Anyone recommend a good small car for the wife?

hearts

Hi my wife is looking for a small car. She has about 6k/7k. Just wondering what advice I can get from this knowledgeable place ;-)

We are in Scotland. I have looked at Arnold Clark and Motorpoint. Is there any way to get a few quid of their advertised prices?

Any recommendations on which car she should go for?

Thanks

merlinormartin

How about a new Ford Ka
http://www.ford.co.uk/ka small but nippy

or

A Volkwagen Fox
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/new_cars/fox

alwaysonthego_2

I have a peugout 206 and it is a lovely drive for me (I only passed my test in Jan)

albalad

hearts wrote: »

Hi my wife is looking for a small car. Is there any way to get a few quid of their advertised prices?

Any recommendations on which car she should go for?

what about the toyota yaris - you would nearly get a brand new model for 6-7k
skoda fabia
kia

you could try and play one garage off against the other , for more advice on haggling/reviews visit the backroom on the honest john website

arrowsmith

merlinormartin wrote: »

How about a new Ford Ka
http://www.ford.co.uk/ka small but nippy

or

A Volkwagen Fox
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/new_cars/fox

If you want poor MPG and an underpowered engine for its size go for one of the above. :mad:

Otherwise try Toyota Yaris, Honda Jazz, Daihatsu Sirion, Suzuki Swift, Mitsubishi Colt 6K new, Kia Picanto & Fiat Panda 5k new. Personally I'd try the Colt or Sirion.

Crabman

arrowsmith wrote: »

If you want poor MPG and an underpowered engine for its size go for one of the above. :mad:

Otherwise try Toyota Yaris, Honda Jazz, Daihatsu Sirion, Mitsubishi Colt 6K new, Kia Picanto & Fiat Panda 5k new. Personally I'd try the Colt or Sirion.

Echo that - small engines aren't necessarily economical take a look at the New Car Buying and Financing Cost Cutting Plan Article for details on how to haggle and get best value on a car purchase.

Try the following links to search for models too (see article for full details):
Moneysupermarket*, Autoebid*, Oneswoop*, Broker4cars*, Kelkoo*

aj3001

Small car? Gotta be the Yaris, can't really say I recomend anything French or Italian, which rules out Peugeot, Renault, Citroen and Fiat

Suzuki Swift could be something to consider as well, but I would definatly recomend a Yaris

Keith

6-7k on a car to plod around in, madness. But if you must why not buy a new Fiesta Style @ 6250.

If it's just to carry the kids, we can't complain about our 2001 Ka. It does its job and is cheap to run and if its crashed we buy another.

socks_uk

I'm in the same situation at the moment, although with a much less budget (£3000).

I really want a Toyota Yaris. I hired one for a month and absolutely loved it, especially the digital speedo ( I think all cars should have one!).

Have you asked your wife what sort of car she'd like? Men think of the mechanical side of things and women think of the practical side - big enough boot space for shopping/pushchair etc.?

I can only seem to find decent 3 door Yaris within my budget (people must like the 5 doors and keep them for a long time) so I'm also looking at a Skoda Fabia as well. With the Skoda I'll get a newer car as well as a car I know I can comfortably fit in (I'm 5' 9" and not skinny!:o ) In 2000 my ex-husband and I went round all the garages to buy a brand new car and I didn't feel comfortable in Corsas, Clios, KAs as my knees were too close to the steering wheel and felt it might be unsafe if I had to do an emergency stop!. One bloke at a dealership suggested I was too tall and not to wear heels!
We ended up buying a Skoda Fabia which, unfortunately, my ex-husband kept when we got divorced.

I'm going to look at a 51 plate fabia today at £2950 which, I hope, I will be driving back home at about 6pm tonight.

N9eav

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colin79666

I got a Fiat Punto Grande 1.2 56 plate from Arnold Clarke just over a month ago.
It's a great small car (quite big for its class).
I couldn't haggle the price down with AC but I did manage to get carpet mats, a scratch on properly taken out and some road tax out of them.