Got any ammo.....please...
Discussion
Hornblower said:
Love the fact that this has turned into a grammar-off.
I don't know why they're showing off, it's not like there are any girls to impress. Even if there were, I doubt grammar Nazism has ever been successfully used in getting into a girl's knickers. Show your wife this thread again, let us know if you get it tonight. 
Take the Ford and be grateful.
I was given a 3YO Fiat Panda 4x4 years ago by my then MIL. Fantastic fun, hopeless reliability. Nobody complained when I flogged it and bought a Peugeot 309 within 2 years. Most boring car I've ever owned, but the darned thing simply wouldn't break (the peugeot, that is).
For your situation I can't imagine the Ford is bad as such, and you'll end up with a newer car for the money. Someone elses money too.
I would see the petrol/diesel issue as being more related to your typical journey - we're currently running 2 diesels but my wife would be better off with petrol, even if she spent more on fuel. This is because she drives 3-5 miles at a time, 3-5 times a day, whereas I drive 15-22 miles at a time, twice a day. The diesel engine is slow to warm up, more so because the auxiliary heater is buggered and a replacement is about £600 (so slow to warm up that when I was driving her car to work in sub-zero temperatures I had to cut the interior heating to get the engine somewhere near warmed up after 20 miles).
As for the 'I' or 'me' argument, my mother was a proof reader for a publishing company and would insit on "my wife and I". She's my mum so she must be right. It is however possible that "my wife and me" is now common usage and has in fact become acceptable in the last 30 years. Just don't try convincing my mother.
I was given a 3YO Fiat Panda 4x4 years ago by my then MIL. Fantastic fun, hopeless reliability. Nobody complained when I flogged it and bought a Peugeot 309 within 2 years. Most boring car I've ever owned, but the darned thing simply wouldn't break (the peugeot, that is).
For your situation I can't imagine the Ford is bad as such, and you'll end up with a newer car for the money. Someone elses money too.
I would see the petrol/diesel issue as being more related to your typical journey - we're currently running 2 diesels but my wife would be better off with petrol, even if she spent more on fuel. This is because she drives 3-5 miles at a time, 3-5 times a day, whereas I drive 15-22 miles at a time, twice a day. The diesel engine is slow to warm up, more so because the auxiliary heater is buggered and a replacement is about £600 (so slow to warm up that when I was driving her car to work in sub-zero temperatures I had to cut the interior heating to get the engine somewhere near warmed up after 20 miles).
As for the 'I' or 'me' argument, my mother was a proof reader for a publishing company and would insit on "my wife and I". She's my mum so she must be right. It is however possible that "my wife and me" is now common usage and has in fact become acceptable in the last 30 years. Just don't try convincing my mother.
oldcynic said:
As for the 'I' or 'me' argument, my mother was a proof reader for a publishing company and would insit on "my wife and I". She's my mum so she must be right. It is however possible that "my wife and me" is now common usage and has in fact become acceptable in the last 30 years. Just don't try convincing my mother.
Each is right in different circumstances. Read the OED link posted above if you want to learn. (My wife and) I bought a car
Someone bought (my wife and) me a car
If you delete the words in brackets, the rest must still make sense. Spot the difference?
Hornblower said:
mybrainhurts could you please buy I a car, my brain doth hurt
hate to take this off the grammar topic, however unless you have already gone ahead and asked for the ford, then I'd seriously reconsider on either of them.IMO they are both utterly boring cars, too big to be nimble and too small to be useful for loads. They are also quite quite boring and seem to excel at nothing.
Personally I liked the suggestion of the Rav4 before, much much better looking, more potential to be fun etc...
Or an X-Trail, if you want to go down the larger route.
on the otherhand, if you don't need something so bulky, there are plenty of estates out there that are far better in terms of quality performance and functionality than either of your two options. If you wanted something like this, then maybe starting a thread of "what family car for 6k" would be better
mybrainhurts said:
Each is right in different circumstances. Read the OED link posted above if you want to learn.
(My wife and) I bought a car
Someone bought (my wife and) me a car
If you delete the words in brackets, the rest must still make sense. Spot the difference?
I like that explanation. It makes sense. However it's 11 o'clock on a Saturday night so no, I don't want to learn. And my mum's still right (although she'd probably refer me back to the OED to check the context). And the Ford, for no money, is a good deal.(My wife and) I bought a car
Someone bought (my wife and) me a car
If you delete the words in brackets, the rest must still make sense. Spot the difference?
mybrainhurts said:
Efbe said:
mybrainhurts said:
Efbe said:
Personally I liked the suggestion of the Rav4
Where are you...? I'll send the nurse....
but seriously, the c-max is boring as sin. It's one of those cars that you would buy, go to the supermarket, then on exiting the place completely forget which car is yours, and fail to see it anyhow because it's soo soo bland. the frv is, well fugly.
Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff