AIBU to ask you what car I should buy?

[velveteencushion]

My 18 year old Toyota Yaris, has finally, spectacularly failed it's MOT. It has been the best car ever, has never gone wrong, let me down or had any ££ spent on it and owes me nothing.

So I'm now in the market for a new vehicle. My requirements are:

• Very compact for squeezing into city parking spaces.
• 90% journeys are in city, may need to commute in future.
• But can happily seat 4 for longer journeys (have a 2nd vehicle for big trips)
• As eco-friendly as possible - would love electric but no off street parking, have been looking at hybrids.
• 5 doors
• really reliable
• up to about £10000.

I've been looking at Yaris Hybrids but wondering what others I should look at.

Skoda Citigo - very economical and nice to drive.

Honda CR-V ?

Isn’t a Honda CR-V quite a large (and expensive ) SUV?

A Honda CRV is the opposite of compact!

VW Up or Polo?

Toyota Aygo

I had a Peugeot 307(?) as a courtesy car once and it was compact but surprisingly spacious

RIP your Yaris. They go on for ever!

Not sure what to recommend but intrigued him know other people’s thoughts. As we need to get a 2nd car and our criteria is similar to yours

How new are you hoping for with that budget?

@Spiderplantsoutside maybe 2015 onwards?

I have a Mazda 2 Tamura

Love it!

I’d just go for a newer Yaris / Micra / Jazz tbh.

What has your car failed on?
Yaris Hybrid is well in budget and seems the obvious answer.

I would be careful about getting a Japanese hybrid, as in my area at least, lots of catalytic converters are being stolen off them 😏

Toyota CHR hybrids are lovely cars

Another Toyota! What about an auris ?

Honda jazz?

Soda Citigo

I had a rental Hyundai i10 and it was so much fun! Not sure if it comes in a hybrid version but it's cheap and cheerful.

OP, If your car has been reliable up to now and you've not spent much on it, and presumably the engine is still running, is it not worth repairing? In the sense that whilst the repairs may cost as much as the car is worth, it's given you years of trouble free motoring - whereas any second hand car you buy to replace it is an unknown quantity.

I drive a 12 year old diesel car, I've just spent over £400 putting it through it's MOT but it's worth it to me because it's super reliable on long journeys. £400 for another year of trouble free motoring is worth it to me, even though the car itself is only worth £1k

Nissan Micra- the new one looks really smart

@Grenlei I would probably do this but the bill comes to nearly £2k and I need to replace it drive in Birmingham emissions zone anyway.

Sorry meant to say the Honda hrv the mini suv

@velveteencushion fair enough! A 4 figure bill would definitely be my limit too :)

I feel your pain with the Birmingham zone, I am just outside of the expanded ULEZ in Greater London, but I expect in another couple of years it will expand to my area and then I'll also be needing a new car. Hoping by then the range on electric cars will have improved and mote charging points!

Hyundai i10, fab little city car.

Suzuki Swift.

So roomy inside.

I love my Ford Fiesta. The new ones tick all your boxes (hybrid, parking cameras for city parking, small but comfortably fit 4)
However to get that it would be more than £10k. You can lease a new one for under £200 a month though.
If not you can buy eco/boost versions for cheaper - probably 2016/2016 plates

Skoda Citigo or Fabia