Just asked him, and this are his priorities (in order), and i quote:


Fuel economy.
Value-for-money.
Relatively new /or/ long lasting design (like the Civic or Altis).
Modest interior room.
Decent power and torque.
Preferrably: bells and whistles XDD

Fiesta really suits his needs except for the space part. And his mother is against the whole subcompact genre because of this.

Since he doesn't really value handling and wants a car that costs as little as possible, I actually suggested the 1.6V Altis. The facelift means he won't get tired of it. The new engine + transmission is almost sure to be efficient. It costs just north of 900k. It rides comfortably.

I also suggested the Jazz. Has lots of space actually.

And then I suggested the Focus. Because it's all the Fiesta is but has more space. It's just that I sense he's really put off by the fact that a new one's coming.

GH, the GT-A is a tad too expensive for his needs, he doesn't really need the handling anyway. And fuel efficiency is on the top of the list eh.