Agree that a panda would be a good choice, pretty robust little cars by all accounts, however hows about something like a skoda fabia diesel, vag engineering in a slightly larger bodyshell. Should be plenty around in budget.

Jeez my first car was a 1.1 fiesta pop plus, cost less than £1k, the insurance was £400 and i drove it till it died......

How the youth of today suffer.......with ac, engines that start, brakes that work etc.

Quite a few skods around on 60-> plates at way under 10 k wotg low milage. Dont know what the insurance would be like though..... There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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surprised at the lack of comment over the 18 year old with an S/C FFRR!

Its probably on a fleet policy....... There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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I'm buying the car and the daughter is paying for the insurance, she isn't having it all her own way gone fishin'

My first car back in 2002 (when I was fresh 18 ) was a first gen Freelander and damn it worked well...
...traded it in later for a new Cooper S and that ended on a roof

So my advise, if you have the money, screw it and make your daughter as safe as you can

My rug rat has a Renault Scenic 1.4 petrol, we've had for 3 yr's now great car. Fairly cheap to run Three things in a blokes life his dog,his car and a Cornish pasty,nothing else matters.

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Previous cars
1973 Mini 1000
1971 Hillman Avenger
1975 Chrysler Sunbeam
1981 Ford Cortina
1985 Volvo 340
1989 VW Golf
1989 Volvo 240
1991 Volvo 240
1991 Jaguar Soveriegn
1996 BMW 730
2003 Honda CRV
1999 Jaguar Soveriegn
2003 Range Rover HSE Epson Green with Sand trim.

We've been out today and had a look at a few but the Daughter and SHMBO like the YARIS and i must admit it's not bad. its got a touchscreen nav, Bluetooth, reverse camera USB i-phone compatibility plus lots more. It just depends on the insurance weather to get a diesel or a petrol. with the zero per cent interest we might new one.
Cheers for your input guys.  gone fishin'

Plus Toyota are giving 1 years free insurance on a new Yaris