What car for my girlfriend?

Aliboy · 1 Feb 2006 at 19:16

My girlfriend is looking to get herself a decent second hand car in a price range of £8k max. She is looking for something that is small(ish), so no 5 doors please. It has to be good on fuel. (She has no preference to petrol or diesel). Comfy and with a little bit of oomph added as well. Oh, not forgetting that it has to have a wee bit of style in there too. Can anyone recommend something to get her thinking about as I have no idea

All I can think about is a merc A class :eek:

L0rdMike · 1 Feb 2006 at 19:17

Yaris with the 1.4 D4D engine.

Shes a girl so will love it cause its a Yaris and will get great mpg.

Dunno if you will find one in your price. so my whole post is pointless.

Aliboy · 1 Feb 2006 at 19:19

L0rdMike said:
Yaris with the 1.4 D4D engine.

Shes a girl so will love it cause its a Yaris and will get great mpg.

She mentioned the Yaris on more than one occasion

That's a good started for 10

[TW]Fox · 1 Feb 2006 at 19:21

E46 3 Series Coupe?

L0rdMike · 1 Feb 2006 at 19:22

[TW]Fox said:
E46 3 Series Coupe?

Bugone?

cymatty · 1 Feb 2006 at 19:23

Fabia VRS, Mini cooper?

Aliboy · 1 Feb 2006 at 19:26

[TW]Fox said:
E46 3 Series Coupe?

Hmmm, I dunno about that one Fox. She likes the 'cuddly' look

Nice car tho

xcessive · 1 Feb 2006 at 21:54

I'd recommend either a Mini Cooper (might be able to get a Cooper S if you're lucky) or a Mk6 Ford Fiesta Zetec S.
Both cars have a bit of poke but the Mini had the cuddly factor.

[TW]Fox · 1 Feb 2006 at 21:59

You'd need to be more than lucky to get a Cooper S for £8k but the regular Cooper is a sound suggestion.

Sanchez · 1 Feb 2006 at 22:10

Kia Picanto Diesel! 60 MPG you know! lol

Seriously though, How about one of the more powerful Ford Ka's? Something like 1.4 Collection? I think they even come with leather and A/C! Okay, maybe not that much umph but ticks all the other boxes!

[TW]Fox · 1 Feb 2006 at 22:15

They don't do a more powerful Ford Ka with the exception of the StreetKa and SportKa, the rest of them all have the godawful 1.3 Endura engine.

Aliboy · 1 Feb 2006 at 23:09

L0rdMike said:
Yaris with the 1.4 D4D engine.

Shes a girl so will love it cause its a Yaris and will get great mpg.

Dunno if you will find one in your price. so my whole post is pointless.

Here's one ....

linky

You need to scroll down to the bottom to see it though.

kitten_caboodle · 1 Feb 2006 at 23:18

I say Mini f-t-w

Bigsy · 1 Feb 2006 at 23:21

Me and the girlfriend have been looking for a car for her for months and months, finally decided on a fabia vRs (although that will probably change tomorrow :rolleyes:

)

Built well, practical, looks good, 50+mpg, loads of go in it, and the right size for a woman

Nozzer · 1 Feb 2006 at 23:22

I tried to get my girlfriend to test drive a Fabia...

"No, it's a Skoda."

:rolleyes:

She bought a Corsa...