Pimpslap him for wanting a Micra.
personally i would go for an ep95
But your mate will have to go for an ep82 as its quite hard to find a mint (good condition) ep91 for that price.
Unless he wants a totally stock one but even then still will be hard to find a stock ep91 for 2.5k in mint condition.
For 2.5 you might get a GT that's a bit rough around the edges, or a shed of a Glanza.
£3k + is where they start becoming nice.
i got my glanza for 2,750 with loads of mods and good condition :rockon: