Small cars and safety

[Sillytum]

I have my 4 year old 50/50 with my ex. I need a ‘new’ car and don’t have much money so im looking at something small eg ice seen a 10 year old Citroen c1 I like. He really doesnt want me to get it as he says it has low safety rating and also just doesnt like idea of me having such a small car.
Am I being unreasonable (or unsafe)? How highly do you consider safety when choosing a car?

Small cars aren’t unsafe that’s ridiculous

Citron C1 rating and crash video here, make your own decisions.

www.euroncap.com/en/results/citro%c3%abn/c1/7862

OP : - Just to add to that link.

In 2014, Citroën demonstrated that the C1 was identical to the Toyota Aygo in every way likely to influence safety. Therefore, the star rating of the Citroën C1 is the same as that of the 2014 Aygo rating and the test results of that car are given in this assessment.
However, the rating for the Toyota Aygo published in December 2017 cannot be considered to apply to the C1 as Euro NCAP has received no data to demonstrate that the cars remain the same or that the fitment of safety equipment is equivalent.

Whenever I buy a new (secondhand!) car I care only about the NCAP rating - nothing else. Provided that this is okay a small car should be fine (although, clearly, a small car with a good NCAP rating still won't be as safe as a big car with the same rating).

We do the following:
-set a budget
-research what we can afford in that budget
-make a shortlist of different things we see within budget
-veto anything unsafe or unreliable
-go look at anything left and get a “feel” for the cars
-choose

So yes, safety comes incredibly high on our priorities; second only to budget. Reliability next.

I would tell your ex to wind his neck in, unless he is prepared to pay for your car. If you are proposing to transport your child in the boot or without restraint, he can report it as a safety concern, otherwise he does not get a say.