practical economical cars that show you haven't given up yet
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hopefully gonna kick out a sprog next year... have already got rid of the porker, so now just have the vw t5 camper (which will stay for ever) and a new shape mini.
the mini is about as practical as something that isn't very practical, so that will go.
the spec will be sub £8k, 5-door or ideally estate, ideally an auto, ideally leather and ideally a small petrol (1.8 or similar). the missus commutes 45 miles a day, so the idea of a small petrol engine compensates for economy against fuel prices (which are quite silly for diesel).
i'm currently thinking BMW 3-series touring or possible 1-series. an audi a4 avant may also hit the mark
what else is there?... i don't want to feel as though i have given up on cars (so nothing french, nothing mpv, nothing ford/vauxhall/beige).
an alfa 156 gta sportwagen would be great, but that falls way off the mark on economy!
i would absolutely love a skoda yeti, but i can't see these being sensible money for a long time yet!
the mini is about as practical as something that isn't very practical, so that will go.
the spec will be sub £8k, 5-door or ideally estate, ideally an auto, ideally leather and ideally a small petrol (1.8 or similar). the missus commutes 45 miles a day, so the idea of a small petrol engine compensates for economy against fuel prices (which are quite silly for diesel).
i'm currently thinking BMW 3-series touring or possible 1-series. an audi a4 avant may also hit the mark
what else is there?... i don't want to feel as though i have given up on cars (so nothing french, nothing mpv, nothing ford/vauxhall/beige).
an alfa 156 gta sportwagen would be great, but that falls way off the mark on economy!
i would absolutely love a skoda yeti, but i can't see these being sensible money for a long time yet!
village idiot said:
hopefully gonna kick out a sprog next year...
Many years ago I got rid of my MR2 because kids were going to be on the way. I replaced it with a 200SX (twice as many seats and a huge boot) but in the end I got a divorce instead of children. I replaced the 200SX with another MR2.So the moral of the story is: it takes less time to buy a new car than it does to grow a child. Wait until you can see the head before selling something you like and replacing it with something you resent.
Also try fitting a child seat in something fun before assuming you need a massive dull boat of a car.
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