an inevitable car purchase means i am on the hunt.
looking to go bigger (from a micra, so i guess this opens things up somewhat).
budget is around 4K
have one child already, due another very very soon.
we live in brighton and dont have a driveway, so cant have anything massive, else parking would be fecking impossible (mainly for the mrs, but brighton is getting worse daily for spaces around our area).
car will be used mostly for short journeys (in to town, with the ocaasional trip out to the grandparents along the motorways).
so far ive been looking at the younger models of:
Honda Civic - 00-06
Honda Jazz - 01-08
Ford C-Max - 07-11
not given much thought to any others other than Hyundai's i20/i30.
i'm not a snob of any sort, but i really dont like the look or feel of any modern Peugeots, so forget them (i loved my '99 306)
the Jazz appeals due to its size, but servicing comes up pricey. although i'm unsure what this means....(are basic services like oild and filter changes difficult to carry out by your average DIYer?)
the Ford appeals because its a little larger without being enormous, plus they are reasonably cheap to fix and quite reliable as far as ive read....
what say anyone else?
looking to go bigger (from a micra, so i guess this opens things up somewhat).
budget is around 4K
have one child already, due another very very soon.
we live in brighton and dont have a driveway, so cant have anything massive, else parking would be fecking impossible (mainly for the mrs, but brighton is getting worse daily for spaces around our area).
car will be used mostly for short journeys (in to town, with the ocaasional trip out to the grandparents along the motorways).
so far ive been looking at the younger models of:
Honda Civic - 00-06
Honda Jazz - 01-08
Ford C-Max - 07-11
not given much thought to any others other than Hyundai's i20/i30.
i'm not a snob of any sort, but i really dont like the look or feel of any modern Peugeots, so forget them (i loved my '99 306)
the Jazz appeals due to its size, but servicing comes up pricey. although i'm unsure what this means....(are basic services like oild and filter changes difficult to carry out by your average DIYer?)
the Ford appeals because its a little larger without being enormous, plus they are reasonably cheap to fix and quite reliable as far as ive read....
what say anyone else?