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[Varche]

I used to have a manual Ford Ka (and enjoyed driving it!) that I kept in England to use on return trips to the UK. I sold it to a relative who needed a car for his son.

Rather than keep having hire cars on our numerous and now more frequent return visits to elderly relatives, I am now looking at buying another small car but an auto. Only looking to pay £300 or so.

I'm thinking VW Polo or Astra. e.g. this on EBay 281073521086. Petrol or diesel?

Anyone have any experience of small autos or recommendations please?

 

[Varche]

GRR, I thought I was posting in Car chat.

I was idly looking in cars for sale /wanted. Of course that section is only full of gas guzzlers!

[mantahatch]

I have first hand experience of the Astra mk4 1.6 8V auto. Good reliable little runaround. Had no issues or breakdowns in the 5years mum owned it. Cheap on service parts which is all we ever bought for it.

That said for £300 you will not get a very good one for that much.Might pay to look at the mk3 Astra, bit older, lot cheaper. like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Opel-Astra-1-6-auto-Diamond-power-steering-electric-windows-/121079347986?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c30e43b12

On mk4s watch out for smoky engines on 1.6

[unlucky alf]

Ive got the mrs Astra 'F' merit 1.6 8v (1997) auto just sitting around doing nothing since she got her new toy nearly a year ago , mind you its got no T&T & could do with a bit of tidying (rubber bump strip missing off door), But on the plus side its got low miles (I think approx 60,000) & got 14" alloys (vx ones not after market) & the colour coded bumpers instead of the nasty black/grey things, Just drop me a line if its the sort of thing you could use.

[Jukeboxnut]

My Dad has an old shape Nissan Micra auto, gutless but it has been ultra reliable for the last 8 years plus they are cheap as chips!