What car does your other half drive?
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My wife has always had cars that i think most blokes would be happy to drive
Started off with
B3 Audi 80
B4 Audi 80 Sport
Mk2 Golf 16v
Corrado 16v in Nugget Yellow
Audi TT 3.2
Now rocking a Mk5 Golf R32
She is a saleswoman at the Local BMW dealer, and her demos after her probationary period were either Petrol, Convertible, 6 cylinder or a combination of the 3
420i Gran Coupe
118i M Sport
220i Convertible
230i M Sport
240i Convertible
M2
440i Gran Coupe
240i Convertible
Safe to say she likes her cars, despite the lure of a new BMW demo she prefers driving the R32.
Started off with
B3 Audi 80
B4 Audi 80 Sport
Mk2 Golf 16v
Corrado 16v in Nugget Yellow
Audi TT 3.2
Now rocking a Mk5 Golf R32
She is a saleswoman at the Local BMW dealer, and her demos after her probationary period were either Petrol, Convertible, 6 cylinder or a combination of the 3
420i Gran Coupe
118i M Sport
220i Convertible
230i M Sport
240i Convertible
M2
440i Gran Coupe
240i Convertible
Safe to say she likes her cars, despite the lure of a new BMW demo she prefers driving the R32.
She has a newer shape Fiat panda, which replaced an older Fiat panda 
It's actually a very good car. Bought at 1yr old for 6k or so, interesting Interior, still looks new. It's in a blue turquoise colour & the quality of the paint used is fantastic, way better than you find on most premium cars.
It's actually a very good car. Bought at 1yr old for 6k or so, interesting Interior, still looks new. It's in a blue turquoise colour & the quality of the paint used is fantastic, way better than you find on most premium cars.
Mine has no interest in cars, despite doing on average 500 miles a week! She had an Aygo when we got together, which has to be the most inappropriate car I can think of for that sort of mileage, but she values economy and easy parking more than I do. One day I attended an RTC where a golf had lost it, hit a tree then rolled into the front of an articulated lorry. We got the guy out and he was surprisingly alive given the circumstances, I said to my watch manager that I imagined in days gone by he never would have made it, to which he replied that even these days, if he had been driving something like an Aygo (he had no idea my mrs drove one) he would be dead. Now she drives a VW 
My wife has a Clio RS (picked by me) which she loves. She appreciates nice cars but doesn't get excited about them. She really likes Jag F Types, but would never buy one as owning something with 2 seats in her mind is just madness. Even though it's just the two of us so not like we need extra doors and seats for kids.
With the endless lockdown free time available i set her the time waster challenge of picking herself a new car.... lasted about 10 minutes and she was bored.
With the endless lockdown free time available i set her the time waster challenge of picking herself a new car.... lasted about 10 minutes and she was bored.
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dly said:
dly said: My wife currently has a convertible Audi TT The v6 3,2 version oh she also insisted on it being a manual.
She is looking at updating it and likes the look of the Jag F-type but is disappointed that the 5Lt v8 only comes in auto.
Mine refused to get an auto. I did suggest while I hate them she should at least _try_ one to see if she gets on with them but her logic was that given how long she tends to keep cars this is probably the last time she'll be _able_ to get a manual. She is looking at updating it and likes the look of the Jag F-type but is disappointed that the 5Lt v8 only comes in auto.
This was my other half's choice of sensible 'mum' car a CLS350. To be honest it's been extremely good, she doesn't so much with it other than service it and use it day to day. Only required a new window mechanism and service items until recently as we're waiting on some camber bolts to be fitted. Excellent car for the money really.
The Mrs has a GT one of these, exactly like this as a manual and was doing about 20k miles a year in it until lockdown. She had the 2017 model before but loves the extra power, noise and auto rev matching in the new one. Oh, and the heated steering wheel 
I get to clean and top it up....
I get to clean and top it up....
What I buy for her.
We have actually shared cars for the past 6 years. Prior to that I bought her a Polo GTi. She really liked that but I think preferred the M135i we shared after that (she had it during the week and I drove it mostly at weekends).
She likes nice cars and enjoyed being ferried about in various 911s over the years (at least the new ones - she doesn’t do classics).
We have actually shared cars for the past 6 years. Prior to that I bought her a Polo GTi. She really liked that but I think preferred the M135i we shared after that (she had it during the week and I drove it mostly at weekends).
She likes nice cars and enjoyed being ferried about in various 911s over the years (at least the new ones - she doesn’t do classics).
Like many others, mine doesn't drive a 911 GT3 or do track days or hack about in an old Bentley... when we met, she had a new Up! on a cheap deal as she'd got fed up with garages ripping her and her assortment of old, crap cars, off on a monthly basis.
Said Up! was brilliant for a while but her upgrading her status from 'single' to 'Mum' necessitated something bigger but bought outright. So, we got her a Mk5 Astra SRi with the XP kit and it was great but she cared not for its unmarked alloys or the fact the pram barely fitted.
So, sold it and replaced it with a sheddy V50 diesel and that was about 2yrs and 40k ago and it's still soldiering on. I took the 18's off, put 16's on and that was more suited to rural life. It's been tested by flood, toddler, muddy fields and wife and survived thus far and has had several scraps with assorted wildlife.
She also drives whatever raft of st I've got so really doesn't care what she's in as long as it works and said toddler is safe. The only car she's had an opinion on was my V70R which she thought was unnecessarily highly strung so hated driving it... as did I a lot of the time.
Now looking to change my older V70 and leaning towards another XC70 as it just suits life and she is totally indifferent about it, as long as it has Isofix and it's an 'old man' colour she doesn't really care. Cars simply don't register with her, she cares not for the car but more for how they're driven.
Said Up! was brilliant for a while but her upgrading her status from 'single' to 'Mum' necessitated something bigger but bought outright. So, we got her a Mk5 Astra SRi with the XP kit and it was great but she cared not for its unmarked alloys or the fact the pram barely fitted.
So, sold it and replaced it with a sheddy V50 diesel and that was about 2yrs and 40k ago and it's still soldiering on. I took the 18's off, put 16's on and that was more suited to rural life. It's been tested by flood, toddler, muddy fields and wife and survived thus far and has had several scraps with assorted wildlife.
She also drives whatever raft of s
t I've got so really doesn't care what she's in as long as it works and said toddler is safe. The only car she's had an opinion on was my V70R which she thought was unnecessarily highly strung so hated driving it... as did I a lot of the time.Now looking to change my older V70 and leaning towards another XC70 as it just suits life and she is totally indifferent about it, as long as it has Isofix and it's an 'old man' colour she doesn't really care. Cars simply don't register with her, she cares not for the car but more for how they're driven.
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