Car recommendations!

Nagme

My mum loves her Skoda Citigo, very similar to the Peugeot 106 and has received various awards.

ss53

Another vote for Hyundai i10

elsien

Skoda fabia.
Used by myself for work (average mileage 1000 per month) hoiking dog in crate around the place and general use as a shed.
Also used by 80 year old auntie for a day to day car with no long journeys.
Mine is 11 years old and still going strong, Auntie changes hers every 2 or 3 years. Both equally happy with it.

LauBar

2 or 3 years old you can't go wrong with Kia or Hyundai. At 3 years old you've still got another 4 years of warrenty on a Kia and 2 on a Hyundai and with the complexity and parts costs of modern cars a warrenty is a very worthwhile asset.

Also, the current crop of Korean cars, despite being marginally cheaper, are better built, have nicer interiors, and come with much more in the way of toys than any equivalent from Vauxhall, Ford, Nissan, Renault etc.

I honestly don't know why anyone buys anything else. And that's from someone who owns 2 VW's!

bigadaj

LauBar wrote: »

2 or 3 years old you can't go wrong with Kia or Hyundai. At 3 years old you've still got another 4 years of warrenty on a Kia and 2 on a Hyundai and with the complexity and parts costs of modern cars a warrenty is a very worthwhile asset.

Also, the current crop of Korean cars, despite being marginally cheaper, are better built, have nicer interiors, and come with much more in the way of toys than any equivalent from Vauxhall, Ford, Nissan, Renault etc.

I honestly don't know why anyone buys anything else. And that's from someone who owns 2 VW's!

Korean care are fine, though I'd argue with the cost comparison.

I bought my current Vauxhall partly because it was cheaper than the equivalent Kia or Hyundai. It was a year old so your comment could have something to do with even more inflated new car prices on traditional makes maybe.

zagubov

Another vote for the i10. A TARDIS of a car that you can park on a postage stamp, but still surprisingly roomy. Quite peppy /nippy too unlike some VWs I've owned.

mr_accountant

zagubov wrote: »

Another vote for the i10. A TARDIS of a car that you can park on a postage stamp, but still surprisingly roomy. Quite peppy /nippy too unlike some VWs I've owned.

ive owned a mark 1 i10 from 2009 to 2016 and an i20 mark 1.5 facelift since 2016 so I think I can give a good and fair opinion.

I liked the i10 it was untouchable when it came to room for a city car, very impressed and also has a peach of an engine 1.25 kappa 75 bhp (or thereabouts) plus it was loaded, when my i20 was in the dealer for some servicing i had the new version i10 as a courtesy, it was the i10 1.0 air, having read all the reviews i was rather excited, only to be met with a damp squid, overall it was poor, the 1 litre engine was noisy and slow, the car was noisy (contrary to all the reviews on how quiet it was) and it was base spec, so overall i was not impressed, though I will reserve full judgement until I try a higher spec version of the i10 like a 1.25 SE or similar. i thought the old version was a better car

When i went back to the i20 it was like being in a limousine it felt MUCH quieter and of course far more substantial. The i20 is also a big supermini meaning 4 can travel some distance with some luggage in the big boot, also its very stable at high speeds and the speedo is vitally spot on (only around 1mph out) which probably explains why at 85mph (on the race track of course) its flying past most. on the downside the ride is hard over bumps and it can get noisy on rough tarmac surfaces at higher speeds.

Overall whilst would not discount the new i10 i think the i20 mark 1.5 is a much better car overall in terms of comfort safety and refinement, and cheap tax £30pa with the 1.25 84 bhp kappa engine, which is all you need for both motorway and town.