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Next car's looking like a VW Eos or a Guilietta/Brera.
Depending on whether i finally want either a mid-life crisis convertible or a mid-life crisis sporty Italian.
I'd get an Alfa 8C if I had the dosh - it makes my winkle go all funny when i see a picture of it.
My personal opinion is that Maseratis are over-priced and they mostly look like shit.
8C - yes please. But only if someone else is paying.
I think the Brera looks great but I needed the back doors. And the Giulietta was cheaper. The 1.4 MultiAir version is fantastic (my brother-in-law's got one) but it didn't work for me on tax and fuel economy.
Just for JB...
JB - we've had an EOS. lovely to drive but the complex folding roof does start to develop squeaks after a while. it's a known issue and I don't know if they've sorted it on more recent models but they told us a) not to pressure wash it and b)gave us some silicon grease impregnated cloths to wipe around the seals to reduce the squeaks.
hmm yes. Ta. I suspect it''ll be the Giulietta but i live in hope...
Dave you don't need a bike on the roof if you've got a fox in the passenger seat
f'narr f'narr
everything Italian
(Bet D2D is all excited now)
I started another thread about Smart Cars, as want something a bit more economical. I do miss my 4x4s though so maybe this is the compromise
Looks good K8.
Well, I am pleased to report that I have passed the driving standard for purchse of an Audi. When I pulled back into the car park (in 2nd gear) a woman in a mini nearly drove into the side of me as she was about to pull out of her space. I just smiled sweetly and she then wound down her window to tell me that I shouldn't have been driving into a car park at that speed! What speed? Again, I just smiled sweetly and hoped that she wouldn't follow me inside.
Anyway, drove both cars and decided that Audi are stupid for putting something that's supposed to resemble a seat in the TT. It's bloody ridiculous when you can't actually get anything into it if you're over 5' 2" or thereabouts. The car did handle really nicely though, but I preferred the driving position of the A3 and it would get my vote. Drove the 2.0 TDI s-line today, so further investigation now required I think.
Thanks for all your thoughts and feedback to date.
How about one of these Clag?
well for a 16+ stone fecker like me, it wasn't easy......
Update on the car front - I've finally made my decision and bought my car. It's an A3 2.0 T Sportback Quattro - goes like stink (was rather scary being in the passenger seat with my husband when I gave him a go on the test drive) and it'll be good on the snow. Pick up next weekend as it had just been dropped off yesterday by it's previous owner.
On the plus side, they seem to be quite rare on the forecourt so the dealer said he'd take my hand off if I ever wanted to give it back. Also, the fact that I'm now an 'old' driver means the insurance is only a couple of quid more a month than my Fiesta. Boost!
The insurance thing amuses me - I insure both my TT and Smiffy's Getz in my name with him as a named driver, both with full no claims on a fleet policy and the Getz costs more than the TT to insure!
FB - the wide doors on the TT are more of a problem for groin strain for me - I can get in the gap but it's stretching my leg in that's the issue, especially as our office was built in the 60s and the car park spaces are still marked out for 60s sized cars!
I normally find driving a chore