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thermidorthelobster:
I'm vaguely thinking about what to replace Mrs Thelobster's Rover 220 with when it eventually dies.

She wants:
* small
* economical
* easy to drive
* cheap to buy (ie under 4 grand or so)

I want:
* turbo diesel
* fun to drive
* durable
* cheap to repair
* quiet & refined

I notice a lot of small practical diesels (Focus for example) seem to be holding their value well at the moment, for obvious reasons.

Any particular recommendations which I might not have thought of?

diggerdog36:
Well, weve just sold our Ford Fusion, it was 1.4tdci but they do a 1.6tdci which is more exciting, it was £200 a year insurance, not bad for a young couple.  It did 72mpg and only £35 a year tax.

AJWB:
A Focus seems to match your requirements; that's where my money would be going.

Range Rover Blues:
Focus is a brilliant car to drive, just like a dodgem.  It's no coincidence they're holding their money either, everybody likes them.

If the TDCi is cheap to tax too then you need look no further.

Gordo:
For longevity, look to the Volkswagen side. Both the SEAT Leon and Skoda Octavia are based on the Golf and are very well put together. Before turning to the green side I always had VW group cars.

There's also the smaller Polo / Ibiza / Fabia or, for luggage space, the SEAT Cordoba saloon has an enormous boot:



That's bigger than the Freelander's boot, and one of the things I miss about my last car.

Even smaller is the SEAT Arosa and VW Lupo. The Lupo is a fantastic little car to drive and the diesel is very economical. Not much boot space though.

The VWs do cost a bit more, but they hold their prices too.

HTH :)

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