which car?

leb2005

I am trying to decide on getting a new car my fiat punto has finally given up.
i am unsure what to do for
i need 5 doors not too big or too small. need a good size boot as planning on having a family so need a family car
what is a good reaiable car which is ecomical etc
thanks

Thunderbird_2

Hi

Why did your car die? I mean, what is faulty with it?
What is your budget? What is your likely daily distance/ annual mileage?
How many people/children are there in your household?

deltic_2

A Ford Focus sounds a good bet to me.

Easy to find, good package, cheap to run, and extremely reliable.

Riq

Honda Civic!

Same as the focus, but better.

It has a gear stick in the dashboard, how can you not love that?!

balsingh

Riq wrote: »

Honda Civic!

Same as the focus, but better.

It has a gear stick in the dashboard, how can you not love that?!

Not sure which reviews you've been reading but unless you are talking about the Type R, the Focus beats the Civic hands down.

leb2005

thanks for your replies.
my budget is about 4,000 stretching to 6,000
only two of us but planning to have a baby.

i was thinking about a ford focus, are they cheap to run,?

maniac886

I'd say a Focus as well...I love mine!

If your budget is £4k-6K you should be able to pick up used new shape one.

Also when I was deciding on my car my choice was between the civic and focus. Both are reliable cars, however after I test drove each I just felt the focus was the most enjoyable to drive.

debred86

There are loads of different types of cars that you could get, have look on autotrader and put in your budget, it'll bring up allsorts but you can narrow down your search to find what u want. Then u can have a look around and find a good deal on a car that you like.

shelly

We have a Focus 1.6 LX which we are looking to trade in for an Audi A6. We have had it nearly 5 years (its an 02 plate) and things are just starting to go wrong with it.
It needs a new speedo sensor on the gear box and the radio part of the stereo works for approx 4 mins then goes off.....there's a couple more things that escape me at the moment. Oh a little while ago something happened to the seal around one of the filters and the car had a lovely waterfall water feature in the passenger footwell when it rained :rotfl:

Oh and its dog slow but that could be because I compare to our 350Z

Other than that it has been a very reliable car and only recently have we found fault with it. Having said about the faults though hubby has researched online and they are quite easily fixed.