Sixties cars

We are both retired and in our sixties. My present car is a 2003 reg Toyota RAV-4 (3 door) with only 35,000 miles on the clock (less than 5,000 miles a year). I have always been delighted with the car but it soon will be time to consider changing it. I shall put off the evil day until it starts to have mechanical problems. Incidentally, my husband drives a Toyota Prius that he also likes very much. I need to have space in my car for two child seats for our grandchildren, currently we have one aged 3 years and one eight months. I don’t want to consider another RAV-4 as they only come as 5 door models now and so are much bigger than my current car and quite expensive both to buy and run. I also want something that is cheaper to run and greener. My thoughts so far have been Honda Civic or Jazz, Toyota Yaris or Skoda Fabia. Do you have any other ideas, please?

Asked on 9 January 2010 by KP, Knutsford

Answered by Honest John
This model RAV-4 is such a cute looking car I can understand your reluctance to part with it. But the current 3-door Suzuki Grand Vitara looks so similar it could almost be a copy. That said, the latest improvements to the Jazz send it back to the top of the class for versatility and practicality. See test and video: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/honda/jazz-hybrid If you want a sportier drive, sacrificing the seat folding practicality, then a Mazda 2 1.3TS2 or 1.5 Activmatic: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/mazda/mazda-2-auto/ While the new Toyota Verso S could almost be designed for you: www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/toyota/toyota-vers...s
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