Need a small car

Tdh1987 · 16 Mar 2006 at 16:56

My Mum's looking to change her 2003 Landrover Freelander 2.0 TD4. Her finance runs out in May, and the remaining balance to pay is £9,000. So thats how much she has to spend.

She only needs a car for short town journeys, no motorways or dual carrigeways.

I suggested to her a new Ford Fiesta.
I took her down to the local Ford dealer and she loves the Ford Fiesta Zetec S.
The salesman reccommended she goes for the TDCI version over the petrol.

What are the other options? I can only think of a Vauxhall Corsa or VW Polo. But I don't think they compare to be honest.

Also I'm going to be insured on it (19 in June) old so nothing to rapid

Tdh1987 · 16 Mar 2006 at 19:17

Thanks for the advice. It doesn't have to be brand new. Anything after 04 should be alright.

Whats the VRS like for insurance?

Tdh1987 · 16 Mar 2006 at 19:34

Hmmm. The VRS is very tasty.(just been reading a review on Parkers) I'll suggest it to her. It seems like a much better deal than a Fiesta

How much are we looking for a decent spec Focus. She likes them to look sporty.

Tdh1987 · 16 Mar 2006 at 19:54

The old one is out of the question, I think the interia is rubbish compared to the new one. And not to mention there are about 30 billion of them on our roads.

Tdh1987 · 16 Mar 2006 at 20:08

Your right Fox. Thats another thing to consider.

I suggested the Skoda to my Mum and she replied "Eughhhhh. I'm not buying a SKODA!!" Despite it being a fantastic car.

What are the chances of picking up a resonable spec mk5 Golf for £9000

And what about mk5 Astra's, any good?

Tdh1987 · 16 Mar 2006 at 20:34

Scottland said:
You can always play the "But it's a VW underneath" line regarding to Skoda...

I did try

. She said it looks revolting. She doesn't have a clue

Tdh1987 · 16 Mar 2006 at 21:26

It doesn't have to be supercar performance, but none of cars mentioned are. I did mention to her, while we were at the ford dealer, that a 1.4tdci (68bhp) is very slow and she wasn't impressed.

I talked her out of the Fiesta idea as I took a look at the depreciation. A £12000 Fiesta would be worth £4600 in 3 years time!! :eek:

A 54reg Fabia Vrs, 05 reg Focus zetec or Astra Elite seem like much more of an attractive deal.

I'll take her down some dealers. Best way of deciding.