What to buy? £12-13k budget, Civic, Leon, Focus, Astra?

[dwjoll]

Looking to buy my next car, a hatchback 4 doors, and could really use some helpful advice.

My shortlist is:

• Honda Civic (new shape 2017 onwards)
• Seat Leon
• Ford Focus (2011-2018 really don't like the new shape)
• Vauxhall Asrta (2015 onwards)

Some background:

• Currently driving a Vauxhall Corsa.
• I do around 5-8k miles a year.
• Daily commute is around 30mins each way. Longer trips 5-10 times a year.
• Budget of around £12-13k
• South East England (Essex)
• Would like something with a bit of grunt

I've only test drove the Honda Civic 1.5 Sport which I loved, but so far haven't found one in budget.

Any help appreciated.

 

[dwjoll]

Here's a shortlist of the types of cars I'm looking at:

2017 Honda Civic 1.5 Sport
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202003027910293

2017 Seat Leon 1.4 FR
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201911214614931

2018 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 VX Line
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202001246520471

2018 Ford Focus 1.5 ST Line
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202001246512752 (there are cheaper but I really want SYNC3 for Android Auto)

 

[dwjoll]

Renault megane GT nav? (not gt line, has the rubbish engine). Can get one with pretty much all the toys for that money and around a 17 plate so still 4 years warranty I beleive.

Great looking car but only 2 for sale on the whole of auto trader that's 2017 upwards! Rare.

 

[dwjoll]

I thought you wanted something with a "bit of grunt"

Coming from a 1.2 Corsa, grunt for me means 150-200ps, What I mean to say is I want something a bit more than a 1.0