Petrol cars under £5,000

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Volkswagen Golf

1.4 TSI S Euro 5 5dr

£4,298

5 seats
5 doors
Hatchback
Petrol
Manual
1.4 litres

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Ford Fiesta

1.0T EcoBoost Zetec S Euro 6 (s/s) 3dr

£4,250

Lower price

5 seats
3 doors
Hatchback
Petrol
Manual
1.0 litres

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Vauxhall Astra

1.6 16v SRi Auto Euro 5 5dr

£4,998

Great price

5 seats
5 doors
Hatchback
Petrol
Automatic
1.6 litres

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Mercedes-Benz CLK

3.0 CLK280 Sport 7G-Tronic 2dr

£3,825

4 seats
2 doors
Coupe
Petrol
Automatic
3.0 litres

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