Respectable on a budget

[AlVal]

I'm just hypothetically pondering the question, it's not a situation I'm in myself. - you have 5-7k to spend on a car which you have to drive to a job interview in, where you'll be parking it in front of the window the interviewers look out of.

what do you buy? what car looks classy / subtle and is difficult to criticise, and also helps you look like you earn more than you do, given the low purchase price?

[73mark]

£6475 keep in the pocket.
£525 hire a Aston Martin for the day.

[DrDeAtH]

I'd say a clean late model Saab.

[AlVal]

haha good call.

my nomination is a black mercedes cls, surprised they've come down to this price

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/mercedes-ben...

[ILoveMondeo]

Lexus of some sort?

Scare enough on the roads that with a personalised plate most people wouldn't recognise it as being an "old" shape, and not the latest model. Polish the st out of it before turning up of course!

The challenging bit being "look like you earn more than you do"... smart and presentable on that budget is easy enough. Any Merc, Audi, BMW, etc. is going to just look like an old model to most people.

[ILoveMondeo]

73mark said:

£6475 keep in the pocket.
£525 hire a Aston Martin for the day.

haha, spot on!

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I would not work anywhere where they considered the vehicle attending interview was part of the process

[AlVal]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

I would not work anywhere where they considered the vehicle attending interview was part of the process

you'll also never know whether they did consider it as part of the process

[Yazar]

Depends on the job, but most VW such as Golf or Passat that has been washed and waxed will cover most bases.

[groundcontrol]

Depends on the job really and the associated salary. Wouldn't get very far in an Aston for all the work I've been in, they'd just think I was filling my time.

[davebem]

Alfa 159, but not a TI, thats too flashy, maybe a grey or black Lusso spec.

[BorkFactor]

Volvo V70 or a Subaru Legacy - totally classless and under the radar.

[73mark]

groundcontrol said:

Depends on the job really and the associated salary. Wouldn't get very far in an Aston for all the work I've been in, they'd just think I was filling my time.

My point was keep the money in the pocket.
And hire the appropriate car.

[AlVal]

73mark said:

My point was keep the money in the pocket.
And hire the appropriate car.

except you're kind of screwed if they ask you about it!

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

AlVal said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

I would not work anywhere where they considered the vehicle attending interview was part of the process

you'll also never know whether they did consider it as part of the process

I would

[W00DY]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

If they don't like cars it's a respectable diesel Volkswagen and if they do it's a V10 luxury machine.

[DrDeAtH]

You could always turn up in this....

http://trc.taboola.com/haymarket-pistonheads/log/3...

[73mark]

AlVal said:

except you're kind of screwed if they ask you about it!

Sign the contract,oh the car some fker crashed in to me.

Think I'll get something cheaper this time.

[wiliferus]

BorkFactor said:

Volvo V70 or a Subaru Legacy - totally classless and under the radar.

+1, or a Saab. Classy enough to appear financially stable and comfortable, but not so showy it looks like you don't need/want the job.
And of course, you don't want to turn up in a car better than the interviewer because you're automatically screwed.

[poing]

You should turn up in something like this, the bonus being it's only £4000 so you have spare change while continuing the job hunt.



Alternatively if you want to scare them into giving you the job this would work.