Here's a challenge to see what suggestions you have for a replacement car for my mother-in-law.
She's in her mid-80's, her (16-year-old) Mazda 3 failed its last MoT this week and she needs a replacement (which will most likely be her last car).
It needs to be new enough to be reliable, but who knows whether she'll need it for another 10 years or less than one year. I'm thinking perhaps 3 years old, or maybe pre-April 2017 with low emissions, to keep VED low.
Useage is very low – about 400 miles last year ! All short journeys to local town, shops etc.
Budget is around £4k-£5k. Very low mileage means cost per mile is less important than annual costs like insurance, tax, servicing. So, ideally, low insurance, low tax and servicing costs and requirements to suit her low annual mileage.
No need for a large car, but it needs to be safe. Also not difficult to drive and park.
It needs to be easy to get into and out of (although I know that's different from one person to another).
My sister-in-law lives just down the road, and does most shopping etc, but mother-in-law wants to have a car for her independence.
Obviously diesels are ruled out, and I'm not sure if she'd cope with changing to electric (which would probably be too big an initial cost anyway). So most likely petrol.
She's in her mid-80's, her (16-year-old) Mazda 3 failed its last MoT this week and she needs a replacement (which will most likely be her last car).
It needs to be new enough to be reliable, but who knows whether she'll need it for another 10 years or less than one year. I'm thinking perhaps 3 years old, or maybe pre-April 2017 with low emissions, to keep VED low.
Useage is very low – about 400 miles last year ! All short journeys to local town, shops etc.
Budget is around £4k-£5k. Very low mileage means cost per mile is less important than annual costs like insurance, tax, servicing. So, ideally, low insurance, low tax and servicing costs and requirements to suit her low annual mileage.
No need for a large car, but it needs to be safe. Also not difficult to drive and park.
It needs to be easy to get into and out of (although I know that's different from one person to another).
My sister-in-law lives just down the road, and does most shopping etc, but mother-in-law wants to have a car for her independence.
Obviously diesels are ruled out, and I'm not sure if she'd cope with changing to electric (which would probably be too big an initial cost anyway). So most likely petrol.