What car for my mother-in-law? Not very PistonHeads!
Discussion
CrippsCorner said:
Apologies, maybe it wasn't regarding reliability. I can't remember what the award was for exactly, but it was on the cover of a supplement! Maybe it was from this...
https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/new-and-used-cars/...
Should I buy it?
No. It's easy to see the appeal of the Duster's value, but we simply can't recommend it due to its poor safety score. It's a problem that we've seen in other Dacia models, and not something we think you should put up with when considering a new car. It's a Don't Buy model.
Think Renault and Dacia have said, partly due to the chip shortage, that some new safety features ( the sort of stuff that will go wrong expensively and regularly once out of warranty ) will not be fitted as customers would prefer to be able to buy a car now rather than in 12 months time. This reduces Euro Ncap score but would not bother me . A 2 year old car from another manufacturer wont have a lot of this stuff anyway. Which? tend to obsess about this IME. I will look for linkhttps://www.which.co.uk/reviews/new-and-used-cars/...
Should I buy it?
No. It's easy to see the appeal of the Duster's value, but we simply can't recommend it due to its poor safety score. It's a problem that we've seen in other Dacia models, and not something we think you should put up with when considering a new car. It's a Don't Buy model.
I20 1.2 , Jazz or Yaris would be my suggestion. £7 k Mini sounds like it could be a wallet vulture
georgeyboy12345 said:
Agreed, I wouldn't be buying one of those Countrymans for £7k. You'd be needing to spend at least £15k in this market to get a decent one that won't give you any problems.
Really 
I've seen them as cheap as £4k!Then again I used to have an R53 which everyone told me would be unreliable... 4 years of motoring and £40 total spent on repairs. Diamond of a car! Maybe I got lucky
Any views on C3 Picasso or Peugeot 2008?
CrippsCorner said:
Really I've seen them as cheap as £4k!
Then again I used to have an R53 which everyone told me would be unreliable... 4 years of motoring and £40 total spent on repairs. Diamond of a car! Maybe I got lucky
Any views on C3 Picasso or Peugeot 2008?
Every car has a bork potential (some more than others) at 7k you may just be getting into one that'll have to have the timing chain done but it's not an expensive repair & as long as you do your oil changes yearly it may be something that doesn't affect you. I've seen them as cheap as £4k!Then again I used to have an R53 which everyone told me would be unreliable... 4 years of motoring and £40 total spent on repairs. Diamond of a car! Maybe I got lucky
Any views on C3 Picasso or Peugeot 2008?
Countryman Cooper
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202112170...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108226...
Cooper S
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202112130...
All are worth a look as is the Fiat 500L:
T Jet
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202110098...
Lounge
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202104231...
Jeep Compass
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202112080...
Go in with your eyes open & tell the MIL this could be an issue later & you'll be fine, she gets the car she wants & you have a peaceful life.
These threads don't often get updated... but she picked up her new car this morning. Safe to say it was something not a single person on here recommended 
a Twingo!
I showed her a high spec one online, but it was too far (14 miles away) so she went for a very basic one. Oh well. I would say my work here is done, but it doesn't really feel like it.
Next stop: Test drives start for my wife's new car next week, which I definitely get more of a say over considering I'm paying for it!
a Twingo!I showed her a high spec one online, but it was too far (14 miles away) so she went for a very basic one. Oh well. I would say my work here is done, but it doesn't really feel like it.
Next stop: Test drives start for my wife's new car next week, which I definitely get more of a say over considering I'm paying for it!
swanseaboydan said:
If it were for my mother in law I’d go for something with dodgy brakes and no air bags . . .
(It’s a joke in case my wife logs on . . )
As I saw the title of the thread I was thinking this would be gold. (It’s a joke in case my wife logs on . . )
Stayed pretty straight though.
Edited by Shifter1 on Friday 11th February 16:07
CrippsCorner said:
These threads don't often get updated... but she picked up her new car this morning. Safe to say it was something not a single person on here recommended a Twingo!
I showed her a high spec one online, but it was too far (14 miles away) so she went for a very basic one. Oh well. I would say my work here is done, but it doesn't really feel like it.
Next stop: Test drives start for my wife's new car next week, which I definitely get more of a say over considering I'm paying for it!
Nice! Is that one of the rear engined ones? a Twingo!I showed her a high spec one online, but it was too far (14 miles away) so she went for a very basic one. Oh well. I would say my work here is done, but it doesn't really feel like it.
Next stop: Test drives start for my wife's new car next week, which I definitely get more of a say over considering I'm paying for it!
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