£7k to spend - Micra, Polo or Fox?

kitchpoo

Car dealerships arnt interested in selling cars, they want to sell the finance, the benefit of you paying a low (relatively) APR on a £6000 sum is enough to counteract the trade cost of a service and mats. Has the Fox been launched with a 2 year service interval after the first 1000 miles anyway? - EDIT - checked - Oil change only at 10k/1yr then inspection service at 20k/2yrs

You will find dealership salesmen are more conversant with the ins and outs of the loans and monthly payments than the specifications of the car.

I would also advise against GAP insurance, which I am in no doubt you were offered as well.

a&akay

I paid £6765 for my new Urban 1.2 Fox through Broker4cars including free delivery, arriving next Fri. No offers from dealers at all as too new.

DealDrivers_company_representative

Sounds like a decent price if you are first registered owner on that deal.

DavidHM

Of the three, if it really mustn't be a Fiat Panda, a Kia Rio, a Skoda Fabia or a Toyota Yaris, I'd go for the Polo.

But any of those four would be ahead of your shortlist for me. Only problem with the Polo is finding a decent one within your budget as the 1.2E is really slow and basic and you're actually looking at £8k to get one with the 64 bhp engine and five doors, which is what you will need with a baby.

Compare that to £7,100 for a new Skoda Fabia with three years' interest free finance or £6,500 discounted for a Kia Rio with air con, electric windows and a more powerful engine and the Polo makes less sense. (And whilst the thunk of the doors might not be quite the same, both of those should be more reliable than the Polo too).

Crabman

Stay away from Nissan, they don't give a !!!! about you once you've bought it especially Head Office. :rolleyes: There's nothing solid about their newer cars, they rust within a few years and the road noise is still terrible, it's like they can't grasp a simple sound proofing concept that almost every other manufacturer had the hang of years ago :rotfl: :rolleyes:

I drive a new shape Yaris which is a dream. It's the 1.0VVTi with sat nav and climate control which is just luxury. The drive is smooth, visibility good, handling excellent. Toyota are bringing out the Auris which replaces the Corolla so look out for knocked down corollas although this could be too large for what you're looking for... :think: