Second Cars For Families
There are many reasons why families decide they need access to another car — maybe you have conflicting schedules or you need a more compact car for commuting into a town or city. Some families have a second car they use for dog walks and day-to-day activities so they don’t have to worry about mess or muddy paw prints. Whatever the reason, it needs to fit in with your budget and lifestyle. Leave the legwork to us. We’ve put together a fantastic selection of second cars for families based on features that are important to you, including affordability, safety and practicality.
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Seat Arona Hatchback Special Edition
1.0 TSI 115 FR Limited Edition 5dr DSG
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Second Cars: What to Look For?
Choosing the right second car can be challenging, especially when trying to balance affordability with features to suit everyone’s needs. The good news is there are several reliable brands out there with affordable price tags. Whether you’re looking for a safe, compact family car to use as a run-around or the best used family cars with loads of boot space, finding a second car for your family has never been easier.
Below, we’ve listed some of the most useful features of second cars. Many of these features can be found across the family cars listed on this page:
- NCAP ratings: the European safety standard, rating cars up to 5 stars.
- Fuel efficiency: so you can save money on running costs.
- Brand reliability: for cars you can trust to get you from A to B.
- Affordable purchase price: cars that fit in with your budget.
- Interior space: for comfort on every journey.
- Automatic emergency braking: reacting for you as and when you need it.
- Land departure warning: Keeping you on track if your car begins to drift.
- Boot space: enough room for the essentials, from the weekly shop to school bags.
- Keyless entry: so you have access to your car no matter what you’re juggling.
- Apple CarPlay and Android Auto: for navigation, connectivity and entertainment on long journeys.
Find out more about how to choose a second car for your family that won’t break the bank with our family cars for every budget and discover whether a used car might be best with our guide, should I get a used family car?
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