What car for my girlfriend?

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My girlfriend is looking to get herself a decent second hand car in a price range of £8k max. She is looking for something that is small(ish), so no 5 doors please. It has to be good on fuel. (She has no preference to petrol or diesel). Comfy and with a little bit of oomph added as well. Oh, not forgetting that it has to have a wee bit of style in there too. Can anyone recommend something to get her thinking about as I have no idea :( All I can think about is a merc A class :eek: ;)
 
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Yaris with the 1.4 D4D engine.

Shes a girl so will love it cause its a Yaris and will get great mpg. ;)

Dunno if you will find one in your price. so my whole post is pointless. :p
 
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L0rdMike said:
Yaris with the 1.4 D4D engine.

Shes a girl so will love it cause its a Yaris and will get great mpg. ;)

She mentioned the Yaris on more than one occasion :D

That's a good started for 10 ;)
 
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I'd recommend either a Mini Cooper (might be able to get a Cooper S if you're lucky) or a Mk6 Ford Fiesta Zetec S.
Both cars have a bit of poke but the Mini had the cuddly factor.
 
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Kia Picanto Diesel! 60 MPG you know! lol :o

Seriously though, How about one of the more powerful Ford Ka's? Something like 1.4 Collection? I think they even come with leather and A/C! Okay, maybe not that much umph but ticks all the other boxes!
 
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They don't do a more powerful Ford Ka with the exception of the StreetKa and SportKa, the rest of them all have the godawful 1.3 Endura engine.
 
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L0rdMike said:
Yaris with the 1.4 D4D engine.

Shes a girl so will love it cause its a Yaris and will get great mpg. ;)

Dunno if you will find one in your price. so my whole post is pointless. :p

Here's one ....

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You need to scroll down to the bottom to see it though.
 
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Me and the girlfriend have been looking for a car for her for months and months, finally decided on a fabia vRs (although that will probably change tomorrow :rolleyes: )

Built well, practical, looks good, 50+mpg, loads of go in it, and the right size for a woman ;)
 
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