Best Sub £4000 nearly new car?

[JMC]

Can anyone point me in the right direction of what decent nearly new cars I can get for < £4000 and whcih will be cheap to run/maintain. Ideally I would like something reasonably small and not too girly.

Sorry I know it is a fairly open question but I really don't have any idea what I want to buy (as long as it isn't another Volvo T5 damn their running costs!)

[Pegasus]

Ideally I would like something reasonably small and not too girly.

All matchbox cars are girly.

I have a V reg 2 litre Zetec Mondeo that you can have right now though.
Fully loaded (Leccy Seats, Mirrors, Windows, Central Locking, PAS, ABS, Twin SRS, Traction Control, Air-Con, Kenwood MASK head unit, 2x Kenwood Amps, etc).

£400 just spent on a service, you can have it for £2,200 cash (dealer retail is £3200).

[hellsfire]

i just saw a fiesta 04 plate 9,000 miles for £4999 in a shop window (oxford) ----didnt think that was bad at all.

[matt1chelski]

I like the fiat punto, when i got a bit of cash and few years no clams i might get one.

[blaggard]

i just saw a fiesta 04 plate 9,000 miles for £4999 in a shop window (oxford) ----didnt think that was bad at all.

It needed to be under £4000 and not too girly?.......disqualified on both counts surely!!!

[CJCROCKO]

What about a small hatch for £4000 you could pick up a focus, astra, etc i have a 1.8 astra there good cars and not at all girl with the 115bhp

[wtaylor]

Get urself a good old sturdy golf, will last forever if u look after it, and if u want to de-girlyfy urself go for the GTI 8v not too bad on insurance

[JMC]

Get urself a good old sturdy golf, will last forever if u look after it, and if u want to de-girlyfy urself go for the GTI 8v not too bad on insurance

Cheers for the responses. Taylor, it's funny you have said that, a women I know is going to sell her Golf GTI (which she has owned from new).