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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: feeutfo on 31 October 2011, 20:26:46
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Recommendations?
She wants... Small, Auto, ideally a DSG Golf, but desperately trying to talk her out of that madness. She had one as a company car, which is fine as they would have paid any repair bills, obviously that's not happening under private ownership.
Shame the DSG box is so unreliable.
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Oh, preferably Diesel.
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A driving instructor friend of mine is currently looking for a small, economical diesel to replace his current MINI school car (137,000 miles in 3 years) - so he wants something reliable, chuckable, comfortable and with some character and that won't depreciate like a stone..
His current favourite is a Kia Rio 1.1D - apparently he was very, very surprised and impressed. He's also tried (and discounted) Ford Ka, Fiat 500, MINI, Citroen C3, Corsa, Polo, Audi A1 and Hyundai..
Might be a little small if she's looking at the Golf, though.
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Skoda Fabia? :y
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Audi A3, BMW 118d, sorry did I just say BMW Chris ::)
Volvo C30 is something to think about, I have one on loan atm. It's not my cup of tea, too small but is a nice car.
If you fancy another trip to auction when you know what you want, just let me know :y
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A driving instructor friend of mine is currently looking for a small, economical diesel to replace his current MINI school car (137,000 miles in 3 years) - so he wants something reliable, chuckable, comfortable and with some character and that won't depreciate like a stone..
His current favourite is a Kia Rio 1.1D - apparently he was very, very surprised and impressed. He's also tried (and discounted) Ford Ka, Fiat 500, MINI, Citroen C3, Corsa, Polo, Audi A1 and Hyundai..
Might be a little small if she's looking at the Golf, though.
Yeah, problem is we tried a good few on test-drives and she couldn't be swayed when sourcing the company car. Merc A class, civic, mini, Audi a3,Mazda3 and 5, and Mazda rotary thing, all no good.
Rimmers never got a look in though.... Off to google.
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Audi A3, BMW 118d, sorry did I just say BMW Chris ::)
Volvo C30 is something to think about, I have one on loan atm. It's not my cup of tea, too small but is a nice car.
If you fancy another trip to auction when you know what you want, just let me know :y
...sorry, momentary deafness there Josh. ;D ...I don't suppose rwd will hold much attention for her either.
Volvo seems a nice car, but her Dads experience as a llife long Volvo man turning to Vauxhall after a throttle body nightmare with a t5 c70 will put her off that no doubt.
Never looked at Astras as I recall. Auto and diesel though, hmmm...
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Just remind her she had a chance for a 3.2 Silver facelift, 137k. She had a whole year to make up her mind ;D
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Just remind her she had a chance for a 3.2 Silver facelift, 137k. She had a whole year to make up her mind ;D
...as did I. Rejected! ;) ....and slightly too big. ;D but apart from that...
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Skoda Fabia? :y
...noted and added to possibles. :)
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Keep the Polo? It does what you need, and sometimes its better the devil you know.
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Skoda Fabia? :y
...noted and added to possibles. :)
ISTR the same friend I mentioned earlier had a Skoda Fabia VRs before the MINI and ran it to similar astronomical mileage without any problems, so definitely worth a look. (Rapid, too, especially once remapped..)
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Seat Ibiza :y
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Skoda Fabia? :y
...noted and added to possibles. :)
ISTR the same friend I mentioned earlier had a Skoda Fabia VRs before the MINI and ran it to similar astronomical mileage without any problems, so definitely worth a look. (Rapid, too, especially once remapped..)
... Both Vag. :-\
But added. :y
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Teach her what he left leg is for and get her a Mk. 2 manual MX5. :y
Mrs. KW has not managed to break anything other than a coil pack in 9 years and almost 100k miles.. and you might get to "borrow" it and give it a flaying every now and then. :D
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Skoda Fabia? :y
nice cars the fabia :y
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That Kevin Wood does sometimes put forward a very compelling argument :y
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Teach her what he left leg is for and get her a Mk. 2 manual MX5. :y
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I was looking at Mk1s earlier - for a bit of cheap fun.
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Teach her what he left leg is for and get her a Mk. 2 manual MX5. :y
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I was looking at Mk1s earlier - for a bit of cheap fun.
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And.. when the body rots, turn it into a Westfield and have more fun. 8)
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Teach her what he left leg is for and get her a Mk. 2 manual MX5. :y
Mrs. KW has not managed to break anything other than a coil pack in 9 years and almost 100k miles.. and you might get to "borrow" it and give it a flaying every now and then. :D
Jap cars are reliable, but then there's parts if the do break...was once quoted £300 for a Maf at Mazda Newbury.
Isn't the mx5 gay though? :-\
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Teach her what he left leg is for and get her a Mk. 2 manual MX5. :y
Mrs. KW has not managed to break anything other than a coil pack in 9 years and almost 100k miles.. and you might get to "borrow" it and give it a flaying every now and then. :D
Jap cars are reliable, but then there's parts if the do break...was once quoted £300 for a Maf at Mazda Newbury.
Isn't the mx5 gay though? :-\
Totally :D
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And.. when the body rots, turn it into a Westfield and have more fun. 8)
I imagine they do have a bit of a problem with that (like most Japanese cars of the era - produced before they figured out they needed to rust proof cars for our market ;D).. (Mk1 that is, not Mk2)
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Teach her what he left leg is for and get her a Mk. 2 manual MX5. :y
Mrs. KW has not managed to break anything other than a coil pack in 9 years and almost 100k miles.. and you might get to "borrow" it and give it a flaying every now and then. :D
Jap cars are reliable, but then there's parts if the do break...was once quoted £300 for a Maf at Mazda Newbury.
Isn't the mx5 gay though? :-\
Totally :D
;D
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Teach her what he left leg is for and get her a Mk. 2 manual MX5. :y
Mrs. KW has not managed to break anything other than a coil pack in 9 years and almost 100k miles.. and you might get to "borrow" it and give it a flaying every now and then. :D
Jap cars are reliable, but then there's parts if the do break...was once quoted £300 for a Maf at Mazda Newbury.
Isn't the mx5 gay though? :-\
Mrs CG is a girl, so thats fine :y
And you will feel perfectly at home in it :P
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I googled for a picture of a pink MX5 .. and guess what?
I ended up back at OOF (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1247524301/18#18)
;D ;D
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Teach her what he left leg is for and get her a Mk. 2 manual MX5. :y
Mrs. KW has not managed to break anything other than a coil pack in 9 years and almost 100k miles.. and you might get to "borrow" it and give it a flaying every now and then. :D
Jap cars are reliable, but then there's parts if the do break...was once quoted £300 for a Maf at Mazda Newbury.
Isn't the mx5 gay though? :-\
Mrs CG is a girl, so thats fine :y
And you will feel perfectly at home in it :P
...I won't FIT IN IT! Even with a gay convertible...or whatever they're called.
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I googled for a picture of a pink MX5 .. and guess what?
I ended up back at OOF (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1247524301/18#18)
;D ;D
yep, you know your struggling when that happens...;)
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After having a Polo anything will be a step up.
The only issue is the latest VAG diesels are bloody rubbish (which is a shame as the 1.9's were v-good) and the Getrag DSG box has 'issues' for very few real benefits.
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Yeah I've told her she's not having DSG. Much as she likes it, major headache.
On mentioning mx5.... "ooh they're a bit low to the ground" which is what I thought she'd say tbh. I can see a Lorry rolling straight over the top of one of those and not even notice...? :-\
And iirc she saw one in the Mazda dealer when looking at Mazda 5, I said the handle well... Because they're low to the ground. :D
"Don't like mini, don't like skoda, don't like Volvo.... Might like BMW" she said... Sigh.
Scirocco, apparently....? DSG is becoming a recurring theme. :(
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Time to buy her the DSG then.. or man up and recover your conkers from the jar on the bedside table? :P ;D ;D
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Time to buy her the DSG then.. or man up and recover your conkers from the jar on the bedside table? :P ;D ;D
...buy her? BUY HER a nothing, she's paying herself. ;D
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Time to buy her the DSG then.. or man up and recover your conkers from the jar on the bedside table? :P ;D ;D
...buy her? BUY HER a nothing, she's paying herself. ;D
;D ;D Ohh in that case.. good luck having any say in what she gets.. ;) ;D
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On mentioning mx5.... "ooh they're a bit low to the ground" which is what I thought she'd say tbh. I can see a Lorry rolling straight over the top of one of those and not even notice...? :-\ .....
You want to try a Smart Roadster then. Your bum is inches from the ground, you'd fit in it though! :y :y :y
but although it's not a DSG, it's an automated manual ................. which isn't brilliant. :-\
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out of all the little shite FWD boxes i've driven, best actually has to be Mitsubishi Colt. Had one in Portugal, i had plenty of room, most unlike FWD boxes. I usually drive with my knee's, but had plenty of space around pedals. We only had the 1.2, given a 1.6, bet that will be a nice little run about.
Standard shitbox looks:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Portugal/photos/SAM_0893.JPG)
Keep working her though, motherT never drove big cars, but eventually we got her in a 3.0 Facelift Elite Estate :D - She loves it!
She's about same height if not a bit smaller than MrsG too
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What does she need it for? Just town work or long distance too?
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1 Series as Josh suggested, or an Astra :y
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As we discussed at the weekend, the Astra is a nice motor. Not overly "involving" as a drive but I couldn't get her company one to let go, even in the wet :y
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As we discussed at the weekend, the Astra is a nice motor. Not overly "involving" as a drive but I couldn't get her company one to let go, even in the wet :y
Try one with cheap tyres :( :(
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As we discussed at the weekend, the Astra is a nice motor. Not overly "involving" as a drive but I couldn't get her company one to let go, even in the wet :y
Try one with cheap tyres :( :(
True... It was a brand spanking 56 plate one so had oe tyres. I tend to take any car she has for a "spirited" drive to find out if she's likely to find the limits or not ;)
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As we discussed at the weekend, the Astra is a nice motor. Not overly "involving" as a drive but I couldn't get her company one to let go, even in the wet :y
Try one with cheap tyres :( :(
True... It was a brand spanking 56 plate one so had oe tyres. I tend to take any car she has for a "spirited" drive to find out if she's likely to find the limits or not ;)
;D ;D
I agree though, with the right tyres they're quite a good drive :y
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And I found her CDTi very frugal too, although it was the less powerful one and a manual. I'd certainly consider another in the future :y
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Trebor Extra Strong ;D ;D ;D ;D
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And I found her CDTi very frugal too, although it was the less powerful one and a manual. I'd certainly consider another in the future :y
Try the J, quite a revelation compared to the H
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And I found her CDTi very frugal too, although it was the less powerful one and a manual. I'd certainly consider another in the future :y
Excellent on fuel, I get roughly 51 MPG with a mix of driving, and a lot of that driving consists of a good hard drive because they're so powerful :)
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As we discussed at the weekend, the Astra is a nice motor. Not overly "involving" as a drive but I couldn't get her company one to let go, even in the wet :y
Clearly not trying. Astra-H will, like the Astra-G before, understeer without too much provocation in the dry, and has 'exciting' lift-off oversteer.
Must try an Astra-J, not driven one yet.
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As we discussed at the weekend, the Astra is a nice motor. Not overly "involving" as a drive but I couldn't get her company one to let go, even in the wet :y
Clearly not trying. Astra-H will, like the Astra-G before, understeer without too much provocation in the dry, and has 'exciting' lift-off oversteer.
Must try an Astra-J, not driven one yet.
I was trying, in the wet, and the TC was working hard ;)
I was more interested in whether she'd get into trouble, not whether it would actually do it ;) ;)
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As we discussed at the weekend, the Astra is a nice motor. Not overly "involving" as a drive but I couldn't get her company one to let go, even in the wet :y
Clearly not trying. Astra-H will, like the Astra-G before, understeer without too much provocation in the dry, and has 'exciting' lift-off oversteer.
Must try an Astra-J, not driven one yet.
I was trying, in the wet, and the TC was working hard ;)
I was more interested in whether she'd get into trouble, not whether it would actually do it ;) ;)
I repeat, clearly not trying being far too sensible. Commendable, if somewhat girly :P
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As we discussed at the weekend, the Astra is a nice motor. Not overly "involving" as a drive but I couldn't get her company one to let go, even in the wet :y
Clearly not trying. Astra-H will, like the Astra-G before, understeer without too much provocation in the dry, and has 'exciting' lift-off oversteer.
Must try an Astra-J, not driven one yet.
I was trying, in the wet, and the TC was working hard ;)
I was more interested in whether she'd get into trouble, not whether it would actually do it ;) ;)
I repeat, clearly not trying being far too sensible. Commendable, if somewhat girly :P
:P :P :P :P :P :P
Only interested in whether she's going to get in a muddle pushing it too hard... Not my car and I rarely drove it ;) ;)
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And I found her CDTi very frugal too, although it was the less powerful one and a manual. I'd certainly consider another in the future :y
Try the J, quite a revelation compared to the H
Went to the launch of these. Vast improvement over the H. Being chucked round the handling circuit at Millbrook in the rain was quite an experience. 8)
Don't think they managed to stack one, and they were REALLY trying ::)
Think the Auto comes with the 160bhp diseaseal lump. :-\
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We walked passed a blue VXR Astra tonight. Which she liked. :y
One of these. With diamond cut wheels.
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQk3BWCGSF0Svtj0BS8pH3XGvVzdFp3H3DPT0TEqlHRgNBA10k2TQ59kcbc)
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We walked passed a blue VXR Astra tonight. Which she liked. :y
One of these. With diamond cut wheels.
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQk3BWCGSF0Svtj0BS8pH3XGvVzdFp3H3DPT0TEqlHRgNBA10k2TQ59kcbc)
Sorted them ;D
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Skoda Fabia? :y
nice cars the fabia :y
I had the use of a Fabia 1.2 petrol for a week, last year. I was very impressed, the only thing it lacked, for me, was a bit more oomph!! I would assume a turbo-diesel would be quite nippy and very economical :y
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We walked passed a blue VXR Astra tonight. Which she liked. :y
One of these. With diamond cut wheels.
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQk3BWCGSF0Svtj0BS8pH3XGvVzdFp3H3DPT0TEqlHRgNBA10k2TQ59kcbc)
But its not an auto :-\
Does she still want a 1 series beemer ::) ;D ;D
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But its not an auto :-\
Does she still want a 1 series beemer ::) ;D ;D
(http://livesniffpetrol.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/spadbmw1coupe.jpg)
:D :D :D
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I think it would be funny as hell if a BMW ended up on the driveway ;D
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I think it would be funny as hell if a BMW ended up on the driveway ;D
Me too... I reckon it'd be peaceful in the house too :-X ::) ;D
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of all the things listed I would go for a small mazda.. but they dont have diesel models as I know..
and vxr astra will drink the fuel as fast as a miggy ;D ::)
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:P Tell her to buy her own holey-mints! ;D
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But its not an auto :-\
Does she still want a 1 series beemer ::) ;D ;D
(http://livesniffpetrol.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/spadbmw1coupe.jpg)
:D :D :D
They look soooo much better as a rag top :-X
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VW Scirocco :y
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of all the things listed I would go for a small mazda.. but they dont have diesel models as I know..
and vxr astra will drink the fuel as fast as a miggy ;D ::)
tried really hard to guide her to Japanese, Mazda 3,5 and rx8(?) all failed. Lexus where close.
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They look soooo much better as a rag top :-X
Ahh, yes. With one unfortunate side-effect. ::)
(http://livesniffpetrol.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/spad1seriescabrio.jpg)
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SWMBO really likes her Blue one, as it is kind of silvery blue, but she may well buy a yellow one next, as she really likes those as well. ::) ::) ::)
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They look soooo much better as a rag top :-X
Ahh, yes. With one unfortunate side-effect. ::)
(http://livesniffpetrol.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/spad1seriescabrio.jpg)
PMSL ;D ;D ;D
Brothers' father-in-law has a 135 convertable in that colour, nicer wheels though. Actually quite a nice car, lovely burble to it. :y
Soft top Camero it ain't. :y
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of all the things listed I would go for a small mazda.. but they dont have diesel models as I know..
and vxr astra will drink the fuel as fast as a miggy ;D ::)
tried really hard to guide her to Japanese, Mazda 3,5 and rx8(?) all failed. Lexus where close.
Theres more headroom in the boot of an Omega than the front seats of one of those!
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of all the things listed I would go for a small mazda.. but they dont have diesel models as I know..
and vxr astra will drink the fuel as fast as a miggy ;D ::)
tried really hard to guide her to Japanese, Mazda 3,5 and rx8(?) all failed. Lexus where close.
Theres more headroom in the boot of an Omega than the front seats of one of those!
yep.. miggy will be a better cheaper solution if big fuel monsters are in list..
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I think it's safe to say, she won't be having an omega. Too big for her. Is300(?) on an 03 plate was fine for me tbh, but I take your point. It is a Jap car after all. Mate got one for his wife. From 10k to 90k it's had nothing but consumables and a lambda sensor. Bit fussy to set up geo, but they love it! Almost bullit proof. 3.0l straight 6 auto.
Nowhere to put an LPG tank though.
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Nowhere to put an LPG tank though.
'course there is. It's called the boot.
The entire boot. ;D (At which point you may as well get an MX5.. ;))
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'course there is. It's called the boot.
The entire boot. ;D (At which point you may as well get an MX5.. ;))
We've come full circle. :y
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The Lexus IS is nice inside, nice ish outside, but inside they're cramped, very cramped, pretty much no matter where you have the seat.
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;D We need to remember who this car is for me finks. ;)
Handling doesn't need to be massively impressive, small, but not so small or low she'll feel vulnerable. Sporty, ish, nippy, high up... Ok, she wants a vag based car without really realizing it, but trying to dissuade her away because the preferred but not essential auto box is not reliable.
So let's try it the other way round, who makes a reliable autobox in a mid size car?
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who makes a reliable autobox in a mid size car?
That's the Easytronic Astra out of the equation then ::) ::)
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;D We need to remember who this car is for me finks. ;)
Handling doesn't need to be massively impressive, small, but not so small or low she'll feel vulnerable. Sporty, ish, nippy, high up... Ok, she wants a vag based car without really realizing it, but trying to dissuade her away because the preferred but not essential auto box is not reliable.
So let's try it the other way round, who makes a reliable autobox in a mid size car?
Right have this link.............its a winner as a 1.6 Auto, 3dr, looks good, handles well, nippyish. FFS tell me I've won ;D
http://www.kia.co.uk/new-cars/range/mid-sized-cars/proceed.aspx
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this may be interesting for her
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Civic-2-2i-CTDi-Type-S-GT-/390339662926?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item5ae20e944e (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Civic-2-2i-CTDi-Type-S-GT-/390339662926?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item5ae20e944e)
also
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Civic-2-0i-VTEC-Type-R-GT-3dr-/120797836668?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c201cb57c (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Civic-2-0i-VTEC-Type-R-GT-3dr-/120797836668?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c201cb57c)
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So let's try it the other way round, who makes a reliable autobox in a mid size car?
Thats never going to be easy to fulfil it seems. I guess you've found this out already. Probably, and pains me to say, back to beemer terriotory. Although pains are eased knowing hell will freeze over first ;D
Sporty pretensions without DSG rules out virtually all autos.
If she likes the high riding position, MPV shite? Or my preference, a transit? Actually, scrub the transit, I remember she swore when I suggested that ;D
Lets face it, she doesn't want an auto (traditional autos are appalling with small engines), she wants DSG. Cut through all the crap, thats what she wants.
So, the way I see it:
VAG with DSG, and cop the initial cost, and potential maintenance costs of box, or widen your choice to manual cars if she is happy for a manual.
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Much as it galls me to say it:
For WWD, raised driving position, reasonable running costs/purchase price either :SEAT Altea, basically a good looking Golf. :-\ Or perhaps a runout Zafira :-\ (new one almost out, so old models good value).
For RWD, BMW 1 Series (with an OOF sticker on it), image aside a reasonable car, though a bit low perhaps :-\. Don't fret though, British Gas have a team of engineers on their way to Hell as we speak, the boiler has packed up again... :D :-X
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Having driven the Altea (my father's) I can say that it's not a bad drive, although his was the 4WD version and high up the spec range. It was also a manual.
Nice driving position but, and this may be a biggie for Mrs G, you cannot see the front of the car at all from the driving seat
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Nice driving position but, and this may be a biggie for Mrs G, you cannot see the front of the car at all from the driving seat
Same with any MPV, including wannabes like Zafira/CMax etc.
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Nice driving position but, and this may be a biggie for Mrs G, you cannot see the front of the car at all from the driving seat
Same with any MPV, including wannabes like Zafira/CMax etc.
True... And my van ::) ::) Doesn't take long to get used to really though ;)
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Nice driving position but, and this may be a biggie for Mrs G, you cannot see the front of the car at all from the driving seat
Same with any MPV, including wannabes like Zafira/CMax etc.
True... And my van ::) ::) Doesn't take long to get used to really though ;)
And anything Mrs TB drives, even a 1975 Ford Cortina. Apparently shortarses struggle to seem the bonnet :P
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Got a call from Mrs G today, "guess where I am" she says ... No, not BMW garage, but Lexus.
Looking at CT hybrid, gutless 1.8 petrol 4pot with cells and wwd (sigh) and IS 250 petrol which was much more like it, rwd 2.5 litre. Luckily the CT was discounted due to lack of power, although they claim 600miles from a tank. "my polo is quicker" she said ;D
I was allowed to drive the IS 250, nice car plenty of head room in the front, non in the back as said, and does shift, although I'd rather have my 3.2, but what became clear is Mrs G is expecting a turbo diesel delivery. Ie low down grunty torque, she felt the 250 to be gutless, but was grabbing the seat for security when I let the car rev out. "it didn't bloody do that when I drove it" she said, looking worried. ;D
She wants a Turbo diesel it seems. Or at least that's what she's used to... And a clue to the problem we're going to have is, Lexus do not make an auto with Diesel engine. Probably because their diesel is front wheel drive I believe(?) further increasing the strain on an auto box. Torquey turbo diesel+front wheel drive+auto box= box of slush in not many miles.
Although I must say both cars changed gear seamlessly. Impressive.
These cars are way too expensive though, she doesn't need to spend this sort of money IMO.
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Sadly she couldn't be persuaded with the isf v8 version.
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A small, reliable auto diesel... ...she likes making it hard, doesn't she. And for economy reasons, there will be a steep purchase price.
VAG shove a DSG on diesels, but beware, if its a company car, the VAG 2.0 diesel mated to a DSG falls into a bad tax bracket - thats why my neighbour had to go for a petrol Skoda Superb, rather than diesel.
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A small, reliable auto diesel...
Yep... I'll take the turd. Oh, and can I have that polished, please? ;D
I would be thinking hard about whether I really want an auto given her requirements.
Low down grunty torque and works well with an auto box? V8. :y
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Civic-2-2i-CTDi-Type-S-GT-/390339662926?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item5ae20e944e (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Civic-2-2i-CTDi-Type-S-GT-/390339662926?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item5ae20e944e) ;D
not sure it has an auto model but it has all the toys, small, diesel and fast.. :y
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Low down grunty torque and works well with an auto box? V8. :y
It pains me to admit that that Kevin Wood bloke knows what he's talking about.
Go on, gayboy, tell here that a Monaro is what she wants... ...as for auto, just tell her to stick it and leave it in 3rd or 4th, its just like an auto :P ;D
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There's a nice red one on Networq Q, at £15k it must run a DSG Scirroco close :-\
Low down grunty torque and works well with an auto box? V8. :y
It pains me to admit that that Kevin Wood bloke knows what he's talking about.
Go on, gayboy, tell here that a Monaro is what she wants... ...as for auto, just tell her to stick it and leave it in 3rd or 4th, its just like an auto :P ;D
VXR8 pulls quite nicely at 30 mph in top ::) Can't see the Monaro being any different :y
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Hunt resumed this week.
Some progress in spec. Auto is out. Must be a hatch back for practicality.
So given she liked the VXR Astra, off to the vauxhall dealer to have a look at one. Red as it turned out, and without knowing what is was took one look at the colour with black wheels and blue calipers and said "oh I don't like that" ;D
Further wondering round the forecourt revealed a Black Astra j. Not talking about prices yet as we just want to I.D. the car she actually wants. Other than A Golf of course. Dark by now so we aranged a test drive the following day in the VXR and Elite.
Christ almighty that VXR is mental. Mad...as... bottle of fish! And the torque steer... :o .... She didn't like it, too harsh a ride, too responsive, and loud.
The Elite? She loves it. Far higher spec than available in a Golf for the same money. Comfy ish ride. Leather everything. Toys galore.
But it's 12k. Sales man done his bit and nearly had us signed up there and then. ;D yeah right. Don't call us....
Thing is she doesn't need to spend 12k IMO. Not by a long way. :o
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Thing is she doesn't need to spend 12k IMO. Not by a long way. :o
(some) women don't need to spend £1000 on a pair of shoes, either ... but they do. ;)
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Thing is she doesn't need to spend 12k IMO. Not by a long way. :o
(some) women don't need to spend £1000 on a pair of shoes, either ... but they do. ;)
... True, but this one is in financial services, and agrees. ;)
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Thing is she doesn't need to spend 12k IMO. Not by a long way. :o
(some) women don't need to spend £1000 on a pair of shoes, either ... but they do. ;)
... True, but this one is in financial services, and agrees. ;)
You lucky, lucky man :)
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Thing is she doesn't need to spend 12k IMO. Not by a long way. :o
(some) women don't need to spend £1000 on a pair of shoes, either ... but they do. ;)
... True, but this one is in financial services, and agrees. ;)
You lucky, lucky man :)
Yep :) ... No good with a spanner though. ;D
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Well, you can't have it all.. ;D
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Thing is she doesn't need to spend 12k IMO. Not by a long way. :o
(some) women don't need to spend £1000 on a pair of shoes, either ... but they do. ;)
... True, but this one is in financial services, and agrees. ;)
You lucky, lucky man :)
Yep :) ... No good with a spanner though. ;D
But perfectly adequate with brews and bacon butties. What else matters?
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Thing is she doesn't need to spend 12k IMO. Not by a long way. :o
(some) women don't need to spend £1000 on a pair of shoes, either ... but they do. ;)
... True, but this one is in financial services, and agrees. ;)
You lucky, lucky man :)
Yep :) ... No good with a spanner though. ;D
But perfectly adequate with brews and bacon butties. What else matters?
Well, got a few members wanting cam cover seals and miss fires sorting .... ;D
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Now resolved. Is300 sport cross, deposit down.
Silver, leather interior with pop up Nav in dash. Very tidy. Goes well, same output as omega 3.2 but 5 speed auto box makes a big difference, real punchy delivery. Firmer more accurate ride. Kumho ku31 tyres all round.
Much better than the first car we saw prior to. A black one, used dealer sale, poorly refurbed wheels, with shite cheapo tyres on. Rep said its all good (save it mate) all our cars are prepped In our workshops, you'll have no problems with this car(shut up) drives well doesn't it.(right, had enough of your BS)
when do you "prep" your cars then mate?
Er, before they go out.
Out where?
Er, well, we prep them in the work shop.
Ok, if you prep them, why has it got a knock in the suspension? Why is the belt long over due? And what you described as fully refurbed wheels have seen little more than a rattle can spray job. Plus the interior is a disgrace. We've an 80mile round trip to see this car!
"It's a chain. All Lexus are chain." he said...it's a Belt and it's a year over due! With my best paddington bear. We left.
No head room issues btw, well, no more than in an omega anyway.
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Guessing these can be lpg'd btw. Going by posts on the Lexus forums?
The spare is a full size alloy in the boot floor. Nice donut in there. (yum yum) :)
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Guessing these can be lpg'd btw. Going by posts on the Lexus forums?
The spate I a full size alloy in the boot floor. Nice donut in there. (yum yum) :)
You already know the answer to that ;)
Firstly, and probably a deciding factor, you need to check how big a tank you can get in the wheel well ;) And Flashlube is a must ;)
Of course, you need to be sure it's all running perfectly first :y
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Guessing these can be lpg'd btw. Going by posts on the Lexus forums?
The spate I a full size alloy in the boot floor. Nice donut in there. (yum yum) :)
You already know the answer to that ;)
Yeah but it's good to talk. It's not necessary ATM as she doesn't do the miles. But maybe in the future.
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Guessing these can be lpg'd btw. Going by posts on the Lexus forums?
The spate I a full size alloy in the boot floor. Nice donut in there. (yum yum) :)
You already know the answer to that ;)
Yeah but it's good to talk. It's not necessary ATM as she doesn't do the miles. But maybe in the future.
Edited as you were typing ::)
Just because she doesn't do the miles, if she'll keep it longer than 12k (allowing extra for flashlube and unforeseen factors) it will pay for itself ;)