£10k new family car with looks

nnj10

Looking for a new family car (not too big though), ideally a 1.4 TSI type or equivalvent engine. Not keen on diesel as I do only about 5000 miles a year and mostly in city drive.
Looked at Skoda fabia(http://www.skoda.co.uk/gbr/finance/offers/twenty-five-percent/Pages/default.aspx) , but I think for the money can get better looks (I know it's subjective). Like Kia Cee'd but they seem to be too pricey for all the goodies you would want.

Main criteria is economical with low toal cost of ownership and good looks.
Any suggestions from experts?
Could do with a nearly new car for the budget.

thegirlintheattic

Fiesta - easily enough room for the average family. Lots of 1 year olds for just above 10K. Great looks and good spec.

squinty

The new Mitsubishi Colt looks OK

nnj10

Have driven one of these, A pilar seems to obstruct driver view quite a lot.
So not for me.

jaydeeuk1

Not my sort of car, but you can get a BRAND NEW vauxhall Zafira for £10k, 7 seater, petrol 1.6

http://www.carquake.co.uk/new-Vauxhall-Zafira/MPV_5_Door/1.6i_[115]_Exclusiv_5dr/2012.5

or cheaper at

http://www.bristolstreet.co.uk/new-car-deals/vauxhall/4263/vauxhall-zafira-1-6i-exclusiv

Looks are subjective... if it isn't a 1st gen Lotus Elise or Jag XK its ugly as hell imo

getmore4less

why care what it looks like on he outside, you spend more time inside.

Comfort, good drive, good visibility, features, on the inside.

I think the fabia estate looks better than the hatch

jaydeeuk1

getmore4less wrote: »

why care what it looks like on he outside, you spend more time inside.

To be fair, if I had one of the ssansyong rectums or whatever they're called, I'd need one of these

Tilt

Job done.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201215463470237/make/fiat/model/punto%20evo/postcode/wv46hb/radius/1500/quicksearch/true/price-from/8000/price-to/10000/page/11/advert-type/featured-listing/dealer/113461/usedcars?logcode=flp

Ultrasonic

getmore4less wrote: »

I think the fabia estate looks better than the hatch

Perhaps marginally, but the estate still looks pretty ugly to me:

mcduff16

squinty wrote: »

The new Mitsubishi Colt looks OK

I`ll second that, my dad has had one for the past 4 years really reliable and cheap to run

Strider590

Or you could buy a 2yr old model, avoid all the teething problems you often get with new cars, get top of the range (fully loaded) for less than the price you would pay for a new bog standard car........ Go for a larger vehicle and get even better value for money (which is what i'd do every single time).