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My wife recently bought a 2003 citroen c3 hdi, and as my car failed MOT recently I've been using it a bit more and have to say its fantastic.
On paper it's rubbish and I tried to make her buy something else but its actually fun to throw around and has a certain French charm about it missing from most modern stuff.
I think most of all I love how honest it is, in the same way my mum's old Renault 5 campus didn't try and be something it wasn't if that makes sense.
As a basic runaround it does its job well without being miserable about it.
Ultimately I bonded with it, which surprised me greatly.
Am I alone on this? To me having an OH potentially puts another car on the drive that you wouldn't consider in a million years, and one which provides a nice surprise.
Previous example was a ford ka she owned years ago. Total rust bucket but actually great fun at pedestrian speeds
Anyone else?
On paper it's rubbish and I tried to make her buy something else but its actually fun to throw around and has a certain French charm about it missing from most modern stuff.
I think most of all I love how honest it is, in the same way my mum's old Renault 5 campus didn't try and be something it wasn't if that makes sense.
As a basic runaround it does its job well without being miserable about it.
Ultimately I bonded with it, which surprised me greatly.
Am I alone on this? To me having an OH potentially puts another car on the drive that you wouldn't consider in a million years, and one which provides a nice surprise.
Previous example was a ford ka she owned years ago. Total rust bucket but actually great fun at pedestrian speeds
Anyone else?
I quite like my wife's C4 Grand Picasso 2.0 diesel. Comfy, fast enough, and really very decent to drive on a long run. The petrol one she had before wasn't so great, and she's looking at the 1.6 diesel to replace the current one later in the year. Seats are really very good in the front, aircon/ventilation is good, heated seats are lovely.
My missus got the latest beetle...very red diesel....apart from whilst driving the time I pull up at the lights bob the builder looks in to eye up the "bird" driving, to see my ugly face......it is actually a cracking car to drive. Road handling is superb and shocked me how quick it is! No stupid vase and a retro dash now..with d.a.b as standard...so..so much better, even if you expect a woman driving it at least it's not pink with flowers down the side.
It was actually my OH buying a (new shape) Mini that got my interest back in cars. I have a company car which has to be an estate and due to high mileage diesel too, so not the most exciting drive. I'd kind of lost interest since my own private car had been off the road for year waiting restoration. When she got the Mini it needed a few small cosmetic jobs doing which were quick and easy enough to do with noticeable results (the kind of jobs I like 
). Of course I also got to drive it (just a 1.6 'One' so not the most powerful model by any means) and I really enjoyed it, being much sharper handling than my then A4 diesel estate.
If she'd bought another Corsa diesel I may not have got my interest back and wouldn't have bought my Z3 which (despite the negative feeling towards them on PH) I really enjoy having. I even got on a bit with my restoration job (though it's still a long way from finished) since my interest in cars was rekindled. Rather than pick a car from list when the A4 was due for change I focused on picking a car with a bit more power, it just happens to be more economical too, so win/win. Of course I'm now derided for being a BMW driver instead of an Audi driver, but you can't have it all ways.
). Of course I also got to drive it (just a 1.6 'One' so not the most powerful model by any means) and I really enjoyed it, being much sharper handling than my then A4 diesel estate.If she'd bought another Corsa diesel I may not have got my interest back and wouldn't have bought my Z3 which (despite the negative feeling towards them on PH) I really enjoy having. I even got on a bit with my restoration job (though it's still a long way from finished) since my interest in cars was rekindled. Rather than pick a car from list when the A4 was due for change I focused on picking a car with a bit more power, it just happens to be more economical too, so win/win. Of course I'm now derided for being a BMW driver instead of an Audi driver, but you can't have it all ways.
OldSkoolRS said:
It was actually my OH buying a (new shape) Mini that got my interest back in cars. I have a company car which has to be an estate and due to high mileage diesel too, so not the most exciting drive. I'd kind of lost interest since my own private car had been off the road for year waiting restoration. When she got the Mini it needed a few small cosmetic jobs doing which were quick and easy enough to do with noticeable results (the kind of jobs I like ). Of course I also got to drive it (just a 1.6 'One' so not the most powerful model by any means) and I really enjoyed it, being much sharper handling than my then A4 diesel estate.
If she'd bought another Corsa diesel I may not have got my interest back and wouldn't have bought my Z3 which (despite the negative feeling towards them on PH) I really enjoy having. I even got on a bit with my restoration job (though it's still a long way from finished) since my interest in cars was rekindled. Rather than pick a car from list when the A4 was due for change I focused on picking a car with a bit more power, it just happens to be more economical too, so win/win. Of course I'm now derided for being a BMW driver instead of an Audi driver, but you can't have it all ways.
My god when i saw your name it reminded me of http://oldschool.runescape.com/ ). Of course I also got to drive it (just a 1.6 'One' so not the most powerful model by any means) and I really enjoyed it, being much sharper handling than my then A4 diesel estate.If she'd bought another Corsa diesel I may not have got my interest back and wouldn't have bought my Z3 which (despite the negative feeling towards them on PH) I really enjoy having. I even got on a bit with my restoration job (though it's still a long way from finished) since my interest in cars was rekindled. Rather than pick a car from list when the A4 was due for change I focused on picking a car with a bit more power, it just happens to be more economical too, so win/win. Of course I'm now derided for being a BMW driver instead of an Audi driver, but you can't have it all ways.
Had to check your profile to see if it was to do with a car
When I drive the wife's purple base spec mk1 ka its always surprisingly fun.
Although she did warn me the car does seem to have a cloaking device making it invisible to other car who constantly pull out in front of me assuming I'm gonna be a dithering blond. The horn defiantly works though!
Although she did warn me the car does seem to have a cloaking device making it invisible to other car who constantly pull out in front of me assuming I'm gonna be a dithering blond. The horn defiantly works though!
Slow said:
My god when i saw your name it reminded me of http://oldschool.runescape.com/
Had to check your profile to see if it was to do with a car
Never seen that site before...and it's spelt wrongly. Had to check your profile to see if it was to do with a car
But yes, it was due to my old RS2000, so it seemed like an apt user name for a car website. m444ttb said:
I suggested to my wife we buy her something of that ilk. She told me to do one. I had to twist her arm into getting her mk2 Focus ST as a black 5dr rather than bright orange 3dr. She'd chop it in for a green RS if we had the cash!
I wouldn't mind that problem either TBH!wife appreciates nice cars but she's not what you would call a petrol head, she picked the C3 purely on woman maths, which ill not pretend to understand - all sorts of weird terms like "good mpg" :s
Wife drives a Xsara Picasso 2.0 HDi (we needed an MPV). It's a good car really, and I even remapped it in an attempt to inject some fun into it (ultimately failed, but sometimes it spins up in 2nd gear when the boost comes in which always raises a giggle!). I don't 'like' it as such, though. Neither does she in fairness! We both respect it though....it's an honest car and has proven to be pretty reliable in the face of a complete lack of maintenance, care or love.
At the end of the day, we've only got it because we needed something like it. However, it's now looking like we no longer do, so with luck my wife will shortly be driving an MG ZT
At the end of the day, we've only got it because we needed something like it. However, it's now looking like we no longer do, so with luck my wife will shortly be driving an MG ZT
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