Saab 9-3 1.8t vector sport.
I've banged on about this before, but I absolutely loved that car when I had it. Not the cheapest to run, but the 1.9 tid is reasonable if you want economy, and you wont have to add much more to your budget for one.
i had one as a courtesy car... absolute socker of a car. No wonder they went bust!
its just a glorified vauhall, if there is such a thing!
Well I must have had a gud un then! Honestly couldnt fault it. The Mk1 was based on the Vectra yes, but the Mk2 onwards were seperate entities. On par with 3 series bimmer and C class merc imo, but much more understated and without a stupidly exagerated price tag.
Sorry to jump in on the thread, but Kia - Really! I could see where this was gonna lead!

I take it she wants a people carrier type piece of sh!te then?