Ten grand green cars

You may have thought a green car was out of your price range, but there are some excellent credit crunch deals around – the Which? Complete Guide to Greener Driving, available at leading high street retailers, has found some great value cars for much less than £10k.

UK new car sales figures slumped by 23% last month - the biggest fall for 17 years - and car dealers are responding by offering some great deals. Which? has found savings of more than £2,000 on cars such as the Fiat Panda and Citroën C2.

Fiat Panda 1.3 Multijet Dynamic 5-dr (list price £8,990) now £6,471, saving £2,519.

Citroën C2 1.4 Hdi Vibe 3-dr (list price £10,190) now £8,082, saving £2,108.

Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDI 70 1 5-dr (list price £9,925) now £8,333, saving £1,592.

Citroën C1 1.0i Vibe 3-dr (list price £7,540) now £6,117, saving £1,423.

Peugeot 107 1.0 Urban Lite 3-dr (list price £7,540) now £6,176, saving £1,364.

Toyota Aygo 1.0 VVT-I 3-dr (list price £7,170) now £6,154, saving £1,016.

Suzuki Splash 1.2 GLS 5-dr (list price £9,048) now £8,454, saving £594.

Mazda2 1.4D TS (AC) 3-dr (list price £9,594) now £9,027, saving £567.

SmartForTwo 1.0 71 Pure 2-dr (list price £7,445) now £6,955, saving £490.

Hyundai i10 1.2 Comfort 5-dr (list price £7,740) now £7,398, saving £342.

These cars will cut fuel bills too – they average between 51 and 65mpg. And green car drivers can save even more after April 2009, when tax becomes cheaper for the lowest-CO2 models.

Richard Headland, editor, Which? Complete Guide to Greener Driving, says: “Many people are put off green cars as they usually think of the Toyota Prius, which costs around £17k. However, there are some great eco cars which are much cheaper – even more so at the moment. We’ve found some incredible deals for less than ten grand.”