My wife drives a 1990 Volkswagen Polo C with 88,000 miles on the clock. It has no servo, no power steering, a stiff clutch and a grinding gearbox. It still keeps passing the MoT, however. She is coming round to buying a newer car with all those modern things missing from the Polo. Possibilities are a Fiat 500, Peugeot 107, a Citroen C1 or I think a Toyota equivalent.

It has to be similar size with good mpg and low VED, with a manual gearbox and petrol-powered. In view of the manufacturers' claims to high mpg, would you be able to recommend any of the above or similar with a good mpg and low VED. She drives few miles per year but with the consumption on my Skoda Octavia vRS, I think I may drive more miles in the replacement.