Rolls Royce of small cars

[okie592]

The luxury Octavia? Lauren and Kermit or somethig they call it?

[Fittster]

okie592 said:

The luxury Octavia? Lauren and Kermit or somethig they call it?

Octavia isn't a small car.

[Agent Orange]

SpeckledJim said:

Smaller than the W124 the OP says he'd like.

True a W124 is a train of thought although that is because I cannot find a small wafty hatchback.

What I'm really looking for is "a Polo or Golf sized Phaeton".

[vrooom]

Old KIA as in really old kia before they got stylish.. they have really soft ride... so it glides over..

[Axionknight]

Mr Gear said:

Audi A3 is supposed to be the answer to this, but they all have stupid big wheels and hard suspension.

I'd go for a Volvo c30

I had a petrol C30 for over four years and whilst it was an excellent car the ride wasn't great or overly comfortable. Acceptable, fine, etc, but not silky smooth.

The seats and stereo were excellent however - the only seats I have sat in that were better are in bigger Volvos, although my V40's are terrific also.

[J4CKO]

I think the OP is alluding to the "posh" versions of old french stuff like the 205 Roland Garros or Renault 5 Monaco, softer suspension than a GTI and a decent sized, if not massive engine, sometimes an auto box, even leather seats, in reality they were like driving any other in terms of ride, they were ok but didn't waft, like Kambites said, only big cars waft convincingly.

[AnotherClarkey]

Depending on how long your motorway commute is a Nissan Leaf may fit the bill? Wafty, refined, apparently decent ride and no 'sports' pretensions whatsoever.

[Fittster]

I'd love to try a comparing a Citroën GS against something like a modern Golf to see how ride has progressed.

[IroningMan]

Fittster said:

okie592 said:

The luxury Octavia? Lauren and Kermit or somethig they call it?

Octavia isn't a small car.

Same floorpan as Golf/A3 etc, isn't it?

[TWPC]

How about the old Citroen C5?
For example:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/citroen/c5/citroen-c5-2-0-hdi-16v-exclusive-5-door-auto/2755972

I know it is larger than Agent Orange wants, but it has the ride and the example above has an auto gearbox, seats that could be mistaken for velour from a distance and arm rests in the front. It has the 2.0 litre diesel so should have a bit of get-up-and-go and be economical and, being an 'Exclusive' seems to have lots of toys. It's well under £10K...

[Clivey]

As someone else has already said, superminis won't "waft" because of the wheelbase and other compromises in their design. Does the car need to be small, or just economical?

[Fittster]

IroningMan said:

Fittster said:

okie592 said:

The luxury Octavia? Lauren and Kermit or somethig they call it?

Octavia isn't a small car.

Same floorpan as Golf/A3 etc, isn't it?

According to Wiki the length of a Octavia are:

4,511 mm (177.6 in) (1996–00)
4,507 mm (177.4 in) (2000–10, liftback)

An A3:

Length 4,152 mm (163.5 in)

Personally I'd see an Octavia as family size car.

[wemorgan]

Spend a fraction of the budget on a Rover 100 with Hydragas suspension.
Spend the remaining budget over the years removing the rust.

[williamp]

Mini with the "wood & Pickett" conversion



This might be your best solution. Take the size of car you want, take it to your favourite coach builder and get then to re-trim, sound deaden, thick carpets etc

[Sir Fergie]

I think the ideal scenario would be to give that 6 month old C class estate the boot - if a diesel estate can't do the business on a motorway commute in terms of comfort - then its a waste of time having it on the drive - imo.

Did I hear something about AMG pack - if so - that means big wheels and sports suspension - which will adversely affect the ride comfort of the car imo

I realise that's not possible if the car is on a lease etc.

[anonymous-user]

MINI Cooper on smaller wheels

[sday12]

[ChemicalChaos]

How about a Renault 5 Monaco?

[ITP]

I like the 190E idea, but for something more modern and small ish how about an IS250 SE-L auto. Very smooth and quiet, lots of toys.

[redchina]

The answer is a Panther Rio.



Sadly only around 14 made, but its what the marketers wanted you to buy.

Maaaay not have been executed perfectly..