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25 year old city girl WLTM sensible but stylish new model

25 year old girl living in the city centre but working in the countryside, seeks sensible but stylish small car to replace much loved 2003 Skoda.

Able to spend £6-8k for a new or very nearly new model (preferably with a decent warranty) which must be cheap to run, reliable and able to cope with country roads, tight parking spaces & occasional snow/floods. Annual mileage is usually around 6,000.

Asked on 8 January 2013 by Aimsybob

Answered by Honest John
Citroen C1, Peugeot 107, Toyota Aygo. All under 1200g/km so tax and c charge free. Aygo has 5 year warranty.
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