Hi nice people. My car is a a Fabia vRS and i've owned it since 2008. It's the best car i've ever owned and certainly the most reliable. My wife has driven it a couple of times and doesn't like the power/ She currently owns a Fiesta 1.25L style which is now 10 years old and only done 38K. She uses it for work and nothing more than that. We are considering buying a new (used) car for her. I suggested another Diesel vRS but she's not keen on the idea as she says its too powerful and would rather have something that is a bit quicker than her current fiesta (its 74BHP, 0-60 about 13 seconds I think).
The problem we're faced with is that we do not have a big budget. In fact it is a maximum of £5000. Our decision to buy her a new car has been somewhat hastened by an unfortunate mishap with the Fiesta involving a brick wall.
The car she's after can either be 3 or 5 door. I'm not sure whether petrol or diesel is better in terms of reliability? I've always believed that petrol cars' engines do not last as long as diesels.
Anyway we've looked at a few options: Toyota Yarris 1.33L,Polo, Suzuki swift and of course the Fabia (not sure what model to go for)
Can anyone give us some advice please on what might be best in terms of reliability, but more power than what she currently has and good economy? Any particular Fabia (excluding the mk1 vRS) which might be a good bet?
I steadfastly refuse to look at Fords because of previous bad experiences with them (I used to own two Ford Escorts many years ago)
Unfortunately i'm not very clued up on the current cars. As i've owned mine for nearly 10 years I have never looked at buying another until now. I hope I posted this in the right forum.
thank you.
