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What Car? Personal Shopper: small automatic car for less than £14,000

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The reader:

Dear What Car?

"I live in the middle of Manchester, and my current family car is just too big to park on the tight roads around here. I need something small and nimble, and preferably with an automatic gearbox, for less than £14,000. It must be reasonably spacious, too, and have built-in sat-nav, because I don't like the idea of using my phone's data."

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Alan

Drives: Ford Focus

The brief:

  • Petrol engine
  • Built-in sat-nav
  • City or small car with an automatic gearbox
  • Reasonable interior space
  • Around £14,000

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