what car r we driving

kpwll

We have a VW Touran, thankfully due for a change next March. I can't say what is wrong with it except that I just don't like driving it. Go on I'll let you say it...............typical woman. We're still in the looking about stage and are going to test drive all on the short list (maybe even the long list).

mcspanna

another vote here for the jazz, excellent 'magic' back seats and extremely good fuel consumption even for a standing traffic commute every day (auto 1.4 model) switched from an estate and was worried that it wouldn't be big enought but you really can cram a lot of stuff in one (we've done it!) it feels like a high seat but then again I've never had a 4x4 or people carrier.

Another point worth mentioning is that if it's on motability, cars that are due to be remodelled next year will be coming down in deposit price - I gambled with the jazz and ended up saving £300 when the quarterly price list changed as apparently it's due for a remodel.

There's a very good search facility on the motability website which gives access info on each car including seat height:

http://www.motabilityonline.com/site/current_prices/priceList/priceListDLAByAccessibility.jsp

HTH

raeh

I have recently got a VW golf diesel and i love it, the seats are high enough to make getting in and out easy for me as my last car was lower and i had trouble getting out and standing up, i find it lovely and smooth to drive and the steering wheel comes forward far enough for me to get my arms in a comfortable position to drive, i have a lot of pain in my arms and find i can now drive for longer which means i can get a little further afield and also the seats hold my back in a comfortable position which a lot of cars didnt seem to when we were test driving and i couldnt sit for very long. The boot is plenty big enough for a folded wheel chair too [or lots of shopping! ]
also it does loads of mpg which was a bonus.

chopperharris

toyota avenis , great seats , 50 mpg on diesel.

No adaptions , just the bog standard , and the price is really good.Being a toyota and a hatch it has a huge boot like a small van when the seats are down , and the do a good estate too.

I would reckon its the best long driver i have had ever ,and 6 speed diesel keeps it frugal.I reckon dust to dust this is better than the prius unless most of your drive is town driving with stop starts in traffic.For interest we drove 5000 miles round trip to europe in 6 days , at avg 48mpg , including autobahn type speeds.

You can get a pre reg for 12k if you look about , motability will allow you you hp if the car is under 3 years old , with a deposit for the rest.Being a toyota a low mileage 3 yo car will happily do another 3 year without any bother.

There was some headlight problems , and brake squeal a couple of years ago but they were repaired and replaced on warranty.

test drive it , you wont be disspaointed , although i dont know if they do auto or adaptions.

h007

i have a fiat panda - this has very high seats which my mum can get in and out of easily but there isnt a huge amount of boot space.

hth

jsinghb

My Dad got the brand new Volkswagen Tiguan jeep a few weeks ago. He had to pay quite a large deposit (£5400), but it was worth it. It's a very unique vehicle, we haven't seen any on the road yet and the build quality and ride is first class.

shazrobo

we have a vauxhall meriva which i love, high seats, good visability, and loads boot space

Babshubbie

All of these replies in this most interesting thread point to the overall requirements you list when buying a car.

What do you need it for? Long journeys call for comfort. Large families need space. Disabilities need various things.

At my advanced age, I rate parking sensors highly. I like automatic headlights and rainsensing windscreen wipers, I am not bothered with a sunroof but I do enjoy climate control as opposed to aircon. I dread breaking down and study the reliability surveys intently

And nowadays we have to consider the "green" issues.

So our choices are right for us and not necessarily someone else.

somebody_else

easy wrote: »

Mind you as I need an automatic, it can be VERY hard indeed to get one for a test drive.

I wonder if this has something to do with what area one lives in? When I was looking to test drive various cars last year, several of those available were automatic only. I know I may well have to start driving an automatic at some point, but I'm not ready for that just yet.

So far I've only found one teensy weensy fault with the Jazz. The front screen is huge and it really takes a lot of hard work to clean it properly inside and out. In fact, it has reached the point where it needs cleaning again, but I've just not had the energy required to do it.

Babshubbie

Babshubbie wrote: »

So our choices are right for us and not necessarily someone else.

I wasn't referring to you personally somebody_else. :beer: