I want to car, but only really for fun purposes, so not wanting to spend too much, 1k would be good, potentially up to two thousand pounds if need be.
Other than price, I have four criteria:
1. Must have front and back doors (kid seat)
2. Likely to be reliable, as we're likely to take the kid to the back of beyond in it.
3. Not any wider than your average car, we live on a very narrow road and wider cars might get driven into.
4. Not insanely expensive to insure.
Not too fussed about fuel economy, how powerful or exciting it will be to drive, etc. as we'll just be using it for irregular trips at weekends to get us places we can't normally get to. As boring a car as possible is fine really.
Suggestions of models to look for, and also what to look out for in terms of mileage etc. and when looking at any potential vehicles would be very welcome.
Ideas we had so far:
Ford focus / fiesta
vw golf (possibly a bit expensive)
Toyota corrola?
Any of those sound sensible? What else might be worth a look?
Will probably swap it if/when i have kids.
