Dear All

I shall appreciate your comments/views on buying a small car.

With the increasing fuel costs, tax and a change in my partner's circumstances, we are planning to buy a small car in addition to the IS 250 we currently have. Currently I am clocking 80 - 90miles per day on the IS, we hope to use the small car for everyday use and keep the IS as a family car.

I am a bit confused and hope to get your views on this. We are currently looking into the new Yaris or Corsa (£35 tax and 60mpg for both these cars!!!). Dont know if any of you have them or have had any experience. I shall appreciate your views on any small cars which is economical to run/maintain so that I dont end up clocking 65000 miles on my IS by next year. Alternatively we were planning to buy a 3k cheap car for day to day use, but was not sure about the reliability.

Apologies if this is posted in the wrong place; any advice much appreciated.

How much are you looking to spend? Have you considered the Prius? We have one for exactly the same reasons you're thinking (extra runaround car), and getting around 50mpg, £15 road tax and congestion charge exempt.

It's not the most exciting car in the world, but it's incredibly practical and great as a second car to runaround town. Sorry don't really know much about the cars you've mentioned

i would go too a vehicle auction you will save yourself a shed load of money and there will be corsa's galore.i have bought many cars from auctions with just with a few thousand miles on.

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/motoring/diesel/d...corollad4d.html

great little car and 57+ mpg ...