My son as you may have read before is starting to drive at the ripe old age of 22. We'd previously decided on a car he likes (C1 platinum), only for his circumstances to change. He's galently stepped into the role of 'dad' to a 8month old baby (not his) as he is dating the mum. So now he needs something small, 5 door, with pushchair and shopping space in the rear. It doesn't have to be a ford and his budget is 10k

Look at the Focus - you can pick up a decent Mk2.5 with plenty of change from 10K.

Advantages are that they're nice cars, comfy, reasonably good boot (go for the estate for even more room)

And because it's considered a family car, should be pretty good on the insurance too!!

ISOFIX can be easily (and cheaply) retrofitted too!!

Not forgetting they're generally nice motors :D

2008 Golf GTi 2.0 TFSI - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201606144921125?search-target=usedcars&price-to=10000&transmission=manual&quantity-of-doors=5&page=2&onesearchad=new%2Cnearlynew%2Cused&body-type=hatchback&searchcontext=default&postcode=l46xa&maximum-mileage=up_to_30000_miles&radius=1500&sort=default&zero-to-60=fast&logcode=p&adPos=8

 

2008 Audi A3 1.8 TFSI Sportback - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201603091794696?search-target=usedcars&price-to=10000&transmission=manual&quantity-of-doors=5&page=2&onesearchad=new%2Cnearlynew%2Cused&body-type=hatchback&searchcontext=default&postcode=l46xa&maximum-mileage=up_to_30000_miles&radius=1500&sort=default&zero-to-60=fast&logcode=p&adPos=10

 

2011 Nissan Juke 1.6 DIG-T Teckna - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201606114836732?radius=1500&search-target=usedcars&body-type=hatchback&postcode=l46xa&zero-to-60=fast&sort=default&onesearchad=new%2Cnearlynew%2Cused&searchcontext=default&maximum-mileage=up_to_30000_miles&page=3&price-to=10000&transmission=manual&quantity-of-doors=5&logcode=p&adPos=7

 

2014 Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec S - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201603031599836?quantity-of-doors=5&zero-to-60=fast&page=1&search-target=usedcars&maximum-mileage=up_to_30000_miles&sort=default&onesearchad=new%2Cnearlynew%2Cused&postcode=l46xa&searchcontext=default&transmission=manual&make=ford&price-to=10000&radius=1500&logcode=p&adPos=3

 

Those would be my top 4

I too, would've thought a Ford Focus would be ideal, or for more boot space an Estate or C-Max.

 

 

1 hour ago, SeanW said:

Look at the Focus - you can pick up a decent Mk2.5 with plenty of change from 10K.

Can pick up 2 or 3 for £10k now lol!  As much as I like mine for what it cost, I'd probably get something a bit newer with a £10 budget tbh.

I assume a newish Fiesta is too small for baby stuff in the boot?

How new used are you looking at? Loads of choice for £10k.

I picked up my 2012 Focus titanium with 13k miles on  it for £8k a few months ago. Plenty of bargins out there if you can spend the time looking. 

Seat ibiza in near top specs with little mileage were also pretty common when I was looking for around that money. Lovly cars to drive but a bit smaller than the focus. 

I also tested a Skoda rapid/space back 105HP TSI that I really liked as well. Not as many of them on the 2nd hand market however when I was looking. 

A Ford Focus would be perfect, and not just for the extra room, but also because it will get him used to driving a bigger car!  The last thing you want is him starting off in a tin can and then not being able to drive anything bigger.  If he starts off with something of a decent size then he won't be as limited in the future.