Car for my sister

[Del Lardo]

My sister has just written off her Rover 25 so is after a new car.

Budget £4-4.5k
Mainly town driving but must "feel safe" on the motorway
Cheap to run and insure
"Nothing bigger than a 1.4" (I had to mention it but feel free to ignore)
Likes the look of the Leon, Ibiza, A3, Clio.

The only real issue is insurance. She is 30 but has 3 claims in the last 3 years (2 write offs) so nothing that will upset insurance companies can be considered.

 

[TripleT]

I'd say you couldn't go wrong with an Ibiza for her. I know a few girls with these and they love them to bits

Looking at trader you *should* be able to pick up a 1.4 new shape in some sort of trim level for £4.5k.

That or a Clio imo

 

[wassap]

Leon and a3 will be way overpriced and pretty sluggish with smaller engines.

My bet would be ibiza as above or even a 206, add the clio in the mix too, any of them have nice revvy 1.4 powerplants, and pretty decent levels of equipment.

 

[dynabol]

I've got an Ibiza

The one I have is an X reg (so Mark 3) 1.4 .cool/s - bought it for £3k with 38,000 miles on the clock. Came with climate control, CD changer control (although some may come with the changer, just not mine ), alloys on some, and that's about it lol

I do a fair whack on the motorway and while it runs out of puff at about 90, I find it enough for my needs. Cruising at 70-75 on the M6 is a breeze, and will do it all day, no complaints. Feels a solidly built small hatchback that I'll hopefully keep for a few years.

Costs about £45 from dry to fill up and with that I'll get about 330 miles to a tank, or 360-370 if I'm not lead-footed