buying used car, choice of two, which do you recommend?

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buying used car, choice of two, which do you recommend?

I am hoping to change my 08 reg Ford Fusion for either an ex demo 2014 Nissan Note Acenta premium with style and safety pack from a main dealer for £8,495 with 6,000 odd miles or a 2014 Fiesta Zetec 1.2 5 door with 9,000 odd miles for £8,395 I do like Fords, this is my 3rd and have had this one 5yrs. I like the extra luggage space in the Note which could be useful but would miss the heated windscreen in the Ford as I do alot of early morning starts and at this time of year it is a big help on frosty mornings as car is out in the open. Which car would you recommend of these two. I have read all the reviews and road tests and realise that no car is pefect but welcome your opinion.

Asked on 13 February 2016 by Jim Fraser

Answered by Honest John

Note with the 1.2 DIG-S engine tested here: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/nissan/nissan-note.../
Micra with the non supercharged 1.2 tested here: .honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/nissan/nissan-micra-k13-2010-video-road-test-in-phuket//
The Fiesta will probably be nicer to drive, but the interior packaging is awful. All that happens is the back seat rests fold, leaving an uneven not very spacious load area.

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