What medium diesel estate could our son buy which is cheap?

My son, who is returning to the UK after seven years, needs a small to medium estate, new or nearly new which is cheap to buy and run. He would do 10,000 – 12,000 miles a year and prefers diesel, although he will probably do more shorter journeys than long. We would be grateful for your advice.

Asked on 26 October 2013 by BN, Holmfirth

Answered by Honest John
Dacia Logan MCV: £9,395 new: www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/dacia/logan-mcv-2013/. Hardly exciting, but there is nothing else remotely close for value.
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