steppers

ok my missus is on the way to passing her test and she now realises she aint driving the scooby so,,,
A new car is coming her way but whats it to be

Hyundai getz
citroen c2
daihatsu charade
toyota yaris
kia picanto
wont be a corsa polo arosa fiesta ka clio cityrover.
all thoughts welcome especially from owners or any other thoughts for around 7k
cheers in advance

Vegescoob

Skoda Fabia 1.2 6v or nearly new 12v. Don't knock it till you've tried one.

lightning101

Toyota Yaris far outclasses the rest, and hold its value well too.



Easy equation - Bird + Decent Motor = Deathtrap

Scooby-Doo

Have a look at the Misubishi Colt. They have released a limited edition "Black" with all the toys and Sat Nav for around £7k I think. It is only 5 door at the moment but in Feb the 3 door comes out.

steppers

cheers scooby do thats the one her indoors likes but i said no as it starts at 8k ill have grocers at it tomorrow
thanks for the fabia advice i convinced her to look at it but didnt feel right (anyone else believe her)

RA-boy

have to be the toyota YARIS sport twin cam with vvti

steppers

okay raboy where can you get one for 7k and group2 or 3 insurance

steppers

blimey no one got any more thoughts

Reffro

C2 has a free insurance offer on the C2 at the moment. The car is very roomy in the front seats, but bugger all room in the back seat or boot. Daihatsu Charade is a great car, but the Kia Picanto shades them both now. Very cheap to buy new. 7k will buy you the top spec with mp3 cd, lots of airbags, abs, air-con. Getz is middling to good, the engines aren't great, but they are well made. Yaris is easily the best car of the ones you have mentioned, but at 7k you aren't going to get any kit on the car, its will the boggest of bog standard.

If you want kit and a super little car, it has to be the Picanto, if you want a better car and no kit, then its the Yaris. That's what my choice would be between in your position.

16vmarc

I had an 04 Fabia 1.4 TDi as a courtesy car for a month and it was very good. It returned about 50mpg from just driving to and from work. the car was surprisingly nippy and you could really feel the turbo from 2nd to 3rd.

My mum has a 2001 Yaris 1.0 S, this returns similar mpg to the Fabia and has all the benefits of a jap car. They are quite basic and very plasticy inside however. I thought the steering was pretty light until i drove one with power steering, certainly heavier than a scoob. Gear boxes are very notchy too, although you wont have any trouble getting it into gear!

King RA

Buy a chavalier, makes sense m8, it's what I've done

smithy1981

my sisters got a hyandai getz, bloody impressive value with a 5 year warranty. Not a bad little car, with all the extras etc as standard.

steppers

thanks reffro great help
tried the getz and was underwhelmed by the 1.3 power
everything elsethough was good including 3years free servicng and 5 year warranty
off to try the piccanto today
keep em coming
ps she loves the yaris but its a bit pricey