Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Have a look through this list...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?sort=price-desc&radius=1500&postcode=br29sd&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&price-to=5000&maximum-mileage=90000&body-type=Hatchback&zero-to-60=TO_8&quantity-of-doors=5

Some okay things in there like the A3. I like the Leon on the first page too...

Edit: this is a nice 1er too: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201610128681069?sort=price-desc&price-to=5000&zero-to-60=TO_8&advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&quantity-of-doors=5&postcode=br29sd&maximum-mileage=90000&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&body-type=Hatchback&page=3

Australia, but maybe still relevant. I recently purchased a 2011 audi A3 1.8 tfsi as a small family hatch. Didn't realise how cheap they are on the second hand market. Love depreciation! Anyway, the the thing still feels new, the s-tronic actually works well. And the engine is good. Comfortably fast enough for daily driving and will chirp the wheels on hard acceleration through the first 4 gears. Negatives are that it's a less engaging drive than I like, ie too refined and quiet and the panoramic glass roof means it's hard to impossible to fit roof racks for a bike.
For the same money I could have bought things like focus, golf, mazda 3 etc but I reckon this was a good buy. As for fuel economy, petrol bit I did get 760klms on a tank on a highway drive and get around 560 in urban driving.