best car thread?

helpimcrap · 10 Sep 2009 at 19:54

ok this isn't for me but for a friend.
she hasn't asked me to do this but i gave her my 2 cents in that a nice small car would be a 1.25 fiesta as it's reliable and economical.

as i don't want to limit it to that as i think she's interested in peugeots for some reason.

so with that in mind, what can she get for, say, £1500?

criteria:
reliable
cheap to run(running costs/tax etc)
cheap insurance
cheap on fuel
looks 'good'(by good i mean she'd be more likely to get a fiesta than an escort as she don't like the look of them. she's 'girly'

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Wicksta · 10 Sep 2009 at 19:56

Fiesta

Muffin` · 10 Sep 2009 at 19:56

Wicksta said:
Fiesta

iaind · 10 Sep 2009 at 19:59

helpimcrap said:
as i don't want to limit it to that as i think she's interested in peugeots for some reason.

That sounds familiar!

You cant allow her to buy a 206, use chloroform if she tries that.

Fiesta is the obvious choice, but if she must have something pretty and girly, a Clio is probably a much better option than a 206. I hear 10k buys a good one

Hawk Tuah · 10 Sep 2009 at 20:15

Ford Puma.

shauncr91 · 10 Sep 2009 at 20:18

Fiesta or Clio.

iaind · 10 Sep 2009 at 20:19

Bug One said:
Ford Puma.

Interesting idea - normally a pretty pointless car, but if you're trying to talk an aesthetically obsessed woman into a Fiesta, it might be enough to swing the balance

Aero · 10 Sep 2009 at 20:33

You're friends with my girlfriend? I'm having the same problem...

Aero

Lum · 11 Sep 2009 at 04:46

MX-5

(depends how old she is, of course)

horseunderwater · 11 Sep 2009 at 04:50

Fiesta 1.4 tdi £35 road tax 60 mpg

Joe T · 11 Sep 2009 at 06:47

horseunderwater said:
Fiesta 1.4 tdi £35 road tax 60 mpg

For £1,500?

Begbie · 11 Sep 2009 at 07:33

Fiesta, altough am I right to think a 306 ain't a bad car execpt from the leccies and leaking passenger well? And lumpy starts and idling. On second thoughts avoid Pugs.