New learner car for a 4'7" step daughter

[muckipup]

Chaps and chapesses,

My step daughter will soon turn 17, has already got her provisional and is looking to raid her bank for a car. This would be in the £1000 to £1500 range.

The trouble is that she is tiny...4 foot 7 inches!!

What cars should we be looking at for a munchkin when considering distance to pedals, safety, learner insurance and second-hand cost??

[tony_danza]

C1/107/Aygo
VW Fox
Ford Ka

Basically something small and group1, a friend's son has just been getting his first quotes and they've been coming in around £4k or about £1600 with GPS/restricted drving. Poor kid.

[Baz300]

Most cars will have height adjustable drivers seats and adjustable steering wheels so should all be ok

Something like a 2000 on polo, corsa etc would probably be the best bet.

[stealthwolf]

My aunt is a similar height. She has driven a pug 206 and now has driven the new polos. She still has to have a cushion even with max height but has not had any problems.

[Andy]

Yaris or c1 peug 106

[Moz]

I'm 2 feet taller than her.

Scary.

[n13cah]

lupo?

[MC71]

My aunt is a similar height. She has driven a pug 206 and now has driven the new polos. She still has to have a cushion even with max height but has not had any problems.

My mum was a tiny peep, 4'9" and drove a Pug 206 (with a cushion and the seat right up and forward) and she loved it. cracking little car as well.
 

[DanGB]

Fabia is a good choice,they are group 1 or 2 insurance for the lesser ones.

[Hedge]

[stealthwolf]

Hedge, would she be able to see over the steering wheel in that thing? It's a bit high.

[rich83]

 

[sub39h]

Lupo?

[edd666999]

The mrs is quite short, she drives a C1.....still uses a cushion lol

[muckipup]

Some good suggestions there folks 

I am not too fussy about what car she gets as long as it fits the criteria so I will start plugging the cars mentioned above in to websites and see what comes up within a reasonable radius of where I live 

Big thanks