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Buying small car for £2500 to £3000

I'm looking to buy a second hand small car, it needs to be small, cheap to insure, cheap to run and most importantly as reliable as possible - dull is fine!

I live in the country so its needs to be ok for 60mph A roads.

The budget is £2500 to £3000.

I've read how you rate the Yaris - but there are so few about to buy and at £2.5k they are quite old? - other other models I should look out for?

Asked on 13 March 2012 by llama

Answered by Honest John
Yaris are best. That's why they are comparatively expensive and hard to find.
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