what car should i get?? help from experianced drivers plz!!
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i am getting a car on motability (hopefully choosing it next week of i pass my test on friday coming)
I have been looking through the new price list that came out on 1st april and am liking the New Astra 1.6, and the seat ibiza 1.6.
Both cars will be auto due to my disability and both have to be 5d as i have a baby girl (i am the mummy btw)
Im only 23 so dont want a old granny car!!
Does anyone have any advice on which of these two cars to get? No other cars wanted as the deposits are too high, and only helpful advice plz, as my boyfriend just says get what i want.
I have been looking through the new price list that came out on 1st april and am liking the New Astra 1.6, and the seat ibiza 1.6.
Both cars will be auto due to my disability and both have to be 5d as i have a baby girl (i am the mummy btw)
Im only 23 so dont want a old granny car!!
Does anyone have any advice on which of these two cars to get? No other cars wanted as the deposits are too high, and only helpful advice plz, as my boyfriend just says get what i want.
s24ng said:
i am getting a car on motability (hopefully choosing it next week of i pass my test on friday coming)
I have been looking through the new price list that came out on 1st april and am liking the New Astra 1.6, and the seat ibiza 1.6.
Both cars will be auto due to my disability and both have to be 5d as i have a baby girl (i am the mummy btw)
Im only 23 so dont want a old granny car!!
Does anyone have any advice on which of these two cars to get? No other cars wanted as the deposits are too high, and only helpful advice plz, as my boyfriend just says get what i want.
Why do I think this isn't going to go well?I have been looking through the new price list that came out on 1st april and am liking the New Astra 1.6, and the seat ibiza 1.6.
Both cars will be auto due to my disability and both have to be 5d as i have a baby girl (i am the mummy btw)
Im only 23 so dont want a old granny car!!
Does anyone have any advice on which of these two cars to get? No other cars wanted as the deposits are too high, and only helpful advice plz, as my boyfriend just says get what i want.
530dTPhil said:
s24ng said:
i am getting a car on motability (hopefully choosing it next week of i pass my test on friday coming)
I have been looking through the new price list that came out on 1st april and am liking the New Astra 1.6, and the seat ibiza 1.6.
Both cars will be auto due to my disability and both have to be 5d as i have a baby girl (i am the mummy btw)
Im only 23 so dont want a old granny car!!
Does anyone have any advice on which of these two cars to get? No other cars wanted as the deposits are too high, and only helpful advice plz, as my boyfriend just says get what i want.
Why do I think this isn't going to go well?I have been looking through the new price list that came out on 1st april and am liking the New Astra 1.6, and the seat ibiza 1.6.
Both cars will be auto due to my disability and both have to be 5d as i have a baby girl (i am the mummy btw)
Im only 23 so dont want a old granny car!!
Does anyone have any advice on which of these two cars to get? No other cars wanted as the deposits are too high, and only helpful advice plz, as my boyfriend just says get what i want.
530dTPhil said:
s24ng said:
i am getting a car on motability (hopefully choosing it next week of i pass my test on friday coming)
I have been looking through the new price list that came out on 1st april and am liking the New Astra 1.6, and the seat ibiza 1.6.
Both cars will be auto due to my disability and both have to be 5d as i have a baby girl (i am the mummy btw)
Im only 23 so dont want a old granny car!!
Does anyone have any advice on which of these two cars to get? No other cars wanted as the deposits are too high, and only helpful advice plz, as my boyfriend just says get what i want.
Why do I think this isn't going to go well?I have been looking through the new price list that came out on 1st april and am liking the New Astra 1.6, and the seat ibiza 1.6.
Both cars will be auto due to my disability and both have to be 5d as i have a baby girl (i am the mummy btw)
Im only 23 so dont want a old granny car!!
Does anyone have any advice on which of these two cars to get? No other cars wanted as the deposits are too high, and only helpful advice plz, as my boyfriend just says get what i want.
i cant yet test drive either car as my test is on friday, but i will be test driving them (i hope).
i was hoping someone on here has (or knows omeone that does) these cars and could give me some advice on performance, saftey etc, from a normal presons point of view, and not a profesh reviewer!!
Im ok about spending a small deposit, my max is £200.
And i dont see why this wouldnt go well...please explain ur concerns!
i was hoping someone on here has (or knows omeone that does) these cars and could give me some advice on performance, saftey etc, from a normal presons point of view, and not a profesh reviewer!!
Im ok about spending a small deposit, my max is £200.
And i dont see why this wouldnt go well...please explain ur concerns!
I think Tonker was only trying to be helpful.
Is the only (driving) limitation of your disability that you need an automatic (and presumably hand controls) or do you need space for a wheel chair?
The Astra is a significantly bigger car (the Ibiza competes with the Corsa not the Astra); it has a substantially bigger boot and more interior space. It's also wider so you'll have slightly less space to get in and out of it in a typical parking space, although perhaps that's not a problem if you can use disabled spaces (I have no idea how many car parks actually have enough disabled spaces)?
If you're a new driver, you might find a smaller car easier to manage.
Is the only (driving) limitation of your disability that you need an automatic (and presumably hand controls) or do you need space for a wheel chair?
The Astra is a significantly bigger car (the Ibiza competes with the Corsa not the Astra); it has a substantially bigger boot and more interior space. It's also wider so you'll have slightly less space to get in and out of it in a typical parking space, although perhaps that's not a problem if you can use disabled spaces (I have no idea how many car parks actually have enough disabled spaces)?
If you're a new driver, you might find a smaller car easier to manage.
Edited by kambites on Saturday 3rd April 21:23
Dont hit out at Tonker, he was trying to give a reasonable bit of advice based on the behaviour which will see PH being nice to you.
Some people have a difficult time accepting that Motability isnt a freebie thing for dolies, but is simply swapping the higher rate DLA for a car from a third party.
Test drives may be fun then, but at least go sit in both, and try to see where you'll be comfortable. Others may be able to help with the nebulous things like feel and handling.
PPS He's right about the profile pic, change it for a nice cliched V8 or something
Some people have a difficult time accepting that Motability isnt a freebie thing for dolies, but is simply swapping the higher rate DLA for a car from a third party.
Test drives may be fun then, but at least go sit in both, and try to see where you'll be comfortable. Others may be able to help with the nebulous things like feel and handling.
PPS He's right about the profile pic, change it for a nice cliched V8 or something
anonymous said:
[redacted]
That is precisely why I commented as I did. I have sympathy with any person who suffers from a genuine disability but I assumed that the original post would provoke the usual response from certain quarters where benefits are concerned.It was not my intention to cause any offence to the OP or provoke the usual benefits response. However, by commenting as I did, I accept that this could have been the case.
Apologies to the OP.
Edited by 530dTPhil on Saturday 3rd April 21:23
i do aploigise about the outburst, im that used to fighting people about my disability it comes all to naturly, and i misread what u said, forgive me! I though YOU were jumping on the anti-dla for young people wagon like a few people have on this site already, hense me jumping the gun.Its just the scottish lassi in me HAHA!!
Yes the only 'special' bit i need on the car is it to be an auto. even though i am learning in a manual, i find my right foot is in agony after a hour lesson, especially due to my pes cavus (high instep) so a auto would allow me to change foot on long distance motorway driving (shhhh i never said that) and would aslo mean my left foot/leg would not get pain from constantly dipping the clutch!
If i could id use my allowance for a driver!!
Yes the only 'special' bit i need on the car is it to be an auto. even though i am learning in a manual, i find my right foot is in agony after a hour lesson, especially due to my pes cavus (high instep) so a auto would allow me to change foot on long distance motorway driving (shhhh i never said that) and would aslo mean my left foot/leg would not get pain from constantly dipping the clutch!
If i could id use my allowance for a driver!!
my boyfriend keeps telling me to get a 3d, but he cant see the impracticality of that with my daughter, maybe because hes not her bio-dad so therefore not got the maternal savvy!! although he did sugest as you did...get one with cruise control so i can take both my feet off on motorways.
I didnt find the Vauhall specialists very helpful when i called asking for quotes, maybe because i wasnt waving the money under their noses...no offence intended to any Vauxhall employees on here intended (unless ofcourse it was you i spoke to on the phone)
I didnt find the Vauhall specialists very helpful when i called asking for quotes, maybe because i wasnt waving the money under their noses...no offence intended to any Vauxhall employees on here intended (unless ofcourse it was you i spoke to on the phone)
Have you thought of using your DLA to finance a car you can keep? I know a new car , with no hidden expenses seems an unbeatable proposition but you could buy a nearly new car over three years with your DLA and then have a few years where you get to keep your DLA before repeating the process again
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