A car for £5000-6000. What do you suggest?

I am looking to buy a small second hand car, budget up to £6000. I have test driven a petrol Mazda 2 1.5 Sport. I have also considered the 2006 onwards Honda Civic 1.8 however for my budget I would be looking at an older / higher mileage one than the Mazda 2, and the Mazda is cheaper to run.

I guess with Honda's excellent reliability a slightly older Civic will be little different to a newer Mazda 2?

I do about 6000 miles a year mixture of motorways and urban driving, is there anything else I should be considering?

Asked on 21 September 2012 by TP London

Answered by Honest John

You will get a Mazda 2 1.3TS2, which is actually a better package than the 1.5. It's higher geared, uses less fuel, and simply feels better to drive.

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