My husband (aged 86) is finding it increasingly difficult to get in and out of our rather low-slung Vauxhall Vectra Club, so we are looking for a used car that offers easy ingress/egress for the not so young. For personal reasons I would rather not buy anything from the Far East so we are concentrating on the European market. We use the car primarily for local shopping and pleasure trips with the occasional foray down the M4 to visit relatives in Wales or up the M1 for holidays (we are in the south east), so we need something that is easy to park at Tesco, economical, but swift and comfy for long journeys. I have been casting a look at the Mercedes-Benz A-Class. What do you think? And can you suggest alternatives (we don't like the new baby Vauxhall - a bit too small and pokey).