10-07-2012, 07:40 AM
If it wasn't for the sprog on the way I'd have a Focus or Fiesta petrol, either 1.8 or 1.6. Possibly even an ST if insurance allowed.
People hate Vauxhalls and Fords because they're bloody common. They're built to a budget and in some areas you can really tell. Unfortunately the effect of this is that their opinion is then blurred and confused, for example the Focus must be rubbish because the Escort was rubbish. The Corsa must be crap because my nan drives one.
There's genuinely nothing wrong with these cars and in your position you really need to consider them, as they're so cheap it's rude. When they go wrong it costs pennies to repair them.
Plus, if you like to fiddle with your car then you'll have a lot more fun with something which is less complicated. Take a 306, it had electric windows and a CD player, really very little else in the way of 'tech' (OK the auto wipers and the fact that many of them still work is astonishing). Improving on it is easy, because you add stuff in which wasn't there in the first place.
Get summat cheap and fun Tom and forego 'luxury' until you can afford to own and maintain it.
People hate Vauxhalls and Fords because they're bloody common. They're built to a budget and in some areas you can really tell. Unfortunately the effect of this is that their opinion is then blurred and confused, for example the Focus must be rubbish because the Escort was rubbish. The Corsa must be crap because my nan drives one.
There's genuinely nothing wrong with these cars and in your position you really need to consider them, as they're so cheap it's rude. When they go wrong it costs pennies to repair them.
Plus, if you like to fiddle with your car then you'll have a lot more fun with something which is less complicated. Take a 306, it had electric windows and a CD player, really very little else in the way of 'tech' (OK the auto wipers and the fact that many of them still work is astonishing). Improving on it is easy, because you add stuff in which wasn't there in the first place.
Get summat cheap and fun Tom and forego 'luxury' until you can afford to own and maintain it.
Disclaimer: The above is not to be taken to heart and is probably a joke, grow up you big girl.
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