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Buying a used city car - what's best?

I want to buy a used city car for my 20 year old daughter. Reliability and economy is important, otherwise I will be paying for all of the repairs. What do you recommend for £4-6k and £6-9k?

Asked on 31 March 2014 by Ian

Answered by Honest John
Avoid all automated manuals. Also avoid DSGs and s-tronics. £4k-£6k Honda Jazz Mk 1 CVT-7, Hyundai i10 1.2 auto. £6k-£9k Honda Jazz Mk II CVT-7 (NOT i-Shift), Hyundai i10 1.2 auto, Mazda 2 1.5 Activematic.
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Neatly styled. Increased room and better performance than original Jazz. better to drive. Very versatile. CVT-7 returned in February 2011 replacing i-SHIFT. More reliable than first generation Jazz.
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