2015 Kia Rio

In a car park full of grey hatchbacks, be the yellow one. This 2015 (65) Kia Rio 1.25 SR7 is the three-door in Kia's brightest colour, and it wears it brilliantly - black privacy glass, alloys and that unmistakable paintwork. You will never lose it in the supermarket car park, and neither will anyone else, which is half the fun. Underneath the colour it is exactly the sensible buy a Rio should be: 60,518 warranted miles (below average for the year), two former keepers, service history with a FULL SERVICE ON SALE, and an MOT that runs until 13 AUGUST 2027 - nearly a full year, done and paid for. HPI clear, log book present. The 1.25 petrol returns up to 56.5mpg, costs £35 a year to tax, sits in insurance Group 4 - one of the cheapest cars in Britain to insure - and is ULEZ compliant. This is the model range that made Kia's reliability reputation famous enough for a seven-year factory warranty. SR7 spec brings rear parking sensors, the quick-clear heated windscreen (a genuine blessing in a Lancashire winter), automatic headlights, Bluetooth, electric mirrors, ISOFIX and those alloys. Shopping around? The other SR7 nearby is £5,790; the £4,790 car is the plain '1' trim with a six-month warranty. This one is £5,000 - and it carries our 3-YEAR AFTERCARE PACKAGE from The Motoring Organisation (TMO): three years of mechanical and electrical cover, claims handled at approved garages nationwide, accredited to The Motor Ombudsman's Vehicle Warranty Code. AA breakdown recovery and car hire are available on the optional upgraded warranty. TMO Approved and Protected.