Fiat 500 or volkswagen up?

Hi guys I'm 18 and am looking at buying a new car in January. Currently I'm driving my mums old ford ka but it's expensive on tax insurance and I'd like to spend my money on something newer. Insurance is £1300 fully comp for the ka but £900 for the fiat 500 and vw up.
Basically I'm really torn between these 2 cars. I'd like a red car but I'm not sure on the volkswagen up or fiat 500. If you could give me some more info and tell me which one is more reliable etc that would be great

I would personally put my money on a VW before a Fiat, although Fiats are far better now than they were 20 yrs ago!
I guess the '500' is a little more…'qwerky' than the 'Up', but i'm not sure if I would get tired of the looks of it!

Hey Amina. It's really your personal choice. Drive them both, and go with what you feel happy with!

Volkswagen Up. It's more reliable than Fiat 500.

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