>>She lives on a country estate.
This could mean many things:
1. Council estate on the edge of small country town.
2. Modern Barrat estate on edge of small country town.
3. In the lodge/above the stables behind a huge country pile.
4. In the pile itself.
Should have thought that an Imprezza would have done the job better.
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>>Should have thought that an Imprezza would have done the job better.<<
I think it was the warranty bits and bobs that were a big factor which the Impreza doesnt have - despite only having done 9k in 4 years, her Fiesta let her down several times, so I imagine that also had some bearing on the warranty emphasis.
Also, she enthused about the high driving position, was very taken with that aspect of it.
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Forrester then. (a.k.a. coffin mounted high-up on wheels)
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She got her Terios for £12000 - Im sure if she could have got a Forester for that she would have done, but I dont think they do them that cheap!
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I got a brand new 2.5 Turbo 3 mths ago for 14k....
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This could mean many things>>
I like it! I was was born in a council-owned estate of prefabs on the edge of a Leicestershire pit-village - but, from now on, it'll be "I was born on a country estate" ;-)
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I own an old country estate.
Well, it's old, it's an estate and it has mud on it.....
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I own an old country estate. Well it's old it's an estate and it has mud on it.....>>
Brilliant, Humph, my filthy old Mondy qualifies me there as well ;-)
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I own an old country estate. Well it's old it's an estate and it has mud on it.....>>
Humph
Has a Lady friend been seen in it too? [not your friend's wife who you fancy].
Edited by jbif on 13/01/2009 at 16:10
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I have no designs on my friends wife. I may have foolishly mentioned on here a while back that she was highly educated, french and easy on the eye but despite that drove a Jimny.......
The only lady to have been seen in my car of late is my wife and I presume, her mother, who is not french or.....any of the above....
Not quite sure where this is going...
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my wifeand I presume her mother who is not french or.....any of the above...
Oh dear when in hole....stop.
It might be as well to get PU to edit that Humph, your wife no doubt a fine and lovely woman may not take too kindly to being regarded as not highly educated and not easy on the eye..
;)
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The commas are significant GB......
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The commas are significant
Thats alright then, the screams in the night from Cheshire won't be you then.;)
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No, they'll be from jbif when I get hold of him.....
;-)
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Five years free servicing plus the warranty can`t be bad for £12K, the £210 Road fund not so good.
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5yr or 45000miles Not that much then. 2 years for me
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I wonder how much the lady in question was influenced by this silly styling of the modern car, of which the Fiesta is a perfect example.
Higher waistline towards the rear, huge C pillars and a port hole for a rear window, i wouldn't want one as a gift.
The Terios being almost square must be a breath of fresh air and feeling of space after testing a modern hatch anyway, and you still can't beat the Japanese (and Korean now) cars for the light and easy controls and being just nice and easy to drive, did anyone not like driving the Micra?
Big square mirrors, the Terios will be a doddle to take anywhere, just step aboard instead of clambering in under the A pillar.
Good on the girl for having the gumption to buy something she felt right and comfortable in, and not the latest version of the standard fashion statement hatch which the masses will rush to buy.
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Must admit Gb that when I tried an old Yaris last week, it was the best car I'd driven by miles.
Nippy, comfy and just really fun to drive.
That's why I want one!
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Nippy comfy and just really fun to drive.
They hold their price though, as you've probably already seen, my mate has a diesel old shape, he just can't believe how little fuel it uses, and surprisingly roomy for such a little motor.
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But that's better for me when I sell it too.
Works both ways.
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>>The Terios being almost square must be a breath of fresh air and feeling of space after testing a modern hatch anyway, and you still can't beat the Japanese (and Korean now) cars for the light and easy controls
I know what you mean; SWMBO sold her Picanto and bought a new Fiat 500 which is bigger, faster, smoother, quieter, handles great, looks great, costs more, bla bla bla. But the Picanto was great to see out of whereas the 500 has significant B and C pillars which I guess go towards the 5 star NCAP but block out huge chunks of your vision so you're constantly double checking all your maneouvres. Like others I do suspect that Stu has pro Eastern leanings but as a convert to the church of Subaru, you won't find me casting the first stone.
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>>Like others I do suspect that Stu has pro Eastern leanings<<
Its not so much that, as I do have a soft spot for many european cars and have owned many of them.
My personal choices in cars, especially now are down to my financials which mean that I dont have the extra funds to take risks with reliability and reading about many unreliable mainstream cars, regardless of people popping up saying theirs is perfect, I demand almost perfect reliability- reading the CBC, thats quite hard to come by!
I expect a new car to be faultless, thats the whole point of something new, it all works and while many people have much lower expectations for far more expensive motors, Im not like that - I dont want to bother with warranty wrangles and replacing parts that I expect to last the life of the vehicle.
I only recommended Daihatsu to my customer because I knew how much hassle she had getting her last Fiesta to be reliable - it wouldnt start but still came back no fault found - not comforting if you live in middle of nowhere and she lost confidence in Ford.
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..it wouldnt start...
The ultimate and unforgivable offence.
Much as I like my Focus, if it failed to start, it wouldn't be my Focus for long.
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Gotta love the small ads that still use "starts first time, every time" as some sort of plus point! We're not living in the 1970s...
Of course it should start, otherwise it's not worth buying.
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Why is she surprised that a car only doing 2-3,000 a year had a problem starting? Cars are meant to be driven - sat round they develop problems.
My mum has had more problems with her 51 plate 25,000 mile Fiesta than dad has with his, which covers more than 25,000 on an annual basis.
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Why is she surprised that a car only doing 2-3 000 a year had a problem starting?
But thats the point, do cars come with a warning that should you fail to complete 500 miles a week it will cause problems.
I've known lots of older folk over the years that have gone down the Japanese and more recently Korean routes for their cars, being retired in many cases their cars were only used to potter about barely warm and in almost every case they have been totally reliable.
Probably the best example of these was the relatively rare Toyota starlet, never heard of one going wrong yet.
I keep reading about various DPF/turbo etc problems on some Japanese cars, i do hope they arn't going to do like some mainstream European makers and rely on their previous good names to sell their wares.
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Sat around they shouldnt develop problems though.
My dads car sits around for week sat a time and barely managed 1500 miles last year and yet it always starts.
Look at how long some of these new cars sit in fields before they get delivered - if that is so bad for cars, they wouldnt do it would they?
Her Fiesta didnt have battery issues but some obscure electrical gremilin which they apparently fixed in the end. I certainly dont think a car with 9k on the clock with full Ford history should be unreliable, it should still feel and behave fresh out the box.
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