Buying a small car for wife - what would you recommend?
I am looking at a used small car for my wife. She drives 3000 miles a year and needs space to carry a medium sized dog. I would like to drive for fun sometimes so quite sporty. Our budget is £9000.
Asked on 2 August 2016 by glenna
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Honest John
A Suzuki Swift is good fun but for £9k wouldn't be new. You're not far off a Fiesta ST if you can find one that hasn't been ragged. The Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost 125 is also fun, and so is the Mazda 2 1.3TS2.
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