I've got a little one on the way, and I have a 10 Y/O step son
I'm currently driving an 03' celica T-sport which I adore, without a doubt the best £1,100 i've ever spent its been fantastic. Its not cost me a penny in ~2 years, its quick(ish) and its a pleasure to drive
I just don't think its going to work though
It will be a struggle to find a car seat that fits, and I'm not sure how much room will be left for the 10 Y/O even if I find one that will, not the mention the mechanics of actually getting a baby in the back of a low sprung 3 dr "sports" car will no doubt cripple me, so reluctantly, I think I will have to consider moving on.
I do a ~20 - 25 mile each way commute, mostly motorway, 5 days a week to work. I somehow only average about 10k miles a year (mrs drives too)
The celica, whilst fantastic, is kinda getting on my nerves on the motorway, as its loud as hell whilst cruising at high speed, and you need to drop down to 4th / 3rd to find the overtaking power, so most of the time I dont bother and have no overtaking power.
I dont really care about MPG TBH, I would much rather take reliability over MPG with the miles I do
I could maybe stretch to 4k as a budget, though 2.5k - 3k would be better, as the mrs is going to be off work for a while so I would prefer to have a larger buffer, + it would leave me with money for any unforeseen repairs
My current thoughts
Octavia VRS 2.0l TFSI
Pretty standard option given the criteria
Volvo s40 T5 / D5
I like this option, though I'm not convinced about the reliability?
Volvo s60 T5
Hard to come by, and really big! I'm a bit scared of driving a car that big, but I guess I will get used to it. Straight line performance looks incredible which should more than make up for the sub-par corning. They look a bit crap, but should be bomb proof, and they seam fantastic value for money.
Anything else I've missed?
IB4 get a 1.6D picaso
I'm currently driving an 03' celica T-sport which I adore, without a doubt the best £1,100 i've ever spent its been fantastic. Its not cost me a penny in ~2 years, its quick(ish) and its a pleasure to drive
I just don't think its going to work though
It will be a struggle to find a car seat that fits, and I'm not sure how much room will be left for the 10 Y/O even if I find one that will, not the mention the mechanics of actually getting a baby in the back of a low sprung 3 dr "sports" car will no doubt cripple me, so reluctantly, I think I will have to consider moving on.I do a ~20 - 25 mile each way commute, mostly motorway, 5 days a week to work. I somehow only average about 10k miles a year (mrs drives too)
The celica, whilst fantastic, is kinda getting on my nerves on the motorway, as its loud as hell whilst cruising at high speed, and you need to drop down to 4th / 3rd to find the overtaking power, so most of the time I dont bother and have no overtaking power.
I dont really care about MPG TBH, I would much rather take reliability over MPG with the miles I do
I could maybe stretch to 4k as a budget, though 2.5k - 3k would be better, as the mrs is going to be off work for a while so I would prefer to have a larger buffer, + it would leave me with money for any unforeseen repairs
My current thoughts
Octavia VRS 2.0l TFSI
Pretty standard option given the criteria
Volvo s40 T5 / D5
I like this option, though I'm not convinced about the reliability?
Volvo s60 T5
Hard to come by, and really big! I'm a bit scared of driving a car that big, but I guess I will get used to it. Straight line performance looks incredible which should more than make up for the sub-par corning. They look a bit crap, but should be bomb proof, and they seam fantastic value for money.
Anything else I've missed?
IB4 get a 1.6D picaso
