My old man has decided to buy himself a new car.
He dosen't drive that much and I don't think he even likes driving to be honest. A few miles to work and back everday, shopping and thats pretty much all he uses his car for. Once or twice a year he might have a run up to see family up north, approx 200 mile drive.
He's had a Kia Pride for the past 9 years so I think anything he buys will be an improvement lol. I'm not sure on his budget but at the moment he's looking at brand new Citroen C2's so I guess around 7-9k.
He likes the new Fiesta, but the cheapest brand new one he's seen is closer to 10k and he's one of those people who can't see any difference than price. The quality/comfort/ride experience dosen't seem to bother him which is why he's been driving around in a Pride for the last 9 years lol.
I've tried to convince him to buy second hand, say a year or 18 month old car but all he says "why would they be selling if there was nothing wrong with it".
So, OCUK, how can I try and convice my Dad to go for the Fiesta rather than the Citroen, or some stupid little Hyundai Amica/Kia Picanto. He'll be running it down to the ground I should imagine until he buys his next new car, and i'm sure the Fiesta will be last longer and have a higher resale value should he come to sell it sooner.
Thanks.
He dosen't drive that much and I don't think he even likes driving to be honest. A few miles to work and back everday, shopping and thats pretty much all he uses his car for. Once or twice a year he might have a run up to see family up north, approx 200 mile drive.
He's had a Kia Pride for the past 9 years so I think anything he buys will be an improvement lol. I'm not sure on his budget but at the moment he's looking at brand new Citroen C2's so I guess around 7-9k.
He likes the new Fiesta, but the cheapest brand new one he's seen is closer to 10k and he's one of those people who can't see any difference than price. The quality/comfort/ride experience dosen't seem to bother him which is why he's been driving around in a Pride for the last 9 years lol.
I've tried to convince him to buy second hand, say a year or 18 month old car but all he says "why would they be selling if there was nothing wrong with it".
So, OCUK, how can I try and convice my Dad to go for the Fiesta rather than the Citroen, or some stupid little Hyundai Amica/Kia Picanto. He'll be running it down to the ground I should imagine until he buys his next new car, and i'm sure the Fiesta will be last longer and have a higher resale value should he come to sell it sooner.
Thanks.