So is buying a 2nd car the same as going shopping?

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Strange thread title I know but my wife today decides that I'm taking far too long in getting a car for my daughter so she's found a car and all we have to do is go there, pay for it and collect it?

Didn't ask any questions but drove to Greenford, wandered into the dodgiest car trader to behold a 71k miles Corsa with no service history what-so-ever, a slipping clutch, chavvy Ministry of Sound oval speaker (silver with blue inserts) cut into the rear parcel shelf, a rev counter with a mind of its own, 4 differing ditch finder tyres and a petrol engine that sounded like a diesel.

Nice car isn't it she quips at which point I walk away and sit back in my car.

I realise that I'm buying a 3k 2nd hand motor but my wifes view was let's go shopping for a car, when I didn't like the one she had arranged she looks at me and the boys and asks where else can we out since we're out? So for a laugh I drove into Southall and then spent the next hour sat in traffic much to her annoyance :D
 
Matt82 said:
buying cars isnt something that can be rushed, at all
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This.

OP you proved your wife knows nothing about cars.

Just ask her this question.

"Is shopping for a new dress just as easy as walking into the shop and buying the first one you like the look of?"

The answer is no. Everybody knows this.
 
I guess your wife just wants you to get on with it. It's not something to be rushed, but equally, it shouldn't take forever. How long have you taken so far?
 
Draeger said:
A £3k 71,000 mile Corsa with no service history?. :eek:

What year is it?.
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Bloody well from the future at that price I'd hope!

She clearly has no clue. Save both of you hassle by asking what she wants and doing the leg work for her. Women are far too easily pleased with cars. My wife fell for a black Leon Cupra with black leather which was falling to bits and making funny noises. I managed to reason with her (:eek:), and got her to realise that it was not a good proposition. Ended up with something far, far cleaner thanks to being patient.
 
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There's no such thing as a good corsa. Unless you like getting your hands dirty regularly stay away from them, old or new shape.
 
The car was a 2005, think the guy mumbled something about it being from Scotland as to the reason why it had no service history :confused:

realscot said:
There's no such thing as a good corsa. Unless you like getting your hands dirty regularly stay away from them, old or new shape.
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Are they really that bad? I've asked this before but I'll ask again, what insurance friendly 5 door car would you recommend? Wife doesn't like the shape of the Jazz but does like the Yaris and 206, oh it mustn't be in either black or red as according to her those colours are unlucky (her car is black) and also make the car look completely different :confused:
 
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realscot said:
There's no such thing as a good corsa. Unless you like getting your hands dirty regularly stay away from them, old or new shape.
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Whilst driving dynamics may be a bit lacking compared to the competition, I thought reliability was one of its strong points?
 
Defcon5 said:
Whilst driving dynamics may be a bit lacking compared to the competition, I thought reliability was one of its strong points?
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A corsa will tend to be reasonably cheap to fix, rather than especially reliable.

Not especially unreliable on the whole either, just average, like the rest of the car.
 
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