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My first car, a 2002 Vauxhall Corsa just died so I'm in need of a replacement. Even before it died I was searching for a new one but the situation has accelerated the need for a new car.
For my next car, I ideally would like to get a new or at least almost new condition car. It would mostly be used for town driving with the occasional motorway drive a handful of times a year. The mileage would be relatively low at around 5000 miles a year, on average less than 10 miles per day.
My requirements are that I plan to keep the car for a long time, so it has to be reliable, cheap to run, 5-doors and boot space is important. It also has to handle relatively well. I'd ideally like it to be either new, or almost new, so either ex-demo/pre-reg or one previous owner less than a year old will do.
I had been mainly looking at the Suzuki Swift, Hyundai i20 or the Ford Fiesta. Each has their pros and cons. The Swift handles very well, offers a lot of features for the price,but has a really small boot. The i20 also offers a lot for the price but the handling is really not that responsive. The Fiesta seems to tick a lot of the boxes, but unless I can aggresively haggle down, comes way over budget at around £13.5k.
I'm sure there's plenty of other cars in my price range but I'm a little overwhelmed with the options I have so if anyone can recommend a car for the budget, I would appreciate it.
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