What long-lasting car will I buy for €10,000?

I'm looking for best value car new or second hand as additional car for college students. This is a 10-year plan and budget is €10,000.

Emer O Reilly (Dublin)

Sep 2013 Filed under: choosing new car

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Expert answer

Hi Emer,

If you're spending around €10k and want the car to last for a decade, I'd say your best bet is to buy nearly-new and go for one of the Volkswagen small car triplets - the Volkswagen up!, Skoda Citigo or SEAT Mii. All three are genuinely brilliant cars, mechanically quite simple (which means reliable), safe, fun to drive without being fast and really quite cool. Should keep your student drivers happy.

Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Adviser
@neilmbriscoe