Is this stupid?
Discussion
Here's the situation
I have a 997 C4s, don't like my wife driving it as she does not understand the concept of mechanical sympathy
I want to buy a station car for the 1 mile each way daily journey to the station & very occasional longer trip when my wife wants to go to her family (150 miles) & I'm otherwise engaged
We might be having kids soon & if I buy a second sensible car now & pay for it before that I may be able to keep the Porsche as we'll have the family car box ticked
I refuse to buy a car that doesn't have leather seats & also fancy an auto just for a change though that's not essential
I has to be FWD or 4WD as that's another box ticked for practicality if there is snow here (live in semi rural Surrey)
Car has to be reasonably safe in an impact so no Yaris, Panda etc
Not bothered about fuel consumption as milage so low
Budget is up to 4k and I don't want to buy something that's going to need constant attention
I seen a few cars locally that look like they fit the bill:
Mk4 Golf V5 170BHP - nice one for sale for £1250 locally - love the way they look & fact they have xenons etc, but have a gut feel this a complete money pit however for a £1k car it's not the end of the world if I only get a year or two out of it
Toyota Rav4 - good selection from about £3kish with under 100k miles
Honda CR-V - again £3kish will get the spec I want & under 100k miles
Ford Focus 1 - seen a nice full leather auto 1 owner one for £2.5k
I have a 997 C4s, don't like my wife driving it as she does not understand the concept of mechanical sympathy
I want to buy a station car for the 1 mile each way daily journey to the station & very occasional longer trip when my wife wants to go to her family (150 miles) & I'm otherwise engaged
We might be having kids soon & if I buy a second sensible car now & pay for it before that I may be able to keep the Porsche as we'll have the family car box ticked
I refuse to buy a car that doesn't have leather seats & also fancy an auto just for a change though that's not essential
I has to be FWD or 4WD as that's another box ticked for practicality if there is snow here (live in semi rural Surrey)
Car has to be reasonably safe in an impact so no Yaris, Panda etc
Not bothered about fuel consumption as milage so low
Budget is up to 4k and I don't want to buy something that's going to need constant attention
I seen a few cars locally that look like they fit the bill:
Mk4 Golf V5 170BHP - nice one for sale for £1250 locally - love the way they look & fact they have xenons etc, but have a gut feel this a complete money pit however for a £1k car it's not the end of the world if I only get a year or two out of it
Toyota Rav4 - good selection from about £3kish with under 100k miles
Honda CR-V - again £3kish will get the spec I want & under 100k miles
Ford Focus 1 - seen a nice full leather auto 1 owner one for £2.5k
My wife & I both get an 06:25 train & sometimes come home at 8pm so walking isn't an option, it takes up too much of the 90 minutes we call an 'evening' in the week. It's hard to avoid getting dirty and feet wet etc. In the summer we both cycle but in winter it's too muddy, wet, cold and dark.
Mechanical sympathy = revving the s
t out of it when pulling away from junctions, ripping the clutch up etc
Really tempted by the £1.25k Golf V5 but gut tells me it's a total reliability nightmare
How about Grand Vitaras?
Mechanical sympathy = revving the s
t out of it when pulling away from junctions, ripping the clutch up etcReally tempted by the £1.25k Golf V5 but gut tells me it's a total reliability nightmare
How about Grand Vitaras?
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