Find my sister a car.

[Kezzieboy]

Morning chaps,

My little sister is looking to upgrade from her trusty Micra and has asked my advice, so I thought I'd pass the buck to you lot!

She has a number of stipulations:
Maximum budget £1500
Small Hatchback (no bigger than a 306)
5 Doors
Cheap to run (tax, insurance, repairs, economy)
Reliability with the above in mind
Best spec available (i.e. electric goodies, nice interior stuff generally)
Within ~100miles of Launceston, Cornwall (more limiting than you'd think!)


So far I've suggested small diesel stuff, mostly cars equipped with the 1.4 HDi/TDCi engine as I've heard good things about them these are as follows:

Ford Fiesta TDCi - Good, but can be a little pricey/hard to find
Peugeot 206 1.4HDi - Doesn't like the styling (my other sister has one
Citroen C3 1.4 HDi - Likes these, but I think the interior/spec on them seems a bit poor
Renault Clio 1.5DCi - Likes these too, hard to find in 5-door and diesel though.

She's also been looking at Fabias and Polos, but these will likely be petrol models for the money she's spending, and as she'll be driving back and forth from uni in Brum a few times a year I suggested a diesel might be a better idea. The little diesels seem to get impressive economy around town, too, so seem like a win win.

So, anything I'm missing? Any advice/reviews/opinions/hearsay on the cars I've listed?

Cheers,
Kez