yeah, your friends gonna have to take a bus. or have to earn more or take a lease and buy a Toyota Aqua (coz im sure with heavy trafic and all the priass wouldnt do constant 25-28kmpl) or... wait for another 10-20 years and buy a used aqua..
or maybe a Golf Cart.. no wait.. it still doesnt have AC, but he'll be able to fit one under his budget.. and some doors...
or his last option is this
@nexus - i dont this the Daihatsu will give that much fuel effecient mate, its nearly 2 decades old now and the golf diesel is out of his budget and the alto will average 15-18 so
this guys friend.. i dont think there is actually a car that will fit all his criteria since he wants japanese or better build quality and wanna rule out indian and korean