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Replacement car for Micra - suggestions?
My 65 year old wife drives 10k miles a year and needs a reliable automatic small car, not French, Italian to replace her Micra CVT, which despite full Nissan service history requires a new CVT gearbox after 43,000 miles.
Could you please suggest a small, automatic, 5 door which is reliable, good mpg,low emissions and low insurance group.We have a budget of about £8,500. Warranty period and maximum mileage is important.
Could you please suggest a small, automatic, 5 door which is reliable, good mpg,low emissions and low insurance group.We have a budget of about £8,500. Warranty period and maximum mileage is important.
Asked on 16 December 2015 by Robert Priestley
Answered by
Honest John
£8,500 might get you a February 2010 or later Honda Jazz 1.4 i-VTEC CVT-7, which is the most practical, versatile, fuel-efficient and reliable car in the class, but no ball of fire to drive. (Still a lot better to drive than the Micra CVT.) Avoid the earlier Jazz 1.4 i-VTEC i-shift.
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