What £2k car for the diinterested driver?
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My good mate is 50 next month. All his life, he's driven sheds and hand me downs owned by his family. In his view, a car is just a sort of white good. A machine for getting where you want to go, rather than something in which to enjoy the journey.
He's now looking for a replacement vehicle, that will hopefully last 3 or 4 years with minimal running costs. He does less than 7k miles a year, mostly local journeys, so a small petrol engine is what he needs.
As he's not at all bothered about any street cred, so what sort of car is going to give him best value at that budget?
I'm thinking Nissan Micra, but I'm open to other suggestions
He's now looking for a replacement vehicle, that will hopefully last 3 or 4 years with minimal running costs. He does less than 7k miles a year, mostly local journeys, so a small petrol engine is what he needs.
As he's not at all bothered about any street cred, so what sort of car is going to give him best value at that budget?
I'm thinking Nissan Micra, but I'm open to other suggestions
The constant misuse of disinterested for uninterested is breaking down a very useful distinction of meaning.
To be uninterested is to be lacking in any sense of engagement with the matter:
Sallie is uninterested in algebra.
To be disinterested is to lack bias:
Let the company call in a disinterested mediator to settle the dispute.
The use of disinterest as a verb should probably be avoided:
Her husband tried to disinterest her in taking the course in German.
Better: Her husband tried to discourage her from taking the course in German.
If the person you are describing is not interested in something, use uninterested.
To be uninterested is to be lacking in any sense of engagement with the matter:
Sallie is uninterested in algebra.
To be disinterested is to lack bias:
Let the company call in a disinterested mediator to settle the dispute.
The use of disinterest as a verb should probably be avoided:
Her husband tried to disinterest her in taking the course in German.
Better: Her husband tried to discourage her from taking the course in German.
If the person you are describing is not interested in something, use uninterested.
davepoth said:
something that ends in an A anyway. 
So pretty much most of the Vauxhall range then?Current line up
Vauxhall Agila
Vauxhall Ampera
Vauxhall Antara
Vauxhall Astra
Vauxhall Corsa
Vauxhall Insignia
Vauxhall Meriva
Vauxhall Zafira
Previous line up
Vauxhall Calibra
Vauxhall Frontera
Vauxhall Nova
Vauxhall Omega
Vauxhall Tigra
Vauxhall Vectra
I was going to suggest a £2k petrol Astra.
down4whatever said:
The constant misuse of disinterested for uninterested is breaking down a very useful distinction of meaning.
To be uninterested is to be lacking in any sense of engagement with the matter:
Sallie is uninterested in algebra.
To be disinterested is to lack bias:
Let the company call in a disinterested mediator to settle the dispute.
The use of disinterest as a verb should probably be avoided:
Her husband tried to disinterest her in taking the course in German.
Better: Her husband tried to discourage her from taking the course in German.
If the person you are describing is not interested in something, use uninterested.
So we are most likely uninterested in your post, not disinterested?To be uninterested is to be lacking in any sense of engagement with the matter:
Sallie is uninterested in algebra.
To be disinterested is to lack bias:
Let the company call in a disinterested mediator to settle the dispute.
The use of disinterest as a verb should probably be avoided:
Her husband tried to disinterest her in taking the course in German.
Better: Her husband tried to discourage her from taking the course in German.
If the person you are describing is not interested in something, use uninterested.
Every day's a school day.
down4whatever said:
The constant misuse of disinterested for uninterested is breaking down a very useful distinction of meaning.
To be uninterested is to be lacking in any sense of engagement with the matter:
Sallie is uninterested in algebra.
To be disinterested is to lack bias:
Let the company call in a disinterested mediator to settle the dispute.
The use of disinterest as a verb should probably be avoided:
Her husband tried to disinterest her in taking the course in German.
Better: Her husband tried to discourage her from taking the course in German.
If the person you are describing is not interested in something, use uninterested.
I don't see the word disinterested in the OP.To be uninterested is to be lacking in any sense of engagement with the matter:
Sallie is uninterested in algebra.
To be disinterested is to lack bias:
Let the company call in a disinterested mediator to settle the dispute.
The use of disinterest as a verb should probably be avoided:
Her husband tried to disinterest her in taking the course in German.
Better: Her husband tried to discourage her from taking the course in German.
If the person you are describing is not interested in something, use uninterested.
down4whatever said:
The constant misuse of disinterested for uninterested is breaking down a very useful distinction of meaning.
To be uninterested is to be lacking in any sense of engagement with the matter:
Sallie is uninterested in algebra.
To be disinterested is to lack bias:
Let the company call in a disinterested mediator to settle the dispute.
The use of disinterest as a verb should probably be avoided:
Her husband tried to disinterest her in taking the course in German.
Better: Her husband tried to discourage her from taking the course in German.
If the person you are describing is not interested in something, use uninterested.
A lifeTo be uninterested is to be lacking in any sense of engagement with the matter:
Sallie is uninterested in algebra.
To be disinterested is to lack bias:
Let the company call in a disinterested mediator to settle the dispute.
The use of disinterest as a verb should probably be avoided:
Her husband tried to disinterest her in taking the course in German.
Better: Her husband tried to discourage her from taking the course in German.
If the person you are describing is not interested in something, use uninterested.
Get one
It's a shame that the poster criticising my apparent misuse of language couldn't be arsed writing his own explanation and merely plagiarised an article from another website without attributing it. link to original source
Ironically, the authors on that same website wholeheartedly condemn that sort of sneaky behaviour linky
Thanks to those who've made buying car suggestions. I've added the Skoda Fabia to the list
Ironically, the authors on that same website wholeheartedly condemn that sort of sneaky behaviour linky
Thanks to those who've made buying car suggestions. I've added the Skoda Fabia to the list
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