I did type a massive post detailing what she wants and what we have looked at, but the SX decided to ask me to log in when I hit post, then lost everything I wrote. BASTARD!
Anyhoo, jist of it all is:
1) Needs to be sub 60,000 miles
2) Cannot be really old, around 03 is the oldest.
3) Cannot be terrible on fuel
4) Reliablility is important
She used to own a 06 Ibiza with 30,000 miles on it, but that met a unfortunate end and now she is left looking for a car with 5k.
All the big performance players are off the books - Leon Cupra and a Civic Type R was cars I liked the look of - but insurance after 2 crashes and 1YNC didnt agree with her rolling in at £1900 for a year.
Skoda vRS ticks all the boxs, but comes in over budget which is a pain as she likes them.
I like the looks of the ST220 - alot of car for relatively little money, strong engine, big size, loads of extras and luxury and can be had on pretty low millage for under budget - she instantly dismisses it as my daily is a ST24 and I worked it out to be getting me 23MPG which is pretty appauling.
Anything good out there? She doesnt like the Clios, and I get a tad frustrated look at little cars like the Polo with a crappy interior and no extras knowing that something like the ST offers so much more.
Cheers