Secondhand cars for retirement
As my wife and I approach retirement we are looking to move from two cars to one. My ancient Peugeot 406 is on its last legs and my wife has an 02-plate 1.2 Corsa.
Our current short list is a Ford C-Max, Citroen C4 Picasso or Peugeot 308. We will have around £10K plus the Corsa part exchange value.
We will be doing mainly short trips and will need to accommodate two small grandchildren. What would be our best option? Or are we missing anything else that would be suitable for us?
Our current short list is a Ford C-Max, Citroen C4 Picasso or Peugeot 308. We will have around £10K plus the Corsa part exchange value.
We will be doing mainly short trips and will need to accommodate two small grandchildren. What would be our best option? Or are we missing anything else that would be suitable for us?
Asked on 26 April 2011 by Peter Midgley
Answered by
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