save me from my awful city commute
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Hello!
I'm new to the forum and I'm pretty new to learning about cars, being the only girl in a family of car mad boys. As such, I have watched a lot of episodes of Top Gear but still don't know what torque means…
The thing is that when I moved in with my partner a year ago I took on the mother of all school runs - an hour and a half round trip twice a day in traffic that has been called the worst in England. It is like playing a not particularly fun video game, with enraged drivers breaking every rule in the Highway code, cyclists pelting round blind corners on the wrong side of the road and people even occasionally ACTUALLY gnashing their teeth at one. Apparently it doesn't just happen in cartoons.
Morale is crashing, not least because I do this in a 2005 prius. Fuel consumption is not bad (35 mph) but it lurches around with an unfathomable dullness.
So my question is this, can anyone recommend a fun family car that will make this school run less tiring and more enjoyable? It does need to go on the motorway occasionally and boot space would be useful.
I used to belong to the classic car club (those were the days) and enjoyed driving the porsches, the lotus elise and the Alpha 157. I do like my creature comforts and, perhaps because I'm a girl, I'm not that concerned about speed, so long as it will actually keep up in normal traffic.
I have the value of the prius to spend - probably around £4000. Running costs need to be good.
I was interested that someone in a similar thread suggested a 924 for commuting. So tempted! Is this a good idea?
All ideas gratefully received!
I'm new to the forum and I'm pretty new to learning about cars, being the only girl in a family of car mad boys. As such, I have watched a lot of episodes of Top Gear but still don't know what torque means…
The thing is that when I moved in with my partner a year ago I took on the mother of all school runs - an hour and a half round trip twice a day in traffic that has been called the worst in England. It is like playing a not particularly fun video game, with enraged drivers breaking every rule in the Highway code, cyclists pelting round blind corners on the wrong side of the road and people even occasionally ACTUALLY gnashing their teeth at one. Apparently it doesn't just happen in cartoons.
Morale is crashing, not least because I do this in a 2005 prius. Fuel consumption is not bad (35 mph) but it lurches around with an unfathomable dullness.
So my question is this, can anyone recommend a fun family car that will make this school run less tiring and more enjoyable? It does need to go on the motorway occasionally and boot space would be useful.
I used to belong to the classic car club (those were the days) and enjoyed driving the porsches, the lotus elise and the Alpha 157. I do like my creature comforts and, perhaps because I'm a girl, I'm not that concerned about speed, so long as it will actually keep up in normal traffic.
I have the value of the prius to spend - probably around £4000. Running costs need to be good.
I was interested that someone in a similar thread suggested a 924 for commuting. So tempted! Is this a good idea?
All ideas gratefully received!
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