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Please give 5 car suggestions/ideas, for my sons New car (32 years old, single)

Please can you give some ideas and suggestions for some car models/makes for my son,

He is young, single, but is confused on what model and make to go for.

what car suits a 32 year old, which doesn't look to old a model but also looks smart.

Give 3-5 suggestions of cars if you can.

Include a picture please
also, it would be great if you could paste an image/link to a photo of the car. (using google images)


Requirements
Hatchbacks would be greatly preferred. No saloons or no estates,

Price range? - £2k - £3k, mabey 4k.

Questions
What min-max millage would you you suggest for this car? which isn't too much but not too little?
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  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
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    By the sound of it, a red Nissan Micra auto would suit him fine.

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  • Flying-High_2
    Flying-High_2 Posts: 761 Forumite
    edited 1 September 2013 at 10:30PM
    At that budget I'd be after 100k ish Miles tops....

    What Milage does he cover?... 20K upwards per annum a Diesel Ticks the box.

    Errr 320/5 Ci Sport?... Late MK4 Golf Gti Turbo?... Low Mile Mintish Clio 182?... Open ended question TBH.... Err £4k probably stretch to an E36 M3.. forget the 100k miles though.... Can he fix stuff himself?.... £4K would get a nice S3 Audi.... Or a nearly new Micra.....
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    I think at that age, it's time to step away from the boy racer crowd and get something other than some little hatchback. (which I assume is what you mean?)

    I'm similar age, I drive a 2004 Vauxhall Vectra hatchback, it's a big car..... Probably what you think of as a "saloon".

    For the money, something of this size is going to get him a real bargain, they're half the price of the equivalent aged small hatchback (because people are obsessed with buying small cars) and being designed for the fleet market, they're usually fully loaded and much more reliable.
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  • redcard
    redcard Posts: 1,563 Forumite
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  • Flying-High_2
    Flying-High_2 Posts: 761 Forumite
    edited 1 September 2013 at 11:57PM
    Yes a 1.8 Vectra and a dashboard Cam.... F!!k me where have I been? Mid's 30's myself.... I've just looked out over the yard... .... I think I may have Missed out.... It'll all be on ebay in the morning
  • SailorSam
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    redcard wrote: »
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    Are you serious ?
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  • SailorSam wrote: »
    Are you serious ?

    I Hope Not!!... The Micra as above is far far more practical IMVHO :D
  • redcard
    redcard Posts: 1,563 Forumite
    SailorSam wrote: »
    Are you serious ?

    This thread is a request from a 32 year old's mummy to find him a car. In the circumstances I thought it was appropriate.

    No?
    Hope over Fear. #VoteYes
  • redcard wrote: »
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    These sizes are a bit too small, but the bigger types of hatchbacks.
  • I must say that those Mark 2 Micras are brilliant little cars. Still loads about, too. If I was skint-ish, that's what I would go for.
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