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If you want tall, then the Galaxy/Alhambra/Sharan is worth a punt. Same footprint as a Mondeo estate, and you can take the seats out and get a bike in the back. ____________________ Chances are quite high you are not in my Monkeysphere, and I don't care about you. Don't take it personally.
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Volvo. Of course.
V70. |
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What colour does she like?
If she doesn't like the colour, it wont be looked after and will land up wrecked.
Sprogs incoming? Get something with a sliding side door. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Any VW concern petrol car will do. Cheap maintenance (man hours), every mechanic can work on these and the parts are affordable and widely available.
Mercedes-Benz is an interesting choice, I must say. But beware, unless you want to do all the maintenence and minor repairs yourself, keeping a Mercedes-Benz may burn a hole in your pocket. The parts and consumables are very affordable and avalible, even cheaper than for the VW concern cars, but it is the man hours that cost a lot on these.
*Rear discs rust = the brakes are not working properly. The discs are generic = not special, cheap. The same goes for the pads and you'd be surprised how cheap the calipers are, which may be rebuilt for next to nothing. Use it as a bargaining chip rather than walking away because of that.
** FWD Mercedes-Benz? Just don't.
***BMWs on snow are as good as the driver is. Proper winter tyres help a lot. You just have to adjust your driving style in winter. For instance, never stop the car on a snowy slope if you intend to continue your journey uphills afterwards. The same goes for any RWD car.
**** Skoda? 6k should get you a nice one. Yeti (tall), Roomster (practical), Octavia (classic family saloon), Fabia/Rapid (alright for what it is), Superb (doable at 6K)..., I'm not sure how much the new SUVs from Skoda depreciated since the launch, but would be worth a look. It looks fancy, yet it is not = affordable to get and maintan. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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Another vote for a crosser style. Qashqai, Sportage, Kuga.
Drove a newer Qashqai around for a month ('15) and was very surprised how much I liked it.
I'd also suggest Skoda. I have an Octavia, it's huge and already geared up for sprogs that'll appear in the next few years.
And yes BMW's are generally terrible in snow. Almost all of them are rear wheel drive. I had to abandon my old 3 series many times in the snow, and I live down south ____________________ Current Ride: Daytona 600
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@rpsmith
Jazz - I've had a look at those, I learnt to drive in one too.
Celica - Our Gen 7 has been fine, the only issues have been what she's done, scraped a wall and ran it with no oil, but we've done 15 k miles on the engine after I refilled it, still gets 45 mpg on the motorway!
Sporty - Told her a mummy bus won't be anywhere near as good to drive, for a hairdresser's car the Celica drives like it's on rails.
@Stinkwheel - it'll have to be me looking after it anyway she's terrible. I drove it and heard an awful crunch of the brakes, one of the pads was no more, it ate the brake disc. "It only started making that noise this morning"
@Pjay - We had a look at the cumquat and I can't believe how small they actually are. There's as much room in the back as the Celica and the rear door doesn't open very wide. That lead me onto Golfs as the rear passenger space was fantastic with a wide opening door for car seats etc and the boot was huge too.
Also when looking for quashes she decided she wanted the all singing model that we can't afford unless the odd private seller pops up. ____________________ I'm Sam; Northern, Ginger, Lover
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RhynoCZ wrote: | Any VW concern petrol car will do. Cheap maintenance (man hours), every mechanic can work on these and the parts are affordable and widely available. |
10 years ago maybe, but modern VW's are pretty shocking
I owned a Scriocco 2.0 TSI that was nothing but trouble, fuel injectors went, and you need to replace them as a set, £200 each plus fitting, then the throttle body (£250) and the throttle pedal (£150), got rid of it after a year as it was so unreliable, i spent nearly 2 grand in repairs in just under a year
And my other half is having no end of problems with her VW Beetle Convertible, Throttle body, electric window packing up, that was a £600 repair, and now the passenger door deadlock is permanently engaged so the door wont open (currently in the garage for that one)
VW really have gone downhill in the last 5 years or so, and are still trading on their 10-15 year old reputation
I am also a member of a local VW car club, and these problems i have had are certainly not 1 offs ____________________ Current Bike: Honda CG125 ES4 // Honda CB600FS Hornet // Triumph Street Triple R |
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rpsmith79 wrote: | RhynoCZ wrote: | Any VW concern petrol car will do. Cheap maintenance (man hours), every mechanic can work on these and the parts are affordable and widely available. |
10 years ago maybe, but modern VW's are pretty shocking |
So, why not to get a 10 years old VW concern car?
I do not recommend a Seat though. Nice cars, but also use a lot of proprietary parts, that are just not avalible and/or very expensive to get. My father's Toledo is one of those cars, not sure if it applies to all the models. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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Firstly, congrats
secondly, the wife coped with our ibiza (estate) when pregnant using it daily as community nurse until she went on maternity leave although I will admit the front passenger seat didn't go quite back far enough for me once we'd got child seat in the back.
Depending on budget, could you get something on the threshold of the age she considers will give enough life and get a cheap 'personal plate' to hide the exact age of the vehicle from her?
My method of buying cars for the mrs is to find out what she thinks she wants then draw up a shortlist of cars that meet that need and let her pick from that short list, this way she's had some input in the decision. ____________________ Looking to pass your CBT / Bike tests in Bury Lancashire? try www.focusridertraining.co.uk Would recommend.
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Ignore all of the above.
I may be biased but the best car I've ever had is my Subaru Forester in terms of cost and practicality.
Definitely not sexy but........
It's 4wd perfect for your northern winters. Estate, built like a tank. Quite spritely, mines a diesel boxer engine thingy, does around 45 mpg (kills 1 polar bear every 1000 miles). Obviously there are petrol variant too and differing level of trim/gadgets.
Finally, and most importantly, you can get absolutely loads of stuff in it and your little snoosling will, mark my (and everyone else's) words, have loads of stuff. As he/she gets older you'll still have to move their stuff around and you'll be able to fit bikes and everything into a Forester.
You'll get one about 6 years old for your budget. They never breakdown, they go forever. ____________________ Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're probably right
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 101 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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