BlkKnight

My other half is looking for a second have motor.

Her requirements are:

Budget: - 2-4k
Insurance - group 14 or lower
Size - Smaller than a focus.
Doors - 5
A/C
ABS
PAS
0-60 8 or 9 ish
Reliable

She'll regularly be doing a London > Manchester (and back) run - so must be OK on long motorway runs.

Looking at:
Corsa
Punto
206
Fiasta
Clio

I'm not really familiar with the Jap / Chinese cars of this range - what's on offer from them?

Do Skoda have a nippy runner of this size?

Ta for help.

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Typical woman...does she know a Focus is just 10inches (25cm) longer than a Fiesta?

Toyota Yaris is supposed to be pretty good.

kammy

But all women think this :-- is ten inches

Jamo

iTrader: (23)

I would agree on yaris, good little car.

Brendan Hughes

Having taken a hired Yaris from Lisbon to Porto and back (3 hrs each way), I'd definitely AVOID one for regular London-Manchester runs. Though maybe you could get one with a better engine than ours. (Can you get them for 2-4k now?)

Skoda Fabia is raved about here, not sure if that's in your price range.

vindaloo

Add Skoda Fabia to the list...

ka$h

I have run a Corsa for the last 4 years and they are good enough for runs around that distance. THe 1.2's a re little under you power, but only IG 3, better looking at an early Corsa C 1.4 SRi or Elegance tbh. cheap and economical.

K