Is this unreasonable? Does a dashboard matter that much?

louise3965

Wow, bet the OP is delighted she asked the car question, she's having her life and relationship pulled to bits as well as her personality criticised

I dont think you are being selfish, but I dont think he is being unreasonable either so that means one of you will have to suck it up or you will have to find a compromise, probably by looking again at other models.

Another Skoda company car drivere here btw, they are fab.

clairehi

withabix wrote: »

I wouldn't want to drive 50k miles per year in a C-Max. It is a shopping car, not a high mileage business vehicle.

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You dont know what you are talking about, I do a 40 mile motorway commute every day in my C-Max, and freqent long motorway trips-it is very comfortable and enjoyable to drive for long distance journeys. The higher driving position (and its not as high as, say, an X5) means its easier to get in and out of the car and you have better visibility on the road. I am 5 foot 8 and my OH is 6 feet tall and there is plenty of headroom/legroom for either of us when driving. There are problems with this car but driveability is not one of them.

However if it is OHs "tool of the trade" and he is really not happy with it, thats his call, and I would be looking to find savings elsewhere.

jimbms

I would say if you do high milage then any little niggle becomes major very soon, in saying that I found the 3 series great for high milage years ago, on quick question, with that kind of milage why are you not opting for the buy your own scheme, with the tax breaks, milage expenses etc you would gain a couple of grand a year after all expenses.

Any

You want him to drive 50k a year in a C Max?
I have driven one and I tell you now that there is no way someone would take that comfort away from me on such a mileage. £50 a month is not too much to pay to have little happier husband at home, because his back doesn't hurt as much.

I like other Fords, but C Max is one of the worst things I have ever driven. If you drive it to Tesco and back and know nothing about cars you probably cannot appreciate it, but person who sits in a car hours on hours every day certainly can.

mummy_Jay

He's got a lot of time in the car, he needs to like it. If you force him into a car he doesn't like, all the time he's driving it he's going to be unhappy, do you want to risk him blaming you for forcing him into a car he hates?

So why not ask him to help you look at th budget you both run to and find the extra £50 a month for him and may a little extra for a few creature comforts for you too. This way you both get something out of it.

Clive_Woody

emsywoo123 wrote: »

Woo hoo my Octavia is on a boat heading for the UK as we speak :T:T:T

Oh yes and it does fit 3 child seats in the back :0)

I've had my new Octavia for just over a month now and could not be happier. I went for the estate version of the vRS which was a available on a 2 year 0% finance deal and is brilliant to drive. I do low mileage so went for the petrol version, but have done a few longer journeys and it's great for those too. My wife has a diesel Octavia which she has had for over 3 years now and has no complaints.

The Skoda Superb might be a better choice for the OP as this is essentially a Passat only bigger and cheaper.

There's a very good reason so many taxi drivers drive Skodas, they are cheap to run, reliable and comfortable for high mileage drivers.

Not great for badge snobs, but once you have a had a go in one they are suprisingly nice.

DKLS

HRV wrote: »

Am I being unreasonable?

You expect him to drive 50k a year in a van/kiddie carrier. :eek:

If you tried that with me, I would trade the car for an 535d get it remapped and trade you in for a younger model with better features.

Edit I saw he prefers the 3 series, in that case get the D3 and Op understand that some men, weird as it sounds, do actually enjoy driving.

I used to have a client in Exeter, so used to visit them about twice a week from Leeds, I always hired cars for that trip, and with certain cars I would arrive fresh as a daisy and ready for my meeting other cars and notably a hideous Vectra I would arrive totally knackered, not at my best for the meeting and dreading the journey home.

DianneB

His car, his job, his choice!

Spendless

DKLS wrote: »

You expect him to drive 50k a year in a van/kiddie carrier. :eek:

If you tried that with me, I would trade the car for an 535d get it remapped and trade you in for a younger model with better features.

Edit I saw he prefers the 3 series, in that case get the D3 and Op understand that some men, weird as it sounds, do actually enjoy driving.

I used to have a client in Exeter, so used to visit them about twice a week from Leeds, I always hired cars for that trip, and with certain cars I would arrive fresh as a daisy and ready for my meeting other cars and notably a hideous Vectra I would arrive totally knackered, not at my best for the meeting and dreading the journey home.

My husband drives a bit less 35-40K a year in an S-Max and before that a Touran. It was chosen to meet the families needs. Not quite sure what you are getting at?

emsywoo123

Clive_Woody wrote: »

I've had my new Octavia for just over a month now and could not be happier. I went for the estate version of the vRS which was a available on a 2 year 0% finance deal and is brilliant to drive. I do low mileage so went for the petrol version, but have done a few longer journeys and it's great for those too. My wife has a diesel Octavia which she has had for over 3 years now and has no complaints.

The Skoda Superb might be a better choice for the OP as this is essentially a Passat only bigger and cheaper.

There's a very good reason so many taxi drivers drive Skodas, they are cheap to run, reliable and comfortable for high mileage drivers.

Not great for badge snobs, but once you have a had a go in one they are suprisingly nice.

The taxi driver thing helped me choose :rotfl:

I have had a fabia for many years now, and it was my mum's before, and it is just such a solid go-er. And extremely comfortable.

I considered the superb, but was not sure for me personally it was worth the extra money. well worth a look round a showroom though.

But you're right, not great for badge snobs. who cares eh :rotfl: