Spec a female friend a car

[mjt]

I know, I know!

I've heard all the horror stories about women and cars, but I'm actually experiencing this first hand.

She wants something relatively new (budget no more than €10k, but given I'm not in the UK, mostly irrelevant).
She wants something cheap to run but "sporty looking".

I've suggested a Fiat 500 1.4i, VW Polo and the Suzuki Swift.
So far, she's found:

A 1996 Z3 1.9 (116bhp!)
A 2001 VW Beetle
A 2.3 Pug 407 Coupe

I'm struggling for suggestions, so just shout out some random small cars that women like.
She said no to the MINI as well.

Thank you!

 

[grudas]

she is clearly going on looks.. maybe new ka? mk1 TT?

 

[act smiley]

Alfa 147? Admittedly, needs more wear-and-tear work than average, but pretty nice cars.
If there's a Z3 suggestion then surely MX5 is the sensible alternative?

 

[Mucky_Pup]

She wants something relatively new but has found a 16 year old BMW, and a 11 year old Beetle?

 

[nas]

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3589871.htm

tigra

 

[Maccapacca]

Just offer to help her find the best of what she wants

If you cajole her into something else when it goes wrong it'll be your fault even a puncture

 

[Mucky_Pup]

Just offer to help her find the best of what she wants

If you cajole her into something else when it goes wrong it'll be your fault even a puncture

This tbh, women are mental.

 

[[TW]Fox]

She wants something relatively new

So far, she's found:

A 1996 Z3 1.9 (116bhp!)

Yea, this thread is going nowhere. She has no idea what she wants and none of us even know who she is so all we can do is shout out random car names. Great.

 

[Maximum Triceratops]

Tell her to get an BMW M5 at the bottom end of the pricing market, that'll learn her.

 

[Scania]

Just walk around a large garage until she finds a colour that she likes, what the car actually is, engine size etc won't mean / matter **** to her most likely.


Thats how my ex found her 2.5V6 Mondeo!

 

[MeEsH BaKkA]

Sport KA. Sporty (well, no it's not...), feminine, convertible option and cheap-ish.

 

[IvanDobskey]

Fiat 500 maybe? Women seem to dig those. Actually, I quite like the arbath version myself for some reason

 

[mjt]

Fiat 500 maybe? Women seem to dig those. Actually, I quite like the arbath version myself for some reason

She said no to the 500, hence me coming here!

Yea, this thread is going nowhere. She has no idea what she wants and none of us even know who she is so all we can do is shout out random car names. Great.

That's effectively what I want
I'm struggling for ideas.

 

[Windle]

Newer style Polo's look reasonably "sporty", did she not like the Polo idea?

 

[mjt]

Don't think so
But her budget will only stretch to a previous-gen one.
Unless she gets something with the power output of a hairdryer.

 

[grudas]

Don't think so
But her budget will only stretch to a previous-gen one.
Unless she gets something with the power output of a hairdryer.

i don't think she will mind the power output.. as long as it looks good to her

 

[ci_newman]

<Unhelpful mode>

She'll want one of these:

(Note, a cute red car).

 

[FTM]

She said no to the 500, hence me coming here!

tell her she's an idiot and walk away

 

[IvanDobskey]

Women and cars just dont mix well

 

[Manbatius]

Sport KA. Sporty (well, no it's not...), feminine, convertible option and cheap-ish.

Ill second that !

I thought Ford Puma, but they stopped in 2002 apparently. hmmmm so the ka sports a good bet.

The swifts a no then ?

Did someone suggest a mini? age /price may be an issue, though you can get mini ones a bit cheaper.