What Utterly Invisible Pub Car?

What Utterly Invisible Pub Car?

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Baldchap

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7,645 posts

92 months

Saturday 27th February 2021
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As I'm scrapping my K11 Micra and MK1 Ka, I'm in need of a replacement PubKa for when the world reopens.

Criteria as follows:

  • Must be utterly invisible.

Because this is a car for leaving in places I wouldn't necessarily leave a nice car, such as near stations or in pub/restaurant car parks, it needs to be absolutely ignorable and unremarkable in every way.

  • It must be mechanically reliable.
  • Sufficiently decent that the missus will drive it - so free of mould and disgusting stuff.
  • Sufficiently decent to drive that I won't hate it - although truthfully, this is less important because it's simply a tool for a job and I have other things for fun.
  • Suitable for kids to learn in - If it's a manual and not squillions of horsepower, this is kind of already sorted.

Budget is a bit more than the original PubKa, probably looking around the £2000 mark, though this isn't a hard limit for the right car.

I'm thinking an Auris. Any suggestions from the PH massive?

Thanks in advance. thumbup

Baldchap

Original Poster:

7,645 posts

92 months

Saturday 27th February 2021
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I should add, I actually quite liked my MK2 Focus shed...

Baldchap

Original Poster:

7,645 posts

92 months

Saturday 27th February 2021
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stroens are mega cheap... Wonder why?

Baldchap

Original Poster:

7,645 posts

92 months

Sunday 28th February 2021
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I'm sorry. I've done a very bad thing.

I've ignored you all and ignored everything I know to be true and bought a specced up 2.0 petrol Citroen C4. I was starstruck by the amount of unnecessarily complicated electronic things to go wrong, coupled with the stupid fixed centre steering wheel for so little money.

Next week, "How to fix XXXXX on a Citroen C4" laugh

Baldchap

Original Poster:

7,645 posts

92 months

Sunday 28th February 2021
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ZX10R NIN said:
Alfa 147 reliable & smart enough that the OH will be happy to drive & because it's an Alfa people will assume it's broken down.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202102058...
I didn't look properly and I actually really want this... Might have to let the dealer down on the C4. Argh, decisions, decisions...

Baldchap

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7,645 posts

92 months

Sunday 28th February 2021
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Decision made. It's the stroen. Garage will put a fresh 12 month ticket on it and a six month warranty...