Have a look at a Suzuki Celerio they have a tq auto.

No they don't, the Celerio uses an automated manual (AGS).

Just to address another couple of points.

Firstly, the Suzuki Swift is definitely T/C auto.

The Ford Fiesta is a little more confusing, but bear with me!. On the fifth gen (2002-2008), which presumably is going to be the oldest you might end up looking at, there were two auto options. On the 1.4 you got the Durashift automated manual, but the 1.6 had a T/C auto (same applies to the Fusion).

On the pre-facelift (2008-2013) sixth gen Fiesta, the auto was T/C only (with a 1.4 petrol) up to the. The facelifted version (you can tell by the new 'trapezoidal' shaped grill) was where the dreaded Powershift automated manual came in to play, initially with a 1.6 petrol then later cars had the 1.0 Ecoboost.

Slightly less confusing with the Focus as long as you avoid third gen cars!. Second gen cars, both pre (2004-2007) and post (2008-2011) facelift all used T/C auto's with either a 1.6 or 2.0 petrol. The Powershift only came in for the third gen cars from 2011 onwards and would be either a 1.6 petrol or 2.0 turbo diesel.

Going back to my last post, i addressed the Vauxhall Meriva but you also mentioned the astra. I'm not sure the Astra has ever used an automated manual, but definitely not on the fifth (2004-2010) or sixth (2009-2015) gen cars you'd be looking at.

Elaborating on the Meriva, the second gen cars were based on the Astra, whereas the first gen cars were based on the Corsa. The Corsa was avaiable with the Easytronic automated manual, but only with the 1.2 (the 1.4 had T/C auto). So as the auto versions of the first gen meriva were 1.6 or 1.8 i'm almost certain they would have been T/C.

Finally, if you tell us where in the country you are, i'd be happy to have a look to see what i can find locally (not able to work today due to temperature so it will give me something to do!)

Suzuki Splash/Vauxhall Agila B are not in the list. They're essentially the same car made by Suzuki. Torque converter auto, within budget, more room inside that you'd expect, really easy to get in and out of.

My sister has just bought a Kia Venga automatic on a 13 plate for £5500 from a Kia dealer.

It has a full sunroof,tilting rear seats and heated front seats.It still has 7 months KIA warranty left.

She's very pleased with it and it evidently has a very good turning circle!

Thanks for all the replies so far.
I think above all, it shows that buying an auto can be a minefield.

SLO76 - We are in Derby but don't mind a run out if a car seems worth it.

Graham567 - thats a really good deal by the sound of it. If it wasn't so thirsty a Venga would also be my favourite to advise my daughter on. We have one but 23mpg around town is a bit shocking in these modern times of 50mpg and higher.

Don't forget that no torque converter automatic is going to be very economical when driven on mainly short journeys, regardless of how economical the manual version is on a longer run, or what the older 'official' combined figures say.

Having said that, 23mpg from a Venga is pretty poor.

Thanks Badbusdriver - I'll run your choices by daughter and see what she thinks.

I'll be sure to come back when a purchase is made and let you all know what we went with just to wrap these threads to completion