To ask what car you have and how much you paid?

[MrsELM21]

I have a budget of around £8K, looking for something that will accommodate family of 4 with 2 x young DC (no prams though) but I still want it to be a bit stylish rather than just a boring family car!

AIBU to ask what you'd recommend??

We have a Ford Focus, which I love, and a Toyota Yaris; if I brought a new car I would try and get some kind of Hybrid. My husband is a technician and works for Toyota and says they are super cars, really reliable and hold their value.

I love my Yaris. Admittedly it's an old knackered one though. Very reliable, cheap to maintain, fun drive.

With 8k I'd buy a new one

we have a vauxhall insignia hatchback when my OH bought it it was 18 months old and he paid £10500 for it big boot decent sized seats

Audi Q7, paid £42,000 for it.

Fiat 500L. 2014 with 20,000 miles and I bought it last year for just under 8k

Oops, sorry MrsElm I misread your OP and thought you had £80k to spend!

We have a bmw 1 series and a golf. You could get either for £8k.

1998 Saab 95. Bought it in 2010 for €2,500 still going strong. No engine problems whatsoever. Fits bloody everything in!

We'd never buy a new car, only ever 'pre-loved'

Second hand Renault Clio, paid £350! 35,000miles on the clock

£80K in my dreams

I'd never thought of a Fiat 500L, the kids would love it! We've had a golf before and did really like it, DH has a 1 series, I'd like one too but that might be a bit weird!

Nissan Quashqai, paid £9,500 when it was 5 years old.

I'd like a Qashquai too!

Kia sedona... 7 seater... paid £1400 and has lasted 3 years and been to italy and back twice on road trips.
It is in no way stylish (!) but its huge inside and we've had no issues with it apart from a very cheap to fit fluid leakage!

2007 C4 picasso. We paid £6k for it when it was five years old.

Love a qashquai!!

I have an octavia VRS petrol estate. Amazing car love it second one I've had. Cost me £6k.

Im thinking of getting a juke.

2003 Hyundai Getz, bought in 2012 for 1400 quid, just scraped through mot but on it's way out, need something bigger, since buying it we've gone from couple to a family of four! Hopefully buying neighbours 2010 ford CMax off them shortly for £2500ish...

I have a punto evo grande.
5 doors a decent sized boot and very economical but funky and great to look at.
2010 plate and bought it last year for £4800.

I've got a Seat Ibiza (5 door, petrol version). It cost about £9k new, so a secondhand one should be in budget. I'm beyond the pram stage, but I can fit a games bag, a school bag, a laptop bag, a handbag and a trombone in the boot without any trouble.

E46 BMW - paid £1600, ten years old, I love it- but it is a bit showy.....

I have a Mini Countryman. 10k second hand. I love it!

We've got a Volvo XC60. We paid 17k for it second hand a few years ago. It's a 2010 reg and we are about to sell it for around 8k. It's a bit dull but a good workhorse family car.

I have a mark 6 golf tdi, loads of space in the back with two kids seats, stroller is always in the boot and I can still fit a full shop in, really economical and only. £20 to tax, I love it

I have a Nissan Juke and I absolutely love it. Also have two car seats- perfect. Paid £10k for it last year.

I've got a Citroen DS3. Best car ever! I can get 3 kids along the back and it has as useful a boot as my old estate car. It's 3 door but my children are still at the stage they would be a danger opening doors into other cars so it works for me.