Which small, economical car could we replace our Volvo S40 with?

I own a Volvo S40 2-litre diesel, which is eight years old. My wife and I are both in our seventies and I think that it is now time to replace the car, as our average annual mileage is only 5000 and we are looking for something smaller and more economical. We need local dealers and the dealers in our town are Peugeot, Volkswagen, Ford and Mazda. Can we have your suggestions, please?

Asked on 20 July 2013 by BC, Stamford

Answered by Honest John

A Ford B-Max 1.0 EcoBoost or a Peugeot 2008 1.2.

Tags: short journeys diesels economical small cars

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