SMALL CAR for petite lady

[strawberryblue]

Hello,

I am on a car hunt but I am not sure where to start!

I want automatic besides that not sure.

I am petite 5ft so want something small and will only be me in it really.

Any ideas??

So far have looked at

Minis
Fiat 500

Any help and pointers on a car make to check out would be fab!

My Vauxhall Corsa was great. Latest is an Audi A3 which is good for me too - 5'2

5"2 and only ever owned Fiat 500s. Absolutely love them.

Highly recommend mini! They are good for the soul. I've had 3 and I don't think I can ever drive anything else!

Not a recommendation for a specific vehicle as such, but I'm not exactly tall and my only "non-negotiable" have when buying a car is a height adjustable seat. My current vehicle is a Freelander.

Just to say in some cars (generally the larger higher spec ones) you can also change the position of the steering wheel which is very useful indeed.

I am getting a Peugeot e-208 next week!
Its a lovely car. Smallish but comfortable for passengers as well.

I don’t drive so don’t have much to contribute but to say my husband has talked about a hypothetical fiat for our daughter who is barely 5ft. I pass 3 on my regular walk to work and they all sound like a bag of spanners.

I appreciate this is anecdotal.

I'm 4' 9" and have a Fiat 500 Anniversario. It looks fantastic, been to Italy 3 times and we can pick up all sorts of furniture in it and take loads of stuff to the tip / recycling centre by dropping the back seats. You can park it anywhere. Best purchase ever. Had it 5.5 years and only ever had to replace 2 tyres due to potholes.

my mum has a Toyota aygo and she likes it. I had a Peugeot 108 (same car) and liked it. I also had a hyundai i20 which is slightly bigger but nice too. and my sister had an i10 which is more similarly sized to the aygo/108.

Mazda MX-5. 😀

Small ☑️
Economical ☑️
Reliable ☑️
Fun☑️
Automatics are few & far between, but they do exist :

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202306028054447?sort=price-asc&twcs=true&body-type=Convertible&body-type=Coupe&exclude-writeoff-categories=on&fuel-type=Petrol&make=Mazda&page=2&postcode=Sw1a1aa&transmission=Automatic&advertising-location=at_cars&fromsra

Toyota Aygo. So reliable and easy to drive, too.

Toyota Aygo

I'm pretty sure they're doing away with Fiat 500s in automatic sadly

Smart car

Small cars don't always mean good for small people.
I have heard minis have deep pedals and my aunt struggled with hers (some years ago mind, they may have changed)

Kia Picantos are fab for pootling around. No road tax. No emissions city charges.

I’m 5’ 3” with short legs, and my last three cars have all been VW group: VW Polo, Seat Ibiza, and Skoda Fabia. They are essentially the same car under the body, with VW engines etc. All brilliant cars, all easily adjustable to get a good driving position without being jammed up against the windscreen, reliable, cheap to run and very safe.

Dam meets your description and has a Fiat Panda. I'm not sure they still do news ones as automatics, but there are used ones around.

Seat Ibiza - great little car, nippy, reliable and perfect for a short driver.

I agree, being short, you have to virtually lie down to reach the pedals. Hate driving them.

Kia picanto! Very reliable and cheap to run, I've had mine for 10years

Toyota Aygo in the beautiful blue.
Little workhorse.
Can't go wrong with a Japanese car.

Also: leaky convertible roofs or hard to tote around hard tops. But immensely fun to drive 😁

Not recommended as a first and only car though!

i have a Fiat 500 convertible. In the summer, top down, you can easily mistake the trip to Tesco for a drive down the riviera…

Smart ForTwo convertible. Best fun ever. I’m just under 5ft tall and love mine. Tiny enough to park anywhere but big enough to fit all my camping gear in when I go away.