New, small, fun car - any suggestions

Trying to work out what “fun to drive” is, kitty. Sorry, not being obtuse.

It's sort of nebulous really. But not a Yaris.

I love my little Smart car but whether you would love it too is quite another matter. It only seats two and some say it is noisy. I find it holds a weeks worth of shopping but there's only me and the cat.
Could you go to a garage and have a test drive to see what suits you?

Is the Skoda Fabia small enough? I love ours.

We have had a couple of test drives.

Dh fancies the 4 seater Smart car but when he went to the Mercedes garage he couldn't get anyone to talk to him about them.

I love my mini but perhaps it would be a little low for some of the people he drives?

On the matter of test drives, we have tried to test drive a VW Up for the day. The salesman still hasn't got back to us after 3 weeks.

And, I thought new car sales were struggling.

My husband has a BMW 2 series and we both love driving that. It is higher than the previous 3 series and it is automatic. It has a sport mode and eco mode which is fun. Also they do pay you some attention at Syntner whereas like you when we were looking for a new car the garages just couldn't be bothered. If I am spending a lot of money I like to be wooed.

My vote goes to the Hyundai i20. I’ve had 3 of them, not too small, nippy and economical.

What’s wrong with a Yaris? I love mine.

Fiat 500.

Fiat 500 lots of funky colours and no road tax if you get the eco friendly one.

Honda Jazz gets my vote, but is slightly larger than the Up and other similar cars. I have an automatic which is very easy to drive, also love the 'magic' rear seats which anchor tipped up like cinema seats to give the whole footwell for large items like kid's bikes or tall plants. Good luck with your search!

Fiat 500 and Suzuki Swift loved mine

Fiat 500

Audi 3 convertible- absolutely adore mine, great fun to drive, economical and eco engine!

Automatic Jazz here too. Well designed interior for when you do need a bit of space and its so dependable and easy to use. Not the most adventurous but they hold their value and are economical.
DD has a fab little purple Yaris which is also great...seems so roomy inside but is small and nippy.

Vauxhall Adam and DS3 come in loads of funky colour combinations and are fun to drive. Is Citroen C1 too small??

Honda Jazz Automatic. Had one for 15 years.....not a day's problem with it. It was serviced regularly. Only sold it because I fell like a change. The new Jazz is frightfully expensive and I couldn't afford it. So bought myself a 2year old Kia Rio.....so ar, happy with it.

kate, dh really, really fancied the Adam but the reviews were dreadful.

We are looking at the Peugeot equivalent of the C1 as it has a canvas roof DH and DD2 had C1s and loved them.

My Kia Rio is lovely nippy and cheap to run - its for sale actually!! Still has one year warranty.

Two fun cars for us. I have a Fiat Panda, which is very cute and still copes with 2 passengers in the back, a load of shopping and would be fine with a dog if we had one. one reason it is fun is that I can park it in a very small space and negotiate country lanes with ease. DH has had a late midlife crisis and got a two seater Mercedes with a retractable roof ( not the very expensive one) it is rather nice zooming around with the roof down.
One small fun car? A Fiat 500 soft top or maybe one of the new small Citroens.

The VW Up is amazing but you'd need to go for top spec for the fun aspect - speedier than other bigger engines too.

If you want a cheaper more out there alternative how about a Skoda citigo greentech. Nice!

Two tone Fiat500.