$17,000 and not a penny more - what city car would you get?

[Gti Dave]

+1 for the honda jazz. but just dont go for the cvt tranny. Its a common expensive fault that seems to happen about a year or two after the warranty expires. Happened to out 2nd Jazz. Cost us $4000 to repair otherwise would've cost us $5500 to replace. Our first Jazz (manual) was a beauty. Never had any problems.

[Dub Toffee]

I know it has to be a new car but...an old Mitsubishi mirage low kms under 50 for around 6k
It's Gona get beat up so why drive anything else in a city?

[GTi Bhoy]

why not ?

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[Molotov]

Haha some interesting and diverse suggestions there. Thanks for all the input.

To conclude, she went with the Yaris based on familiarity (her previous car) and value for money (Toyota offered better discounts than the others).

We also test-drove the Nissan Micra and Ford Fiesta. The Micra was a little bit disappointing - fine for it's job, but the 1.2L 3 cylinder feels gutless between 30 - 60km and it feels like a budget vehicle.

I liked the Fiesta- good power, nice interior. But having 2 airbags on a base model is a real shortcoming in this segment and it wasn't as sharply priced/discounted. If it was my money, I probably still would have gone with the Fiesta and forgone the safety but I can't fault her on her choice of the Yaris for what she needs and also the reliability and servicing costs.