Small cars with easy entry?

I have a Peugeot 207 SW 1.6 Sport Hdi 90, first registered on 1 March 2008. It has been well serviced, mileage is abut 22,500 and it is MOT''d until March next year. I have always been very happy with Peugeots, but as my wife has a bad back and I have bad knees, we are finding this one to be difficult to get in and out of - indeed, the roof is so low that I have difficulty in getting my head through the door. I also find that there are more blind spots than I'm happy with, and so we are considering a change.

What choices would you recommend? Probably 80% of our mileage is on local journeys, say up to 12 miles, and we do the occasional long holiday trip - 500 to 800 miles over a few days. Annual mileage is about 7-8000. We would prefer an Estate Car, but would consider a saloon with a large boot, We would prefer a good mpg figure, a low tax band and something higher off the ground than the 207 to make entry and exit easier. Finance will, I fear, preclude a new car, so we will need to look at a low mileage second hand one at no more than £10,000, to include what we might expect to get for the Peugeot - I suspect about £4,000.

Any ideas?

Asked on 12 December 2011 by R A Bagnall

Answered by Honest John
The best small cars for vis are the KIA Venga and the Hyundai ix20. Probably suit you in many other ways as well. Test and video: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/kia/kia-venga-road.../


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