Need a second family car, which one?

carpainter

Up to now we've been a one car family (which has been a great money saver) but work pressures mean that I'll need to be looking at getting a small runabout for my own use sometime in the new year. We've got two young children and I'll probably need to do the odd pick-up from the creche etc but mostly it's just going to be me in the car. It'll be predominantly short trips with the ocassional longer trip but I expect annual mileage to be well short of 8000 miles. I'm thinking of a small hatchback, 1.4l petrol (max) and my budget is 6- 8k at most, what would you recommend in terms of reliability and value for money. I'm not a badge snob but I probably wouldn't want to be seen in a micra (I'm a bloke!):D. Thanks.

peasant

Would this

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=796212

be too small or too "girlie"?

I doubt that you could run anything else much cheaper than this

bazz26

peasant wrote: »

Would this

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=796212

be too small or too "girlie"?

I doubt that you could run anything else much cheaper than this

That seems like seriously good value for a diesel supermini. Might be a bit of a squeeze for 2 kids especially if their gear too.

Mr.Boots

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=819782

this is good value

mac500

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=787077

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=817740

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=276375

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=812355

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=791396

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=766833

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=797535

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=814046

Any of the above should suit ya, especially the jap ones all pretty reliable.
good luck with the search.

carpainter

mac500 wrote: »

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=787077

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=817740

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=276375

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=812355

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=791396

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=766833

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=797535

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=814046

Any of the above should suit ya, especially the jap ones all pretty reliable.
good luck with the search.

Cheers, there's a couple of good ones there, I'm actually surprised what my budget would get. Octavias are very good value for money but i don't need another largish vehicle. Thanks all.