What car do I want?

fatbelly

Using the HJ chooser and selecting low tax, economical, petrol, 5 stars and 4wd still gives 12 different models

You're going to have to do some shopping around, and a few test drives..

iolanthe07

If you're happy with just two seats and not much luggage space, a Mazda MX5 is a lot of fun for not much money, and top of the range brand new with retractable roof is only half your budget. Some models come with heated seats - mine does. The only item I see on your list that you won't get with an MX5 is four wheel drive!

BeenThroughItAll

sleepymans wrote: »

Evoque?? Insnt that a great big Chelsea tractor thing??? Not really my style, lol!

Well there's another thing you left out of your list of criteria then.

If you want 4wd, and a soft top, that leaves you with BMW, and Audi, unless they're doing a Mercedes 4-matic cabrio now.

But, if you want a sunroof (and your criteria are *pretty* woolly) then there's others.

sleepymans

IanMSpencer wrote: »

Always tickles me when people want to spend a lot of good money on doing 8k a year and then get fussy about the VED... and cupholders are really still a think to choose cars by. (I did a consumer test on the Toyota RX, probably 20 years ago now, and they were fixated on cupholders. They didn't seem interested that we couldn't work the seat folding mechanism).

2 - 5 seats. Is that really that you only expect to carry a second person max, but don't really fancy a sports car?

We seem to have dismissed 4x4s by style, so the only one to suggest there is something like the Audi Q3 - unique styling that avoids being off-roading while still doing the SUV bit.

OH has a SUV with 4x4 capability when the weather is bad, so 4x4 isn't ESSENTIAL, just a nice to have...

sleepymans

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

Evoque convertible. Sorted. Horrible things, but fit all your criteria.


Either that or a BMW xDrive cabrio, or an Audi something-Quattro.

Ill have a look at the BMW and Audi....thanks

sleepymans

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

Well there's another thing you left out of your list of criteria then.

If you want 4wd, and a soft top, that leaves you with BMW, and Audi, unless they're doing a Mercedes 4-matic cabrio now.

But, if you want a sunroof (and your criteria are *pretty* woolly) then there's others.

I prefer hard top convertibles really, but wouldn't rule out a soft top if everything else was a *fit*

OH car has a glass double sliding roof which is almost as good as a hard top convertible.......

BeenThroughItAll

sleepymans wrote: »

I prefer hard top convertibles really, but wouldn't rule out a soft top if everything else was a *fit*

OH car has a glass double sliding roof which is almost as good as a hard top convertible.......

BMW 4-something xDrive, then.

sleepymans

fatbelly wrote: »

There are a whole load of criteria you can choose on the honest john tool

https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/chooser/......
If you rummage around autotrader you can add oddities like heated seats to the search tool under 'more details.' I just tried for you and ... 247,582 cars found!

Yes....thats far too many to try and whittle down!!

sleepymans

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

BMW 4-something xDrive, then.

Thank you, Ill have a look and maybe test drive your suggestions. Thanks for your help x

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If only doing 8k a year and don’t want to pay tax then I would look at an leccy car. 50k could get you belter.