ASKING for recommendations for a local runabout suggests you want something reliable, economical and reasonably practical. But if it’s to be cheap and cheerful, you won’t be tempted by anything too ‘middle-of-the-road’.
You certainly can’t level that accusation at the first two of our contenders, because the cutesy Renault Twingo is a quirky, rear-engined machine full of Gallic flair, while the cheeky Fiat 500 is something of a fashion statement. Yet, for all their charms, they may be a little too cheery for some drivers’
