1. Five of the Best First Cars
2. Volkswagen Fox
3. Renault Clio Campus
4. Toyota Aygo
5. Daihatsu Charade

Last, but not least in our group of five is the diminutive Daihatsu Charade. When we say diminutive, we really do mean very small. The Charade is like a small supermini that has been left in a hot wash for too long. However, so long as you don't care for load-carrying, the Charade would make an excellent first car.

Daihatsu's little wonder is cheap to buy (prices start at £6,460), cheap to fuel (Combined Cycle economy of 58.9mpg) and cheap to tax and insure thanks to its hamster-wheel of a 989cc engine.

However, other than its quirky Japanese image, we can't really see a reason why you'd buy the Daihatsu over the Toyota Aygo; they're made by the same people these days after all. Unless, that is, you've got a super-slim parking space to get into, as the Charade is a massive 140mm narrower!

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