.

After writing off my little one I got a 4x4, if they still made the 3 door rav4 I would have bought one (more than my budget, but I would have flexed it for a rav4), as it was I bought a Grand Vitara 3 door, which is susposed to be a rip off of the 3 door rav4.

If I want a slightly bigger one when I swap, I might feel more able for a bigger one, then it will prob be a rav4.

MrsE_2

tinkerbell84 wrote: »

I wouldn't touch a perodua - yucky pacific rim sh1te.

a brand new car will cost a bomb to insure and is not necessarily any more reliable than a used one.

i'd avoid french cars and go japanese if you can.

and make sure you have somewhere to park it - there's been an explosion of kids getting cars to learn in near me, and they literally abandon them (on blind bends :mad:) because there's no room on their drives.

Yeah Perodua was never a serious one, just as the cheapest it was in the list.

I agree about Japanese being reliable.

We got a 4 car drive (5/6 if they were all small), so no worries there & she works for the NHS & for £20 pm they have secure staff parking.

anewman

MrsE wrote: »

Perodua Kelisa 1.0 EX 5dr £4,812
Proton Savvy 1.2 Street 5dr £5,995
Kia Picanto 1.0 5dr £5,995
Hyundai Amica 1.1 GSI 5dr £6,017
Perodua Kenari GX 5dr £6,243
Chevrolet Matiz 0.8 S 5dr £6,245
Hyundai i10 1.1 Classic 5dr £6,495
Volkswagen Fox 1.2 3dr £6,590
Smart fortwo pure (61bhp) £6,900
Toyota Aygo 1.0 VVT-i 3dr £6,945
Kia Rio 1.4 5dr £7,000
Fiat Panda 1.1 Active 8v 5dr £7,005
Peugeot 107 1.0 Urban Lite 3dr £7,195
Citroen C1 1.0i Vibe 3dr £7,195
Chevrolet Kalos 1.2 S 3dr £7,295
Nissan Micra 1.2 16v Visia 3dr £7,495
Renault Clio Freeway 1.2 16v 3dr £7,495
Renault Twingo Extreme 1.2 3dr £7,500
Vauxhall Corsa Expression 1.0i 12v 3dr £7,595
Hyundai Getz 1.1 GSI 3dr £7,595
Vauxhall Agila Expression 1.0i 12v 5dr £7,595
Ford Ka 1.3i 8v Studio 3dr £7,645

IMO all the ones highlighted above are likely to depreciate quite quickly. Particularly the Peroduas.

If I remember correctly the Vw Fox is made in Brazil. The Toyota Aygo is made in conjunction with peugot and citroen in Czech Republic. Looking at the fox and the rest on your list, I find myself wondering how much the cheapest Vw polo is. Will be a little bigger and probably hold it's value better.

Not a recommendation to *not* buy new, but have you considered holding out for a pre-registered car? Generally some dealers sell cars to themselves and stick a number plate on if they need to make their figures for the year look good, so effectively the car is new, but has quite a lot knocked off the price.

looby-loo_2

I've had Micra's since 1987. I always buy old ones so I am always happy to encourage new sales as I may be on the look out in about 5 years or so.

I buy at about 8 - 10 years old and keep about 5 years. I'm on my 5th one now and in 21 years have had to replace the battery on one of them and a radiator hose on another. That is honestly all I have ever spent apart from MOT and services. They really are very reliable and cheap to run.

tinkerbell84

looby-loo wrote: »

I've had Micra's since 1987. I always buy old ones so I am always happy to encourage new sales as I may be on the look out in about 5 years or so.

I buy at about 8 - 10 years old and keep about 5 years. I'm on my 5th one now and in 21 years have had to replace the battery on one of them and a radiator hose on another. That is honestly all I have ever spent apart from MOT and services. They really are very reliable and cheap to run.

ah, but that's because they never go more than 40mph!!!! :rotfl:

MrsE_2

anewman wrote: »

IMO all the ones highlighted above are likely to depreciate quite quickly. Particularly the Peroduas.

If I remember correctly the Vw Fox is made in Brazil. The Toyota Aygo is made in conjunction with peugot and citroen in Czech Republic. Looking at the fox and the rest on your list, I find myself wondering how much the cheapest Vw polo is. Will be a little bigger and probably hold it's value better.

Not a recommendation to *not* buy new, but have you considered holding out for a pre-registered car? Generally some dealers sell cars to themselves and stick a number plate on if they need to make their figures for the year look good, so effectively the car is new, but has quite a lot knocked off the price.

I put a little list of a few cars further up

That would make the Ford Ka, the Citroen C1, the Peugeot 107 & the VW Fox great buys & possibly the Aygo too depending on the best price.

That agrees with what you recommend? Cheap & decent ones?

Pre-reg is a great idea, still new & you get the warranty.

I KNOW she not going to be interested in a Polo, she wants dinky.

She did consider a Suzuki Jimney for a while, but the way they are hitting 4x4's put her off.

Thank you

MrsE_2

looby-loo wrote: »

I've had Micra's since 1987. I always buy old ones so I am always happy to encourage new sales as I may be on the look out in about 5 years or so.

I buy at about 8 - 10 years old and keep about 5 years. I'm on my 5th one now and in 21 years have had to replace the battery on one of them and a radiator hose on another. That is honestly all I have ever spent apart from MOT and services. They really are very reliable and cheap to run.

I think you've been really lucky.

My experience of second hand cars is you go out one morning & it don't start.

I know this can happen with a new car, but I think when you buy a new car, you get the best out of it & then when it starts playing up, you sell it on.

I like a new car, I have it looked after, I know whats happened to it - so I know its safe & reliable.

If I had to buy second hand of course I would, but if I can avoid it, I will never buy second hand again.

Anyway if people didn't have their reasons for buying new, the peole who like to buy seconh hand would run out of cars;)

Inactive

There is sadly, no such thing as a " safe " car, also any car once registered is no longer " new ".

I agree with Looby-Loo, far better to buy a used, and reliable older Japanese car without the need to get in to debt.

Not what you want to hear, I'm sure, but just my 2p worth.;)