Last week my mum had a relatively minor car accident. Her foot slipped off the brake of her '99 Accord automatic and it lurched into the side of another car. She was a bit shaken up but no injuries and the guy she hit was Mr Nice by name and nice by nature. Unfortunately the angle of the hit and the age of the car mean that in all likelihood the thing will be a write off. So it's recommend a car time again.
1) Must be an automatic.
2) Must be reasonably economical, i know auto and economy are pretty much polar opposites but anything over 45 / 50 mpg would be great compared to her Accord which was bleeding her dry on petrol and tax.
3) Cheap, under 9k preferably.
4) New(isn), can be lightly used, a year old maybe, not much more than that though.
5) No the ls400 / gs430 is not something that will do the job.
She's had a look at the Kia Picanto and Rio so far. Likes the Picanto a lot, the rio put her off as she could;t see the corners too well (she's 4ft 11 so...)
Going to take a look at the suzuki alto as a friend has one and she loves it but they seem a bit 'tinny' to me and I know mum liked the solidity of the Honda and found the Kias to be similar. But they are CHEAP, £7500 for one with delivery miles only.
Looking at other stuff, micra, polo, jazz, etc. seems to be rather futile as they want 10+ grand for them and many of the 'cheap as chips' cars don;t come with an auto box which is an absolute deal breaker. So any other suggestions?
1) Must be an automatic.
2) Must be reasonably economical, i know auto and economy are pretty much polar opposites but anything over 45 / 50 mpg would be great compared to her Accord which was bleeding her dry on petrol and tax.
3) Cheap, under 9k preferably.
4) New(isn), can be lightly used, a year old maybe, not much more than that though.
5) No the ls400 / gs430 is not something that will do the job.
She's had a look at the Kia Picanto and Rio so far. Likes the Picanto a lot, the rio put her off as she could;t see the corners too well (she's 4ft 11 so...)
Going to take a look at the suzuki alto as a friend has one and she loves it but they seem a bit 'tinny' to me and I know mum liked the solidity of the Honda and found the Kias to be similar. But they are CHEAP, £7500 for one with delivery miles only.
Looking at other stuff, micra, polo, jazz, etc. seems to be rather futile as they want 10+ grand for them and many of the 'cheap as chips' cars don;t come with an auto box which is an absolute deal breaker. So any other suggestions?