Simple, unimaginative, under £10k

[griffter]

My mum wants a new car to replace her ‘99 Yaris which my daughter will be taking on.

Requirements are:
- under £10k
- simple (ie no electronic handbrake, keyless entry etc)
- petrol, manual
- cheap to service and run
- DAB and sat nav if possible

I’d prefer her to have something normally aspirated without a cam belt so that she doesn’t have to think too hard about servicing etc and there’s less to go wrong.

Another 1.3 Yaris (2016ish before the 1.5 came along) seems to be the obvious answer. Honda Jazz a possibility.

(A) am I right?
(B) any obvious contenders I’ve overlooked? Autotrader criteria throws up Kia, Suzuki, Mini etc but she needs to focus on something widely available so she can narrow down a shortlist to view (even if on Cazoo).
She is completely ambivalent about colour/brand/image.

Thanks.

[PositronicRay]

A Hyundai fills that brief. Our i20 is dull, old school and rock solid.

[CarlosSainz100]

Kia picanto?

[georgeyboy12345]

Some ideas

Mazda 2 1.5 Skyactiv
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202206116...


Kia Rio 1.4 EcoDynamics
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202205256...


Suzuki Swift 1.2 SZ4
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202208098...


Hyundai i20 1.2 Premium SE
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202204084...

[ninjag]

2014+ Suzuki Swift 1.2 natural aspirated petrol and you'll have money to spare probably.

All we've replaced is the battery in what must be 5+ years. Such a simple car to maintain, but great fun to drive.

[griffter]

Many thanks for suggestions. I’ll take a look before getting back to her!

[biggbn]

The car you are looking for is made by Toyota or Honda or comes from Korea.

[ZX10R NIN]

1.4 Kia Rio in 3 Spec is where I'd be looking, in 3 spec you get nearly all of the tech & a bit more:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202208058...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202205256...

[Pistonheader101]

just make sure to factor £300 in for a cat shield if buying a jap petrol

[Raino144]

I had to do a double take. A 6 year old Kia Rio is £10k? F***.

Stop the world, I want to get off 🤷‍♂️

[ZX10R NIN]

Raino144 said:

I had to do a double take. A 6 year old Kia Rio is £10k? F***.

Stop the world, I want to get off ?????

Well a new one is around 22k.

[Raino144]

I’m sure it’s a great car and it hits the brief like all your recommendations @ZX10, I was just shocked how far up the market has gone, and taken the older stuff up with it.

A couple of years ago £10k would have got one of these before its first MOT surely?

[ZX10R NIN]

Raino144 said:

I’m sure it’s a great car and it hits the brief like all your recommendations @ZX10, I was just shocked how far up the market has gone, and taken the older stuff up with it.

A couple of years ago £10k would have got one of these before its first MOT surely?

Kia/Hyundai stepped up a while back, if the OP would accept a 1.0T he'd be able to get the newer 3 for their 10k:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202205215...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202207278...

[Shifter1]

One more vote for one of the Koreans. If you want cheap, long warranty and it's fine to be dull, they are hard to beat. They seem to be good cars for any money.

[Desiderata]

Am I wrong in thinking Dacia? It's a basic no frills Renault. I was thinking about a Duster for a cheap runabout myself.

[griffter]

Thanks for the further suggestions and endorsements. Kia is definitely on the cards. At the end of the day it’ll probably come down to which she feels most comfortable in, rather than objective benefits!

[Hitch]

Disappointing that a thread with this title for a buyer of this age group could ignore the 'Octogenarian Express' classic:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202203083...

[georgeyboy12345]

Hitch said:

Disappointing that a thread with this title for a buyer of this age group could ignore the 'Octogenarian Express' classic:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202203083...

Mentioned literally in the first post

[georgeyboy12345]

Pistonheader101 said:

just make sure to factor £300 in for a cat shield if buying a jap petrol

Only required for a few specific models, plus I’d question how effective they are

[Terry Tibbs]

Skoda Citigo/VW up/Seat mii

We’ve got a Citigo - it’s boringly reliable, costs pennies to run and rides really well for a small car. To be honest it feels bigger inside than you would think and for a little 75bhp motor it will quite happily nip around town and sit at motorway speeds.