Hi Eimear,

For that sort of money, to get an automatic new car you’re going to be looking at superminis. Choose from the Renault Clio 1.5 dCi Dynamique Nav (€19,790), the Ford Fiesta Zetec 1.0T EcoBoost 100 Automatic (€19,600) or the SEAT Ibiza Xcellence 1.0 TSI 115 DSG (€21,580). You’ll need to haggle on the last of these to get to €20k, but all three offer good equipment levels, stylish looks and appealing driving manners for the budget specified.