Best Economical Small Cars

My car is dying and I need a new one. So I've taken a very geeky approach to finding a new one.

The Costs

I realised the main cost from running my car are from:

1. Fuel
   By my calculations, I spend about £40 a week on unleaded petrol. Which works out at quite a large yearly cost. 40 x 50 (52 weeks minus a couple of weeks holiday) = £2,000
2. Maintenance
   I checked my credit card statements for last year and I spent just under £1200. So about £100 a month. I've spent about £300 already this year.

So it's costing me about £3,200 a year to run my car. Not including tax, which is relatively small compared to these 2 factors.

The Mission

The mission, then, is to find the cheapest car to run. I need the highest MPG and the longest warranty. After much surfing around here's my results so far.

Notes/Disclaimers

1. I'm not including any electric cars. My daily commute is about 30 miles, so the range in winter, up hill, with the heater and stereo on is not going cut it.
2. Values are from manufacturer website only.
3. They are guidelines really, you can probably haggle and part exchange, etc.
4. Warranties have a huge amount of small print, none of which I've read. I'd imagine the warranty for each manufacturer is good and bad in completely different ways.

Make	Model	MPG	Fuel	OTR Price	Offer	Offer Price	Finance(£/Month)	Length (Motnhs)	Final Price	Warranty	Notes
Toyota	iQ	64.2	Petrol	9995			159	35	11761	5 Years/100,000
Toyota	Aygo	61.41	Petrol	8995			159	35	10135.9	5 Years/100,000
Toyota	Yaris	54.32	Petrol	10995			179	35	12295.72	5 Years/100,000
Kia	Picanto	58.8	Petrol	6995	Trade in for £1500	5495				7 Year/100,00
Kia	Rio	47.9	Petrol	7995	Trade in for £1500	6495				7 Year/100,00
Kia	Rio CDRi 1	62.8	Diesel	8995	Trade in for £1500	7495				7 Year/100,00
Hyundai	i10	67.3	Petrol	8195	6995	6995				5 Year/Unlimited
Peugot	107	62.77	Petrol	8695	6750	6750				2 Year/Unlimited
Chevrolet	Spark	55.4	Petrol	7215			145	35		3 Year/60,000. Extended 5 Year/100,000
Chevrolet	Aveo 3-door	51.3	Petrol	9195			145	35		3 Year/60,000. Extended 5 Year/100,000
Smart	fortwo	65.6976744186	Petrol	9200			99	36	10109.7	2 Year
Smart	fortwo	85.6	Diesel	9200			99	36	10109.7	2 Year
Audi	A1	55.4	Petrol	13420	Finance price 16320		225	23	18365.76
Audi	A1	74.3	Diesel	14480	Finance price 16320		225	23	18365.76
Lexus	CT 200h	68.9	Petrol Hybrid	23485			299	36	27626.64
Citroen	C1 VT 3Dr	62.8	Petrol	7295	Finance Price: 9045		184.13	37	10763.87
Volkswagen	Fox	48.7	Petrol	7295	£500 off	7295
Skoda	Fabia S Hatchback	49.6	Petrol	9760						2 Year/Unlimited + 3 Year/60,000
Skoda	Fabia S Hatchback TDI	67.3	Diesel	11730	Pay only 5% VAT					2 Year/Unlimited + 3 Year/60,000
Skoda	Fabia Greenline	83.1								2 Year/Unlimited + 3 Year/60,000
Ford	KA Zetec	68.9	Diesel	10295						1 Year/Unlimited + 3 Year/60,000
Ford	KA Studio	57.7	Petrol	8545	7795		109	24	8647	1 Year/Unlimited + 3 Year/60,000
Fiat	500 Pop 1.2	59	Petrol	9665			139	36	10131	3 Year
Fiat	500 1.3 Multijet Pop	72.4	Petrol	12065						3 Year
Fiat	500 Twinair Pop	69	Petrol	10865			169	36		3 Year
Fiat	Panda 1.1 Active Eco	56.5	Petrol	7960						3 Year
Fiat	Panda 1.3 Multijet Dynamic	67.3	Petrol	11995						3 Year
Mitsubishi	Colt 1.1 CZ1 Manual	51.4	Petrol	9249
Vauxhall	Agila	55.4	Petrol	9185	Includes swappage	7795	195	47		Unlimited/100,000	Finance contract include charge of 5.35ppm for 6000 miles and above
Vauxhall	Corsa	56.5	Petrol	10225	Includes swappage. £2730 discount	8895	199	47		Unlimited/100,000	Finance contract include charge of 5.35ppm for 6000 miles and above
Vauxhall	Corsa S 1.3 CTDi (75 PS)	67.3	Diesel	13570						Unlimited/100,000
Honda	Jazz	53.3	Petrol	11295
Nissan	Micra Visia	56.5	Petrol	9250						3 Year/60,000
Nissan	Pixo Visia	64.2	Petrol	6995						3 Year/60,000
Renault	Twingo Expression	55.4	Petrol	8995		0% finance	277.64	36	9995	3 Year/60,000	Finance offer calculated on Twingo Dynamique OTR Price £9995
Renault	Clio Bizu dCi 3Dr	70.6	Diesel	10595		0% finance	344.58	36	12405	3 Year/60,000	Finance offer calculated on Clio Dynamique OTR Price £12405
Renault	Clio Bizu 3Dr	48.7	Petrol	8800		0% finance	344.58	36	12405	3 Year/60,000	Finance offer calculated on Clio Dynamique OTR Price £12405
Seat	Ibiza E	52.3	Petrol	9925
Seat	Ibiza SC	72.4	Diesel	12840
Seat	Ibiza SC Ecomotive	80.7	Diesel	13490
Suzuki	Alto SZ3	64.2	Petrol	8345						3 Year/60,000
Suzuki	Splash SZ£	55.4	Petrol	9495						3 Year/60,000
Suzuki	New Swift SZ2 3 Dr	56.5	Petrol	10210						3 Year/60,000

Summary
So so far the best cars are:

1. Best MPG: Smart ForTwo Diesel
2. Best Price: Kia Picanto, with trade in for my current car.
3. The one I like the best: Toyota iQ.

What next
Still to come.

1. Calculate the yearly fuel cost
2. Maybe add depreciation value

I'll update this post with more info when I can.