Cars and girls

[Freddyfruitba...]

Had a text from my daughter yesterday.

"Dad, I reckon it's time I got a new car - can I get some advice off you?"
"Yeah, sure - so what are you after then?"
"Small and black, with Bluetooth"


Actually, it reminded me of when, about a million years ago, my gf and future wife bought her first car, a clapped-out mini which used more oil than petrol. She immediately got on the phone to her best friend, to which I heard only one side of the conversation:

"Hey it's me - guess what, I've just bought a car!"
<pause>
"Blue!"


TBH I don't have much more idea about cars than my daughter really , so if BCF has any good recommendations of vehicles to consider (or avoid) it would be much appreciated. Remit is as above! Budget undecided but probably a couple of years old?; reliability is all, needs to look 'cool' for a 26-year-old I suppose; used for daily commute and occasional long motorway trips.
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[P.]

New shape Fiesta eco boost.

Even a few years older Focus.

Failing that, any Jap wagon.

[Polarbear]

Red cars fade. Or they do when they are post office vans.

Fiat 500 or variant.
Mini (new sort obviously)

I don't particularly like them or know if they are any good but I do know young ladies for some obscure reason think they are the dogs bollox (or whatever young ladies call their favourite cars).

Except my daughter who likes things big like her lorry.
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[stevo as b4]

VW Up or its sister's?
Smart for four?
New shape Agyo?
Hyundai i10?

I'd rate the last two the highest based on driving experience of both, but I'm sure I've read in the press that the Up is the best city car for some reason or another?

If your daughter has the faintest interest in driving and drivers cars and a pulse, then I'd say a black Suzuki Swift sport is about the best option in modern cars you could possibly make.

Should be fun too for a modern small car anyway.

[The Shaggy D.A.]

BCF, I R Disappoint.
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[Freddyfruitba...]

[Analogkid]

For coolness, I asked my 22 year old daughter, she has a polo 1.2 diesel and loves it, she also suggested Seat Ibiza, Vauxhall Adam (best of all it's not a corsa) BMW 116d, Ford Fiesta ST, avoid jap cars, neither cool nor sporty, but reliable. The older Suzuki swift is an exception but avoid the latest one or 5 door as too mumsy, left field choice would be latest Renault Twingo, rear engined rwd, and a bit different.

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[UncleFester]

New Ibiza is nice

VW have just brought out the UP 'GTI'

Renault Twingo Turbo!

Kia RIO / Hyundai i10 - 5 year warranty. But zero cool about them.

What about one of those Citroen C3 Aircross things?

edit:Stevo

Suzuki has a new Swift out ... which means you might get a steal on a runout 1.6 Sport. One of the last great small NA cars.
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[doggone]

New style mini is coolest girlie car if budget will stretch

[andyscooter]

[quote="UncleBFester"]!

Kia RIO /

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no just no


rattley horrible things every bump is felt

wifes pulls to the left we have had it checked twice by dealer and a independent and they both say there is no fault but you constantly have to correct its path
the steering wheel sits at a slightly off straight angle as well

sisters swift was cool or as someone else said the adam or a corsa
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[Fizzoid]

[P.]

Twingo is a good one, but the only good one is the cup chassis, which has no air con and fuck is it hard to drive over time as the solid suspension is an issue

Could just buy a Supra.

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[hellkat]

Whatever you do, don't buy her one of those stupidly big cars like an X8 or whatever: small young women driving those just look stupid, especially when they haven't EVEN got the excuse of rugrats and buggies and dogs. (even then they should be confined to something without bull-bars, cos the poor luvs just can't handle the responsibility).

The biggest you should go is maybe one of those Nissan Juke thingies.
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[Polarbear]

Modern mid size cars, 4x4 type things like the new Renault range, the Juke etc. are ugly as sin.
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[dodsi]

As this is the internet I feel it is my responsibility to recommend whatever I currently own regardless of what specifications you have laid out.

So yeah, I recommend the cars that I have

But In reality, what are you classifying as small?

The Toyota Aygo or Citreon/Pugeot Variant?
The VW Up! or Skoda/Seat variant?

Or are we talking about Fiesta Size cars?

[Rogue_Shadow]

Budget?

[Polarbear]

I wish manufacturers would keep the cars of the same name, the same size. Nowadays they seem to get bigger and a smaller model is squeezed in below. Renault Clio was a little car, its grown, So has the Fiesta. Corsa from Vauxhall. Even the Fiat 500 has big Fiat 500 brothers and sisters.
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[supZ]

if you're possibly thinking of a new one then I'd recommend checking www.carwow.co.uk out.

Even if the best offer you get isn't that local to you, you can often go down to your local dealer with a copy of it and they'll match it.

Can save quite a bit depending on the car.
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[johnsmith222]

I'd go for something like the toyota yaris, or auris if going for something relatively new. Not certain if they've got bluetooth but something you can sort pretty easily if they have good options for aftermarket stereos.

I totally regret getting a bigger car than i need.

[Freddyfruitba...]