Ford KA 2011 or Mini One 2005?

For a young driver which car would you go for - I've had a 2003 mini cooper for the last year but I now need a new car as my current mini needs replacing due to being in a non-fault accident.

Has anyone got any helpful pointers to help me make a decision.

The mini is built by BMW. The Ford is built by monkeys. Mini every time for me.

Hi simple old cars will always need new parts so buy on less than 8 years old. Preferably 3 years old and sell it before it gets to 8 years old or 100k miles which ever occurs first.

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