Need a new car for the wife

Cuchulain · 11 Dec 2007 at 11:36

2 grand budget, has to be small, 4 door, pref. diesel but she's not overly fussed, could probably stretch to £2500 if we get anything for her old 106.

Any recommendations for what I should be looking for?

Thanks.

Neo4 · 11 Dec 2007 at 11:38

Focus TDi? Not sure what kind of example you will get for that money but they are a great car.

Cuchulain · 11 Dec 2007 at 11:56

Neo4 said:
Focus TDi? Not sure what kind of example you will get for that money but they are a great car.

I was thinking about a focus but couldn't find any reasonable ones with less than 100k on them.

AndrewP · 11 Dec 2007 at 15:27

Xsara/306 HDi?

volospian · 11 Dec 2007 at 15:37

Cuchulain said:
Need a new car for the wife .

Sounds like a fair deal...

[TW]Fox · 11 Dec 2007 at 15:39

Peugeot 406 Saloon, perhaps a Seat Toledo? Both 4 door.

Mad old tory · 11 Dec 2007 at 19:10

[TW]Fox;10666465 said:
Peugeot 406 Saloon, perhaps a Seat Toledo? Both 4 door.

They're likely to be viewed by most women to be big cars. My gf thinks a focus is too big

[TW]Fox · 11 Dec 2007 at 19:13

Mad old tory said:
They're likely to be viewed by most women to be big cars. My gf thinks a focus is too big

He wants a 4 door car they dont get much smaller than a Toledo.

Mad old tory · 11 Dec 2007 at 19:15

Fair enough point, I wonder if the op is getting mixed up between 4 and 5 door?

yeomansinc · 11 Dec 2007 at 19:25

Lupo SDi. Only thing lacking there is the 2 extra doors that you are after. But they're girly, small, reliable and the diesel engines can't half go on for a while!

You could probably haggle down and shop around for a Skoda Fabia SDi, they all have 5 doors. Bit out of budget though unfortunately, but there are some bargains to be had!

Only others I'd look at personally, are a Yaris (for the price range, only petrol would be affordable but may be able to get a 5dr..roomy cars though) or a Polo.

But that's just me

Edit*, not my pick but you'll have a wide range of 5dr diesel HDI 206's to choose from at that price. Ticks all the boxes. Other than that, an Astra SD ticks all the boxes too.

[TW]Fox · 11 Dec 2007 at 19:27

yeomansinc said:
Lupo SDi. Only thing lacking there is the 2 extra doors that you are after.

Only thing? It's a pretty fundamental thing to lack, right? A 2 door micro-sized car is probably about as useless as a trapdoor in a canoe to somebody who specifically requests a car with 4 doors.

DRZ · 11 Dec 2007 at 19:28

[TW]Fox;10668106 said:
Only thing? It's a pretty fundamental thing to lack, right? A 2 door micro-sized car is probably about as useless as a trapdoor in a canoe to somebody who specifically requests a car with 4 doors.

yeomansinc · 11 Dec 2007 at 19:32

[TW]Fox;10668106 said:
Only thing? It's a pretty fundamental thing to lack, right? A 2 door micro-sized car is probably about as useless as a trapdoor in a canoe to somebody who specifically requests a car with 4 doors.

Read it as 4 door pref, not pref diesel. I don't think I can warrant much more of a repl..

neoboy · 11 Dec 2007 at 19:42

Well women are bound to like a Yaris or maybe even a Fabia.