Recommendations for a new car

We are on our second Quashqui (not sure how its spelt) and find it excellent it all respects.

We bought a new Ford Ka+, just over a year ago, and have been very pleased with it. It is bigger than I thought it would be, and easy to drive .

Love my Kia Picanto. Love the service deal and the 7 year guarantee. Love the fact that in 10 years and over 100,000 nothing has gone wrong?

Towards the end of my teaching I was chatting to a 15 year old lad about cars (?). He asked what kind of car I had, so I said “Well I’m 65 and I live in Xtown, what do you think ?” Straight away he said Honda Jazz. Spot on. Automatic Honda jazz I’m on my second secondhand one.

Its a great time now to buy a new car at bargain prices. Poor car dealers are desperate to sell. I can't recommend any particular make or model but do suggest that the OP strike now while the iron's hot! As it were.

Vauxhall Mokka I found good, great boot, easier to get into as a bit higher - also look at Skoda, they have a great reputation nowadays ....

I have a Renault Captur which I love. It has a slightly higher driving position which makes it much easier to get in and out. I’ve owned a Jazz in the past and agree that it’s an excellent buy but if you want something just a bit bigger with the easier access then I can highly recommend the Captur.

I’m also looking for a smaller car not new though. Does anyone have a Nissan Micra the new shape? I saw one yesterday and liked the look of it.
Sorry Rosiebee I’m not hijacking your thread ☺️

I love my Honda Jazz. It is not too low to get into comfortably and has a decent sized boot. I also find its 'magic rear seats' very useful. They lock into a tipped up position giving a deep space from foot well to roof, very useful when buying tall plants.
I have an automatic and would never go back to a manual gearbox, it is so easy to drive and you will never stall it or find yourself in the wrong gear at a junction.
Good luck with your search. If past threads are anything to go by you will receive lots of recommendations for the Jazz.

Just bought a Volvo A40, it was 6 months old and half price... great value, good drive...wanted a hybrid but very few on the market at my price point so will wait a few years for them to hopefully reduce in price.