Parents have recently decided to put in 50-60% to help me be buy my first new car. Looking for a hatchback- small car. Would prefer diesel over gas but don't count it out yet. Location Germany. Budget: 14k max. Looking for new over used. Here are my thoughts so far.
Skoda: The Fabia has been my main choice so far. I also liked the Citigo running on natural gas but don't know how these cars behave or what maintenance they need. My father would prefer avoiding vw related cars after some bad experiences with them in the past.
Volkswagen: My Mother has be driving us around as kids with a golf 3 for 20 years now. It had quite a lot of problems in its lifetime as expected but some rather big things happened before even hitting 30k, and my father has spent lots on maintenance for it. A really nice car though, I liked the black lines running along the car and how they mixed with that nice silver color. To bad vw doesn't make any thing like this anymore. The new polo looks kinda big, getting one of them older polos on a sale might be the way to go.
Seat: Ibiza looks nice but would prefer a Fabia over it.
Audi-Mercedes-BWL: To expensive to purchase and maintain for me.
Citroen- Peugeot-Opel?: Don't really like The design of Citroens. I've seen a few 2-308 around, look like nice cars but don't really like or have driven French cars in general. Opel has been bought by psa now, I've had a used opel corsa for a few years now and didn't really like it, granted it was a rather old car with plenty of problems, to bad the new Corsa is still a few years away, might have given it a look. Astra was on my mind as well.
Toyota: The Yaris seemed like a good fit, though the newer models looks kinda bad from the front. The hybrid looks nice but have no idea where to fill it up. Are it's diesel options any good. Same for the Auris. How much can Corolla Hatchbacks cost? Don't really think they are in my range.
Renault- Nissan- Dacia: Twigo, Clio, Micro, Pulsar, Sombrero? Their partnership has kinda hurt nissan. Also the micra looks gay and I haven't seen a single pulsar around. A friend who had a clio didn't really like it and has been mentioning some rather high maintenance costs. But open to advise on those.
Brody Sanders
Punto 1.3 diesel, imo. Had it for 2 years (and still do) and never had any issue with it. It's frugal as fuck even when you're thrashing it. I've never went above 7L with 17'' inch alloys.
Luke Roberts
Fiat: Really like the punto but Italian cars are kinda mocked here. Doesn't help that its 1.3 diesel engine is kinda like a mene, and it's also shared between punto, corsa and the Suzuki Swift. Open to suggestions on it as well.
Alfa Romeo: Would love me a mito or even a gulieta though that might be pushing it. Same worries as with Fiat
Mazda: I've been looking into the Mazda 2 for some while, the rust problems had me looking elsewhere
Honda: Veeky Forums's favourite probably. I've seen the get a used Civic way to much. Don't really like the Civic hatchbacks. Also kinda high priced. On top of that my father is of the opinion that their part replacements can be expensive. The Jazz is just bad, who owns one anyway.
Suzuki: The Swift looks nice but as mentioned bad Diesel engines. Don't know if they have come up with anything new lately.
Hundai-Kia: The i20 had my interest, but haven't read the best on Veeky Forums about em. Don't know much about Kia.
GM: Other than the previously owned by them opel, don't know what else they offer in Europe.
Brayden Young
Ford: Fiesta has been a top option so far, other than it's logo which I don't like looks like an all around good car. Still looking into it.
Daihatsu-Isuzu-Mitsubishi: Who - What - The space star looks like a piece of shit.
That's all I can think for now. Probably overthinking this way to much. All advice, opinions and suggestions are more than welcomed.
Aaron Davis
Twas a golf 4 apparently, not a 3
Carter Torres
Was it bought new or used. 2 year's isn't that long of a time. Puntos do look really great though.
Bentley Brooks
1 year used. These engines are reliable as fuck, tho.
