Ive never driven a car with twitchy steering. Numb steering yes- scary as you can drift quickly with no feedback through the wheel:
Toyota Avensis, Corolla, Yaris.
[i]Anything with an BMW badge but Diesel be a must for fuel economy [/i]
No, its TCO that matters.
My current car will never win any economy prizes, but on everything else (esp. depreciation) its cheap to run.
Still thinking older low tech audi bangernomics here...
shocked no one's suggested an Audi yet.....not very STW!! 😀
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As boring as it sounds I'd get a Ford Focus 1.6 tdci in titanium spec. Your budget will get you one with low miles and only a couple of years old.
My Mum has one of the last gen ones on a 58 plate and I couldn't believe how comfy it was over long distances. I went from home to Derby (200+ miles round trip) in my old car one week and in hers the next. I was tired and had had enough in mine but felt fresh after driving hers.
You'll be looking at around 60mpg, £30 tax and if you get the Titanium spec you'll get a lot of extra toys. Shouldn't need an MOT for a couple of years either.
I've just changed to a new Focus 1.0 which is even more refined (far more so then some friends A3's or A4's) and has decent MPG but the new shape will probably be out of budget.
Don't listen to those saying 5/6/7 year old Audi/BMW etc. Have quite a few friends that went down that route and nearly all have had problems (especially with A3's) and huge bills due to the fact the cars are starting to age and the milage is getting high. By all means get one if you fancy £500+ MOT bills every year but it's not for me.
What ever you do I'd be looking at a Focus/Cee'd/Golf sized car as a minimum and get the newest and lowest milage one you can.
Honda Civic Diesel - easily get 50-55mpg and I did Alpe D'Huez to Calais on a single tank (without stopping) and more Torque than a Boxster.
Also has the 'Magic' Seats in the back which mean you can get two full sized bike in the back and still have the boat space for luggage
