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I have a Ford Fiesta, 02 plate (a blue one, haha) thats about as technical as I get but its lovely and compact. I take my god children out in it and the three of them fit in ok. I had two boys with booster seats a baby in a car seat last week. There wasn't much room for much else in the back but they fitted in safely and without trouble. Also fitted small bike and buggy in boot while we were going. Very cheap to run, lovely little car.
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You may Laugh but Hyundai's are well economical, cheap to insure, cheap to run and very, very reliable!

We had an Atoz and in 2 years all we spent on it was for a new set of tyres and a set of wiper blades (it went through 2 MOTs without needing a penny spent on it)...it started first time every time and even after it had sat on the drive for 6 months unused when my husband got his taxi it started 1 st when he gave it to his mate.

There also more room in them than it looks from the outside.
Croctacus
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Originally posted by Lockes no 1 fan:
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Originally posted by Justafriend:
do you like vauxhall motors cos you could always go for a smaller vauxhall.
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corsa maybe to small.



yep a corsa is a bit small, I dont mind vauxhalls, The main thing is though the miles per gallon I do a lot of driving you see


i think you can get 1.4 astras got to be ok on juice i should think.
justafriend
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Originally posted by JacksonB:
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Originally posted by Lockes no 1 fan:
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Originally posted by JacksonB:
peuget 307's are big inside and small on the outside.



I have had a puegout 3 years ago and had nothing but problems with it, BUT I did like the car, and I am wondering did I just get a one off bad car
could be, how about a golf?


have you thought about a diesel? I've got the audi a3 2.0 tdi ( the golf has exactly the same engine but a bit cheaper and v reliable) I get at 46.5 mpg and I do alot of town driving. plus it goes like the wind!!!! lol
fifilapew
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Originally posted by FGG Aka Crocodile Rock:
You may Laugh but Hyundai's are well economical, cheap to insure, cheap to run and very, very reliable!

We had an Atoz and in 2 years all we spent on it was for a new set of tyres and a set of wiper blades (it went through 2 MOTs without needing a penny spent on it)...it started first time every time and even after it had sat on the drive for 6 months unused when my husband got his taxi it started 1 st when he gave it to his mate.

There also more room in them than it looks from the outside.


I'm sorry to say this.... but I had one of them for six months. I was mocked mercilessly for having 'an old person's car' but I defended it as it WAS reliable. However the day I drew up at traffic lights in it and got a big smile from the toothless 80 year old guy in the woolie hat in the next lane who was driving an IDENTICAL one, I knew it had to go. Big Grin
Kaffs
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Originally posted by karmasab****:
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Originally posted by JacksonB:
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Originally posted by Lockes no 1 fan:
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Originally posted by JacksonB:
peuget 307's are big inside and small on the outside.



I have had a puegout 3 years ago and had nothing but problems with it, BUT I did like the car, and I am wondering did I just get a one off bad car
could be, how about a golf?


have you thought about a diesel? I've got the audi a3 2.0 tdi ( the golf has exactly the same engine but a bit cheaper and v reliable) I get at 46.5 mpg and I do alot of town driving. plus it goes like the wind!!!! lol



Agree re the Audi, I had an A3 TDi last year. Did about 700 miles a week no problems and great on the fuel too. Plus they're dead nice to you when you take it in the Audi garage for a service, you get tea and everything Thumbs Up


I've got a Honda Civic 2.2 cdti at the moment. Much faster than the Audi, just doesn't look as nice, and about the same MPG.
Karma_
Astra's are good on fuel ecomony, my husband has a 54 reg Astra 1.7TDi estate and it's brilliant on diesel, and he being a taxi driver does mostly town driving.

I have a 1.2 Vauxhall Corsa which is fantastic on petrol, 10.00 lasts me nearly a fortnight, but I haven't done a lot of driving lately. Corsa's are deceptive, because they look small but my old 4 door Corsa was quite roomy. I now have a two door and absolutely love it, wouldn't have another car, well except for a 59 reg Corsa!!
â™ĨPinkBabe1966â™ĨThe Angel under the tree!
since its a motobility car so you dont have to worry about depreciation or it falling apart from rust in 5 years you might look at the smaller fiats, they are cheap to run, and its good enough for m.shumaker (sp?) and james may. if you plan on buying the car after your 3 years then a toyota or mazda or vw is probably the best bet because of their reliability.

that said i'm probably not the best person to advise on small, practical, family cars.
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Locks I too am getting a new mobility car next month. I've gone for the new Renault Megan and just to look a little more jazzy have gone for the coupe. But the deposit was low and the comfort in Renaults are always good. The Clio is another option, they are much bigger than they look and are economical to run. This car will be my 4th Renault. When I've shopped around I have found other similar models less luxurious. Hope this helps..
monkey13

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