Alto vs. Picanto vs. Getz

[niky]

according to TopGear
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Cars are like pickpockets: take your eye off them for ten seconds and they mysteriously empty your wallet.

Is your runaround is a light-fingered crook, fleecing you every time you pass a petrol station or reach routine service time, or as cheap to keep as a lightweight Lambrini-swilling scally? The results are, well, eclectic.

Our survey showed the Fiat Panda as the car with the best running costs. A welcome boon to Fiat - a manufacturer too often found skulking around the bottom of customer satisfaction charts - owners of the Panda loved its economy, low insurance and cheap service costs.

Predictably, many of the cars with the best running costs are on the small side. The Suzuki Alto (8th), Honda Jazz (9th) and Toyota Yaris (10th) demonstrate there's nowt cheaper than a Japanese city car, but fifth place for the all-conquering Honda S2000 proves that daft performance can come at a sensible price.

Indeed, with the Toyota MR2, Vauxhall VX220 and Mazda MX5 in the top twenty, you might be able to justify buying yourself something sporty on financial as well as emotional grounds

Of course, two "Cheapest Car to Run" awards for the Kia Picanto in Europe within the past two years from separate voting bodies don't count? ;)

Also, note, the Kia Picanto and Hyundai Getz rate at just about as many stars as the Alto in terms of "running costs"... Strange that the article never mentions the last two in the top ten... hmmm...