After this spell of bad weather I think I might feel better about the future if I changed my car.

At present I have a 3 door 08 Mitsubishi Colt with 26k mileage, and want to sell it to buy something else.

I am in my 70s and when I had to take wife to the A+E during the night with deep snow on the ground I felt unsure of going out. We held on till early morning when the roads were more passable, to my wife's discomfort!

I know how you feel about having winter tyers but not having a garage to keep them in in the Summer, we live in a flat, I don't think it is possible.

So I thought I should think of getting a small 4x4 for next winter. I can't afford a new one and thought buying in the summer I might find something a little cheaper, (approx £3-4K) if I knew what to look for?

An added bonus, it would also give me a little more height for getting in and out.

I would have to get rid of my present car first though. Is there such a thing as an economical to run, small 4x4?