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ArtVandelay

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6,692 posts

212 months

Thursday 4th October 2012
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Good morning everyone! My brother's girlfriend is after a new car as she's tired of her Vauxhall Corsa. She wants something a bit bigger, bit more grunt, good inside and a petrol engine. She wants it to be fairly new, so my suggestions have all been shot down, even the bargain Saabs for sale have been met with disinterest. She also wants 4 seats.

I doubt very much that her ideal car exists, I've tried suggesting everything from an A-Class Mercedes to a VW Lupo GTI. Any suggestions that I might have not thought of would be welcome.

£5k is the max budget too, I've already tried "but you could haggle it down to nearly that..." hehe


McSam

6,753 posts

203 months

Thursday 4th October 2012
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How new is fairly new? Because, well, for most non-PH people that means a couple of years old in which case you're buggered!

ArtVandelay

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6,692 posts

212 months

Thursday 4th October 2012
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McSam said:
How new is fairly new? Because, well, for most non-PH people that means a couple of years old in which case you're buggered!
Newer than her current car which is.... 04 or something. I'll say no older than 2006 just for the sake of this thread, I'll check with her when I see her tomorrow.

Benbay001

5,869 posts

185 months

Thursday 4th October 2012
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A boggo standard Ford Focus? In someways i miss mine, despite my current car being a massive upgrade.

ArtVandelay

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Thursday 4th October 2012
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Benbay001 said:
A boggo standard Ford Focus? In someways i miss mine, despite my current car being a massive upgrade.
I've actually not suggested that paperbag

Worth a shout if I can find a posh one in budget