Automatic car please help me decide

[Coastallady]

I’m needing to buy a car . Budget is 15k max would like to spend less though
shortlist is Kia Rio ( this would only cost around 11k )
polo
fabia
both of these would cost full budget for a recent decent one

I’m buying used looking at 2018 onwards however the Kia I’ve found is 2016

automatic gearbox

for a family of 4 but mostly will be me driving two kids around ( no car seats)

Out of the ones listed which would you go for
have to buy online as live where there’s nothing locally
thanks

Love autos

Why wouldn't you by an automatic? Makes life a lot easier.

Yes I’m buying automatic
the question is which car out of the above sorry if I wasn’t clear what I’m asking

Oh I was about to encourage you towards an automatic but you've gone for that already.
I would go for a newer Fabia over a Polo, although if you have tall offspring I'd get them to sit in the back to make sure they can fit in.

I bought my automatic in 2018. I will NEVER go back to a manual. I live somewhere where there is lots of traffic and changing gears is very boring.
No clutch, stop and start. What’s not to love?

They are all good reliable brands so I would go for the biggest or whichever has the best NCAP safety rating.

KIA Sportage is a great family car.

Oops! Fabia out of them. My mil has a 2006 one and it’s still great.

Out of your list, Fabia every time.

Or similarly choose the one with the most automated safety features. Some KIAS steer for you over 40mph. It is called LKAS usually as a feature. Blind spot warnings are also a good safety feature mostly in higher end models.

I would look for a newer Kia because of the 7 year warranty on them.