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Buying a small used car
My daughter is changing her 12-year-old Corsa and wants a similar 5-door manual hatchback, petrol, for mainly short journeys. Reliability is the key thing. She has about £4,000 to spend. What would you recommend, please?
Asked on 11 January 2012 by Johnbmw
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Honest John
Previous shape facelift Fiesta 1.25 Style Climates seem to come out on top. That model of Fiesta has been very reliable.
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