Posted By: X19_pilot
Recommend me a small car for daily commute - 21/11/2018 21:25
I will put a post up in due course about the outcome, but it isnt looking good for my Coupe . I had a bump in it the other morning and it has given me the wake up call that a 20 year old 250+ bhp is less than ideal for travelling from one side of Sheffield to the other (25 miles a day).
What I do with the car depends on the insurance offer, it will be with a very heavy heart that I let her get written off, but if they offer peanuts, then I will source a new bonnet and grill and take my chances with what lies behind the cosmetics. Maybe even shoehorn the engine into the X19!
Anyway, back on topic! I want something fairly economical, reliable, big enough to get the kids in the back on occasion, £3k-3.5k tops, less than 60k miles and a bit different. Petrol preferably due to the nature of the vast majority of journey type.
The other half has a Bravo 150 t-jet, which suits our needs for longer journeys and I have the X19 for fun, so those boxes are ticked.
I cant seem to look past a Panda 100hp or a Mito tb. The Panda is favourite, I have driven a few and loved them, although only run them for a few days at a time - honeymoon period? - Its a bit harsh after the comfort of the Coupe after all.
I wont entertain anything French, especially after today's let down experience with a Meganne RS that came into stock at work. On paper it should have been comparable with the Coupe - circa 240 bhp, front wheel drive etc, but in reality it wasnt even on the same page, more refined/modern feel perhaps, but lacked so much in other ways including performance. Irrelevant really, as it is double my budget in any case.
What am I overlooking? I work in the used car trade, so I have driven pretty much anything you may suggest, but I cant seem to look outside the Fiat brand(s)... Never been without one in 25 years of driving!
Help!... or at least tell me I am doing the right thing looking at a Panda 100hp / Mito TB
What I do with the car depends on the insurance offer, it will be with a very heavy heart that I let her get written off, but if they offer peanuts, then I will source a new bonnet and grill and take my chances with what lies behind the cosmetics. Maybe even shoehorn the engine into the X19!
Anyway, back on topic! I want something fairly economical, reliable, big enough to get the kids in the back on occasion, £3k-3.5k tops, less than 60k miles and a bit different. Petrol preferably due to the nature of the vast majority of journey type.
The other half has a Bravo 150 t-jet, which suits our needs for longer journeys and I have the X19 for fun, so those boxes are ticked.
I cant seem to look past a Panda 100hp or a Mito tb. The Panda is favourite, I have driven a few and loved them, although only run them for a few days at a time - honeymoon period? - Its a bit harsh after the comfort of the Coupe after all.
I wont entertain anything French, especially after today's let down experience with a Meganne RS that came into stock at work. On paper it should have been comparable with the Coupe - circa 240 bhp, front wheel drive etc, but in reality it wasnt even on the same page, more refined/modern feel perhaps, but lacked so much in other ways including performance. Irrelevant really, as it is double my budget in any case.
What am I overlooking? I work in the used car trade, so I have driven pretty much anything you may suggest, but I cant seem to look outside the Fiat brand(s)... Never been without one in 25 years of driving!
Help!... or at least tell me I am doing the right thing looking at a Panda 100hp / Mito TB