Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[feeutfo]

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.

[feeutfo]

Oh, preferably Diesel.

[aaronjb]

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.

[Seth]

Skoda Fabia?

[joshwyatt]

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 

[feeutfo]

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.

[feeutfo]

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 

...sorry, momentary deafness there Josh. ...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...

[TheBoy]

Just remind her she had a chance for a 3.2 Silver facelift, 137k.  She had a whole year to make up her mind

[feeutfo]

Just remind her she had a chance for a 3.2 Silver facelift, 137k.  She had a whole year to make up her mind

...as did I. Rejected! ....and slightly too big. but apart from that...

[feeutfo]

Skoda Fabia?

...noted and added to possibles.

[TheBoy]

Keep the Polo? It does what you need, and sometimes its better the devil you know.

[aaronjb]

Skoda Fabia?

...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..)

[sticka_v8_init]

Seat Ibiza 

[feeutfo]

Skoda Fabia?

...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. 

[Kevin Wood]

Teach her what he left leg is for and get her a Mk. 2 manual MX5.

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.