What car for 80 year old?

kimwp

I'm a jazz fan

J63320

QrizB said:

£10k will also buy you a this-decade VW e-UP! or a nearly-new Dacia Spring, if you're looking for a small electric car.

Mrs QrizB is 25 years younger than you but has the VW and is very happy with it.

Are you allowed to have an e-UP! if you don’t live in Yorkshire?

Northern_Wanderer

Honda Jazz, very reliable and economical. Low road tax and insurance. Very practical with magic seats. Cheap to maintain/ repair. You'll be able to get a low millage Mark 3 Jazz petrol manual/ auto circa 2018-2020 for your budget.

Also, the doors are light and easy to open/ close unlike a lot of cars I have tried. If you go slightly older model, if you can find one, the stereo will be less of an annoyance, I mean, more old fashioned and not a computer. Please bear in mind that the tech rife in newer cars 2020 onwards might not suit you so you may wish for a slightly older model. I'll be going for a classic car next time around as the new tech does my head in.

Mildly_Miffed

Think, too, about entry ease and height - at 80, you're probably not as flexible and mobile as you were, and that's only going one way.

Martin_the_Unjust

Excuse me but I suspect at 80 your insurance costs are only going to go one way, add to that running costs, depreciation etc etc  I suspect it’s very close to making financial sense to scrap the car and use taxi’s instead.

badmemory

Martin_the_Unjust said:

Excuse me but I suspect at 80 your insurance costs are only going to go one way, add to that running costs, depreciation etc etc  I suspect it’s very close to making financial sense to scrap the car and use taxi’s instead.

It may make financial sense but I will take freedom whilst I am still fit to drive, it is priceless.

oldagetraveller1

Martin_the_Unjust said:

Excuse me but I suspect at 80 your insurance costs are only going to go one way, add to that running costs, depreciation etc etc  I suspect it’s very close to making financial sense to scrap the car and use taxi’s instead.

I am 80 and my last renewal was £50 cheaper than the previous, same insurer, same car.

2014 Toyota Yaris 1.33l Petrol C.V.T..

fatbelly

I have a friend, 89, still driving. No problems with insurance. FYI it's a Polo

cantbelieveit23

I'm surprised that so many have assumed you have particular reason to want hybrid or electric.  Unless you have either at present, I would suggest a petrol version, avoiding the need for a home charger.  We have a non-plugin hybrid now, and the cost of insurance was a shock (poor research!).  As you only drive 4k annually, your saving on fuel with electric/hybrid would be outweighed by the purchase price and other costs.
So, if it were me, I would pick the simplest, most comfortable model which matches your needs, which it would seem don't include carrying passengers often or far, or much luggage space. Personally, I don't know small cars well enough to recommend.  I've driven Skoda Fabia and Citroen C3 on rental, and no complaints on either.
I would definitely consider an Automatic, which might make driving easier as you get older.  Would you be looking for a car for the next 10 years? 

UnsureAboutthis

Looks like you are only reading this thread and not coming bacl to post

As your last car is 18 yrs old - get one with knobs. (one of the few reasons I'm not changing my car as newer cars and touch screens are a recipe for disaster)

Try out a few cars, the seat height is important as we all get older, certainly not low but not too high. So, possibly a crossover car.


Don't get a diesel as DPF/nox problems, especially short-trip cars.

Get an auto, most newer cars are. I've had an auto for over 30 years.

Get a car with good-sized doors, easier to get in and out - just park it away from other cars in car parks to get in/out easier

Get a car led lights as brighter than standard lights,