I have mentioned a VY to her, but she wants to buy a newer car than about 2005.
Whilist i do agree about the slowing depreciation of a cheaper car, and that newer cars/more expensive will depreciate faster by compaision to a cheaper car, that is only a issue if you sell the car. We dont plan to sell what ever we buy until its dead, so depreciation is not such as issue. Hec we were planning of keeping the camery for at least another 7-10 years.

We have decided after some advice from Mal (yes we did talk to him!) that the auctions are the way forward. There is one in a fornight when I am home. We will see what happens.