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What Car? by saralk on 12-13-2004 at 06:44 PM

Ok, here is the deal, last year my dad bought a car of my sister's choice, he'd drive it for a year and then give it to my sister, my sister stupidly chose a Mercedes A-Class, so now my turn has come, except cos im not doing medicine like my sister, i dnt get quite a lavish budget, so i'm thinking of getting the Smart forfour

What do you guys think?


RE: What Car? by user27089 on 12-13-2004 at 06:48 PM

Good choice of car, I've liked those cars since they came out, get it in this colour:

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Titanium Safety Bars and Star Blue body :)


RE: What Car? by .blade// on 12-13-2004 at 06:51 PM

What's your aprox. budget?


RE: What Car? by saralk on 12-13-2004 at 06:54 PM

the budget is probably around £8,000, my dad has already got a "long distance" car he just wants a city car that he can pass on to me


RE: What Car? by .blade// on 12-13-2004 at 07:03 PM

http://automobiles.honda.com/models/model_overvie...owserDetected=True

2005 Honda Civic Coupe. Prices rang from $13,000 to 17,000 USD (which is aprox. £6700 - £8800)

It's a fast, reliable car which has good fuel mileage, a good re-sale value and just looks flat out good :banana::

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RE: What Car? by sock on 12-13-2004 at 08:54 PM

I can't see how an A Class (prestigious compact family car) compares to a Forfour (simple small car). The Forfour is a cute car, but it isn't half as special as the other Smarts, it's an ordinary small car. I don't know much about it though.

I better keep to myself what I think about that Civic... :P

Anyway, what do you need/want from the car? What's important to you (size, internal space, ride comfort, accessories, handling, performance, style, etc.)?

(BTW - in my opinion, the A Class is Mercedes-Benz's best car nowadays. It's their only special car, the only one that innovates, the only Mercedes I like.)


RE: What Car? by saralk on 12-13-2004 at 09:28 PM

the A-Class is out of budget.

The kinda thing im looking for is something stylish, that is a good ride, economical and is just fun.


RE: What Car? by Jhrono on 12-13-2004 at 09:53 PM

The new Polo cricket...evrthing included....Radio Mp3 air conditionar abs airbag...here in portugal it's about 14.800 €...how many pounds is that?it's a nice car=)...Here see it
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Originally posted by vw vortex

The attractive styling of the Polo Cricket, available as two- and four-door models


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Originally posted by vw vortex

he Polo Cricket is available from 12,850 euro


cheaper so it seems:D...it's a cool car my sister has got one...btw my mother has a class A avantgrade 140...it's pretty cool your sister is sure lucky!:)
RE: What Car? by Jhrono on 12-13-2004 at 10:03 PM

quote:
Originally posted by sock
(BTW - in my opinion, the A Class is Mercedes-Benz's best car nowadays. It's their only special car, the only one that innovates, the only Mercedes I like.)

what?:dodgy:

Did you checked out mercedes lately?(LAST 2 YEARS:p)...
like...New Class E...New SLR...The eternal SL's...and the brand new CLS!!
See the CLS(portuguese)
RE: What Car? by sock on 12-14-2004 at 02:14 AM

quote:
Originally posted by saralk
The kinda thing im looking for is something stylish, that is a good ride, economical and is just fun.
I just noticed that your budget is too low for any cars I could recommend... I can't find any 1.3L/1.4L car within your budget, and I don't know much about cheaper cars. :^) It seems like you'll be best with a very small car like the Toyota Yaris or the new Fiat Panda. :^)


quote:
Originally posted by johny
Did you checked out mercedes lately?(LAST 2 YEARS:p)...
like...New Class E...New SLR...The eternal SL's...and the brand new CLS!!
See the CLS(portuguese)
I can't find there anything unique, any original approach that brings a useful solution to the world as the Class A did... And from what I've read, the sports models fail to be truly exciting (except for the huge, powerful, melodious engines).
RE: What Car? by kangie on 12-14-2004 at 04:18 AM

any car but the smart car :/ cant STAND the ugly things.... at least get a nice car, like any of  the ones mentioned so far :)


RE: What Car? by Pr0xY on 12-14-2004 at 06:41 PM

Both look fine, but in the end it is decided by what goes froom froom more..... :P