Out of these three cars, which would you be leaning toward?

Cornucopia

If you are considering diesels, I would look at C4 diesels. The C4 is a great car (I'm on my third), The petrol engines are okay, but the diesels are excellent - very refined and incredibly economical. You also get low-rate road tax with the smaller diesel engines.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201310249434532/sort/default/usedcars/maximum-mileage/up_to_80000_miles/fuel-type/diesel/price-from/500/price-to/5000/model/c4/make/citroen/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/postcode/da99tu/radius/1500/page/7?logcode=p

OddballJamie

I'd rather spend £4k on fireworks than waste it on a 1.6hdi.

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Ultrasonic wrote: »

If you give us some idea what you're looking for a in a car you might get some more helpful replies...

50 miles per day, to and from work, mostly by Motorway.

Including other journeys, about 15k per year.

Beachview_2

OddballJamie wrote: »

Why are you considering a Corsa if you want a bigger car?

BTW a Micra has ample head room for a 6 footer, not sure on a Yaris.

Yes a 6 footer would fit in a Yaris, plenty of head and leg room.

Beachview_2

+ 1 for the Avensis too

harveybobbles

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

All are petrol, all are from dealers, and all the same screen price - £3,995.

55 plate Avensis.

58 plate Corsa.

58 plate C4.

Gosh, what a miserable selection..

Ultrasonic

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

50 miles per day, to and from work, mostly by Motorway.

Including other journeys, about 15k per year.

I was thinking more in terms of my earlier questions relating to performance, fuel economy and image. Plus how large a car do you actually want?

From your journey description I may as well just suggest my own car, a diesel Skoda Octavia. Something like this:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201310269469788/sort/pricedesc/usedcars/transmission/manual/seller-type/trade_adverts/body-type/hatchback/fuel-type/diesel/engine-size-cars/1-7l_to_1-9l/price-to/4000/model/octavia/make/skoda/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/postcode/pe39gz/radius/1501/page/1/keywords/elegance?logcode=p

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OK, so here they are.

All are petrol, and all cost about the same (around £200pa) to tax.

Any thoughts?

2005 Ford Focus Cmax - 1800cc - £1,995

2007 Citroen C4 - 1600cc - £3,495

2005 Vauxhaul Zafira - 1600cc - £3,495

2007 Vauxhaul Vectra - 1800cc - £3,795

2005 Toyota Avensis - 1800cc - £2,995

Fish_n_Chips

Just sold a VW Passat 03

Wish I'd kept it now.

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Ultrasonic wrote: »

I was thinking more in terms of my earlier questions relating to performance, fuel economy and image.

Performance doesn't have to be breathtaking, provided it can cruise at 70, and not be beaten away from the lights by push-bikes.

Good(ish) fuel economy would be an advantage, with me doing about 1,000 miles per month, just travelling to work and back.

Image isn't that important, although I'd draw the line somewhere before a powder pink Fiat 500.

Plus how large a car do you actually want?

I don't need a HUGE car, but I do tend to grocery shop in one go, and collect larger items (eg. fridges), rather than have them delivered, so a decent boot (preferably with fold flat seats) would be useful.