Small automatic car
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Trolling, shirley?
Asks for a replacement for a Yaris and you suggest a 300hp car from the size segment up from it
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Is a golf really that much bigger than a yaris? OP is barely doing any miles so fuel shouldn't be an issue either...Trolling, shirley?
Asks for a replacement for a Yaris and you suggest a 300hp car from the size segment up from it
On what planet do you think a high-performance hatchback is suitable for the needs of the OP, based on his opening post?
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OP stated he required:
Based on the above, I feel a Golf R mostly fits the criteria, as it is small, automatic, reliable and relatively cheap to run. The only point it really fails on is that it is slightly out of budget.
I must be missing the bit that says "I want a car that does 0-60 in under 5 seconds and I want all of the fuel, consumables, and servicing costs that go with it", then.
Suggesting a Golf is fine (even if it is quite a bit bigger than a Yaris), but the R, really? Come on.
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We can agree to disagree. Just another option for the OP
It's a pointless suggestion and you know it. The OP posted a genuine thread asking for advice. Why fill it up with this nonsense?
A bottom-of-the-barrel, ropey Golf R will not be reliable nor cheap to run. Give over @Squidward
OP’s partner is replacing a Yaris. The Golf isn’t even a small car. A Polo GTI is more relevant and even that would be a stupid suggestion.
OP’s partner is replacing a Yaris. The Golf isn’t even a small car. A Polo GTI is more relevant and even that would be a stupid suggestion.
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Thank you all for the comments, really do appreciate the suggestions.
Regarding the modifications to the car it would consist of an adaptation to the pedals and a steering nob with buttons, the nob just screws on but there are electronics involved too which allows the indicators to be activated by the nob buttons. The pedals are adapted so that there is an additional accelerator pedal where the clutch would sit in a manual. It is connected to a modified accelerator in the usual position, so when she drives it the standard accelerator pedal is raised out of the way and the left pedal lowered. She then drives with her left leg as she has nerve damage in the right leg. When I drive it you flip the left pedal up and the right pedal drops down so I can drive it as you would normally drive it.
For this reason I have always discounted PCP and PCH as I assume she would not be able to modify the car. So whilst I appreciate that there might be some good finance deals on offer we have been looking at a personal loan to finance the car.
It is quite expensive to have the car modified which is why we probably want to get something as new as possible as like the Yaris it is likely to be a car that we keep for some time, probably until it dies like the Yaris. This means whilst a fast car like the Golf R might arguably tick a lot of the boxes and be fun, I don't think with the budget we have it is a sensible option.
Personally I like the idea of electric, I have driven a Leaf and we have been looking at the Zoe's on Autotrader.
So she has been looking at cars this weekend and seems to have a shortlist of three:
Renault Zoe
Skoda Fabia
Hyundai i20
I have a suspicion that once we factor in the cost of the modification and a wall charger (we could probably get by quite fine with the granny cable so not ruling it out) that we might be looking at Zoe's that are perhaps older than we would prefer in our price bracket. The Fabia is going to be a known quantity to a certain extent as I have an Octavia and I no very little about the i20.
Regarding the modifications to the car it would consist of an adaptation to the pedals and a steering nob with buttons, the nob just screws on but there are electronics involved too which allows the indicators to be activated by the nob buttons. The pedals are adapted so that there is an additional accelerator pedal where the clutch would sit in a manual. It is connected to a modified accelerator in the usual position, so when she drives it the standard accelerator pedal is raised out of the way and the left pedal lowered. She then drives with her left leg as she has nerve damage in the right leg. When I drive it you flip the left pedal up and the right pedal drops down so I can drive it as you would normally drive it.
For this reason I have always discounted PCP and PCH as I assume she would not be able to modify the car. So whilst I appreciate that there might be some good finance deals on offer we have been looking at a personal loan to finance the car.
It is quite expensive to have the car modified which is why we probably want to get something as new as possible as like the Yaris it is likely to be a car that we keep for some time, probably until it dies like the Yaris. This means whilst a fast car like the Golf R might arguably tick a lot of the boxes and be fun, I don't think with the budget we have it is a sensible option.
Personally I like the idea of electric, I have driven a Leaf and we have been looking at the Zoe's on Autotrader.
So she has been looking at cars this weekend and seems to have a shortlist of three:
Renault Zoe
Skoda Fabia
Hyundai i20
I have a suspicion that once we factor in the cost of the modification and a wall charger (we could probably get by quite fine with the granny cable so not ruling it out) that we might be looking at Zoe's that are perhaps older than we would prefer in our price bracket. The Fabia is going to be a known quantity to a certain extent as I have an Octavia and I no very little about the i20.
Have you tried talking to the dealers? I don't know much about it but I know my nearby Nissan dealer does various motability schemes and I've overheard them talking to customers about custom modification options, etc. while waiting though obviously know very little detail.
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No.
However I do know about the motabilty scheme which is available to those who are registered disable. Her condition is not considered a disability and therefore she doesn't qualify under the motabilty scheme. It also means she doesn't benefit from my having to pay VAT on the hand controllers and pedals.