Piece
Tour Winner
We tried Ford EcoSport, Renault Captur and Peugeot 2008. Ended up with a QashQai. 
Best new smallish car
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Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Unless you've got sorted out by now Brian, might I suggest you have a look at the Nissan Note (I don't sell them anymore so don't have a vested interest before anybody comments
)They have recently been discontinued, but that doesn't make them a bad car, and spares will be available for donkeys years.
Nissan dealers will have had a load to move on, so you should easily find some pre-registered bargains somewhere, saving a tidy packet off the list price new.
Not a big car, along the lines of a Honda Jazz, but masses of room in the back for rear seat passengers, a slightly higher seating position and a flexible rear seat arrangement but with a decent sized boot anyway.
If you can find some registered in March (or before) you will also benefit from £20.00 a year road tax.
I'd highly recommend one mate.
stokie_93
Tour Rookie
Ford Fiesta all the way!
GreiginFife
Money List Winner
Mercedes A-Class. Best small hatchback I have owned. Only got rid because I wanted a Coop again.
BristolMike
Head Pro
I loved my a class, only changed it for something faster. With the lease deals on them atm (less than 200 a month) it's one of the best value cars out there
We had one for 13 months, and in line with the very bad press they had in the early days, it spent 7 of those 13 months in the dealers with various faults. It was a pig!
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
Too much influence from Renault to be a Mercedes, in my opinion.
GreiginFife
Money List Winner
Certainly not as good as what I have now but still a good car regardless.
KenL
Tour Rookie
I really like my Audi A3. Good residuals mean they are not as expensive than they look.
Lanark_Golfer
Q-School Graduate
A VW Golf all day long
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
Being fully into our dotage we wanted a car that a car that was easy to get in and out of... The Hyundai ix20 fitted the bill perfectly for us... Can also be got as a Kia Venga... We looked at getting a Nissan Note but at the time a better deal could be got for the Hyundai plus came with a much longer warranty...
BristolMike
Head Pro
If you could cope with something a tiny bit bigger you can get an A4 S Line Black Edition on lease atm for around 200 a month.
KenL
Tour Rookie
With what down payment?
BristolMike
Head Pro
https://www.vehiclesavers.com/hot-s...cial-editions/1.4t-fsi-black-edition-4dr.html
thats the deal I found. It can't even be paying off the depreciation
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
But aren't all those deals reliant on your only doing 5 miles a year or something like that with a hideous penalty for going over? Fine I suppose if all you do is tootle to the shops in a car, but every time I've looked as soon as you put in a sensible annual mileage the costs rockets.
BristolMike
Head Pro
220 a month at 10k miles I think. Still ridiculous for that car
KenL
Tour Rookie
Amazing deal that.
BristolMike
Head Pro
I'm pretty sure that includes car tax too as it's a lease
londonlewis
Tour Rookie
Agreed. Ford Focus zetec's are great.
I have just had to replace mine as someone drove out in front of me yesterday morning and the damage to the car is more costly than the value.
A private pay out meant I had some money to put towards a new car and I ended up with a Vauxhall Vectra.
there weren't any reasonably priced Focus' near me that didn't have over 110k miles on the clock.
I would 100% recommend a Focus.
Would happily go down the bigger route but not lease as its that retirement car that'll be kept for xx years. Also, its in Spain... not sure of the lease options out there.
