She wont be able to afford a Golf, that's for certain already. Anything sporty she won't be able to afford. I've suggested Ford Fiesta 1.25 Edge/Zetecs, Skoda Fabia 1.2 TSI SEs, Fiat Panda 100HPs (I refuse to suggest the 500 because I hate them) and loads of other cars which are alot better (in my eyes) than an i20.
I shouldn't be suggesting anything at all because I'm against the idea as a whole really but if she's really got her heart set on it then I didn't want her to end up in something she's going to regret buying into after a few weeks.
She's going for Finance deals because she can't afford the cars out-right. Infact I don't know how she can afford the monthly payments because she's forever borrowing money off me and saying half way through each month "Oh, I've only got £50 to last me the rest of the month, how am I going to fuel my car etc. with that?".
I was speaking to my mum about it yesterday and she reminded me you can get finance on cars up to 12 months old, they don't have to be brand new, and that they should be cheaper per month than brand new cars. So I might suggest that and hope that VW, Ford or Skoda will come up with something decent to keep her away from the God awful Hyundai.
*shrugs*