Small car to "Get Back in Love With"

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Originally Posted by GT450

I currently have a 2016 Mazda 2 which i just put it's 3rd set of tyres on last week and the the proprietor asked me if i wanted to sell it ( i have looked after it well ) as he wanted a small reliable manual for his son. Serviced on the dot , always reliable now at 180kms still going strong. I had the previous model and did many miles in that one too without a fault.
Only problem is they're now more expensive so this one will be a round for a while yet and after four 121s over the years all manual , all regularly serviced and all did lot's of kms without fault, i can highly recommend them.

Mazda 2 -reliable.

But drive a Puma or SA Focus versus Mazda 2 and see which drives better and is more comfortable.
If you want to keep a car to 200000 and reliability is first Mazda 2 yes.
If you want a car that drives well handles well brakes well comfortable with straight forward controls Ford every day but this is for 120000kms not 200000kms.
Yes Mazda 3 is closer to the Fords but falls behind Focus in kw and torque.
Puma drives as well as the 3.