Can anyone satisfy my requirements.

amistupid

I'm looking for a car for my 23 year old daughter, for the past five years she's been driving a Y reg Clio, which is about to die.

I have a budget of about three grand and obviously want something as new as possible. She only does a low mileage, so I presume she wants petrol rather than diesel. She needs a low insurance group and good mpg.

She's loved her Clio and it's cost her little, but she found the back is too small for transporting her two dogs, a Springer and a Lab.

Has anyone any ideas, apart from having the dogs put down?

Cheers

Adey.

funkycoldribena

Skoda Fabia?

buscape

Have a look at these:

Renault Megane
Vauxhall Astra
Citroen C4
Fiat Grande Punto
Peugeot 207

forgotmyname

Lower insurance group is not always cheaper.

A group 16 car can be cheaper to insure than a group 10 car. Depends how your insurer rate that vehicle.

If every customer with a group car car or lower make claims then they will load the premiums for those cars.

I have a mondeo, Which can average 50+ MPG, Plenty of small cars will struggle doing that.

But a small car will do better on my heavy traffic commutes. But the average will probably balance out, For me anyway.

funkycoldribena

buscape wrote: »

Have a look at these:

Renault Megane
Vauxhall Astra
Citroen C4
Fiat Grande Punto
Peugeot 207

Not your finest hour....

atrixblue.-MFR-.

ren meagne 1.4 16v K4j engine 2006 on.

kia.

fiat stilo.

honda civic, watch out for those gearboxes from 2002 onwards.

bwm mk1 mini 1.6 base level (not chilli pack). check insurance but have seen a few sub 25's drive these 1.6's and say insurance was cheaper for them than a 1.2 corsa breeze and a friends daughter has one, 22 single, she has a labradore who doesnt mind the boot on a travel from north to south of country.

getmore4less

Look at estates with dogs.

or if no need for 4 seats small vans.

Why is she not saving up for her own cars?
The dogs probably cost more than the car


Whats wrong with the clio?

amistupid

getmore4less wrote: »

Look at estates with dogs.

or if no need for 4 seats small vans.

Why is she not saving up for her own cars?
The dogs probably cost more than the car


Whats wrong with the clio?

I did look at vans about 2 years ago but the insurance, because of her age, was astronomical?

As for her saving for her own car, athough it's really none of your business, she has to work six days a week doing three jobs on minium wage, she lives with a friend and has to pay rent and hallf all the bills, with what she's got left it would take a decade to save for a car.

Whilst she was living at home I took a third of her income for lodgings and unbeknown to her put some of this aside for her for this eventuality; this will effectively be paying for the replacement car.

I know nothing about cars, but regarding her Clio, she has professional mechanic friends who have kept it going for her but they've now deemed it's coming to the end of the road.

Are there any small jeep type vehicles, I'm not on about 4 wheel drives?

atrixblue.-MFR-.

amistupid wrote: »

I did look at vans about 2 years ago but the insurance, because of her age, was astronomical?

As for her saving for her own car, athough it's really none of your business, she has to work six days a week doing three jobs on minium wage, she lives with a friend and has to pay rent and hallf all the bills, with what she's got left it would take a decade to save for a car.

Whilst she was living at home I took a third of her income for lodgings and unbeknown to her put some of this aside for her for this eventuality; this will effectively be paying for the replacement car.

I know nothing about cars, but regarding her Clio, she has professional mechanic friends who have kept it going for her but they've now deemed it's coming to the end of the road.

Are there any small jeep type vehicles, I'm not on about 4 wheel drives?

suzuki ignis.

whilst the clio maybe uneconomical to repair, i would considder, selling that one private as a spare's or repair and accepting no less than scrap value and advert fee's.

skoda fabia estate.

VW golf 1.6 estate.

nissan cube 1.4 cvt.

[Deleted User]

Focus estate?

You will get a 2006/2007 model for around £3,000.

buscape

funkycoldribena wrote: »

Not your finest hour....

Feel free to post some better cars up.