What Car would you buy

TradePro

50Twuncle wrote: »

OK She wants an Up/Citigo/Mii
Now the problems start

Never a truer word said...you need to have words with her and sort this out.

Firetastic

I have a Hyundai i10 which I got a couple of weeks ago and I think it's a great little car.

photome

Firetastic wrote: »

I have a Hyundai i10 which I got a couple of weeks ago and I think it's a great little car.

Probably better than the 3 in question, but dont forget the "image"!!

TradePro

photome wrote: »

Probably better than the 3 in question, but dont forget the "image"!!

Yeah, because when you're buying an £8k city car, it doesn't matter if it's reliable etc., it's all about impressing others...

Haha, madness isn't it?

CFC

Second vote here for the i10. Cracking little car.

funkycoldribena

Fiat Panda?

Tilt

funkycoldribena wrote: »

Fiat Panda?

...or 500? They seem to be everywhere you look just lately!

50Twuncle

My only experience of Fiats was an 1100cc 128 - over 30 years ago
NOT VERY GOOD - unreliability, rust, new engine etc etc..
So - unless they have changed dramatically - not interested !!

jase1

50Twuncle wrote: »

My only experience of Fiats was an 1100cc 128 - over 30 years ago
NOT VERY GOOD - unreliability, rust, new engine etc etc..
So - unless they have changed dramatically - not interested !!

There are no new cars currently available that suffer the same, almost total lack of reliability that most 1970s designs did.

One thing is for certain -- the chances are that whatever car you buy, be it a Proton or a Lexus, it will make it through its first three years without anything significant going wrong, and it will last for at least 10 years before the rust becomes problematic at MOT.

As it stands, the Fiat Panda is, by all accounts, a pretty solid little car. I wouldn't buy a 500 because I think they're overpriced for what they are, but the Panda can be bought very cheaply and it's as good a tin box as any really.

Tilt

50Twuncle wrote: »

My only experience of Fiats was an 1100cc 128 - over 30 years ago
NOT VERY GOOD - unreliability, rust, new engine etc etc..
So - unless they have changed dramatically - not interested !!

They have, dramatically. I'm on my 13th since 1978 and have nothing negative to say about them. Obviously with all the 500s you see on the roads lately seems to back this up.

You should at least take a look at either the 500 (I don't like the new 'L' version btw) or Panda. Some good deals to be had here;

http://www.fiatsupasaver.com/Default.aspx