after much discussion my wife has narrowed her choice down to, wait for it.....
Either a
Suzuki Swift
OR
Smart Roadster
OR
Alfa 147 Lusso Diesel
Got about 5k to spend what are your thoughts?
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Either a
Suzuki Swift
new wife with better taste in cars
Out of those, I'd have an MX5
Smart Roadsters have a terrible reputation for leaking - water ingress Bu88ering the electrics as well as seats/carpets.
drive the smart first, they are sh1te.
The new swift is a very nice little car but you missed off mX5
You can have my Sierra XR4i for a lot less and it's classic insurance.....
The last edition of PPC did an article on buying a Smart Roadster . As said MX5
heart says alfa,nice cars but need looking after,head says suzuki,trouble free but no charisma , as above,smart are poo
off your list only only one is a proper car!
Alfa
Alfa
Alfa
Alfa
Alfa
Alfa
Alfa
Alfa
Alfa
we went to see a really really nice 156 lusso yesterday but she wouldn'tlet me get it. It was bloody cheap too
Another vote for the alfa 
Small Suzukis very very reliable but have a minor rust problem with water collecting in the front tie bar mounting gusset plate --- Because of
the design it fills up with water which dosen't drain away, not a major problem a drain hole and Waxoyl stops the rot but something to look out
for.
Alfa = Italian electrics = major trouble sooner or later. I take it the diesel will have the VM engine -- not one of the best
The Smart is just too .................
Alfa ::
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Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
we went to see a really really nice 156 lusso yesterday but she wouldn'tlet me get it. It was bloody cheap too