Been out looking at cars for the missus. She knows she doesn't want another Beetle but not sure what she likes so decided to go to one of the car supermarkets.
Peugeot 207 was on the list, 2 mins inside she decided it was old fashioned dashboard.
Fiesta is on the list but it must be Zetec or above as she has decided car must have alloy wheels.
Seat Ibiza is now on list - sat in one and thought the inside ws very modern looking.
Polo was on list - sat inside and she felt it was the same inside of the Polo she had about ten years ago so thats off the list.
Clio was top of the list, especially the diesel, but I am aware of the issues they have had around dissolving fuel pumps - still trying to establish if this was something that was ever resolved and a modified unit produced?
Also like the petrol ones but she seems convinced that the 1.2 petrol (in any car ) is too underpowered as she has a courtesy Corsa 1.2 and hates it as you have constantly to change down gears. I drove it last night with five of us in it and yes, it is underpowered , but am sure its just the old petrol/diesel style of driving thing where you need to hold on to the revs longer in a petrol before moving up gear. But am not brave enough to suggest to her that she may need to change her driving style......
Moved onto another dealership (Arnold Clark) , I deliberately stood back and let the missus talk to the salesman and explain it was for her,what she had looked at so far etc - he then proceeded to push her towards a 17k Audi A3 (after being told budget was about 7k) and told my wife that the A3 was very similar to the Beetle...............
We then looked at an Ibiza and he proceeded to tell me these Leons have beautiful lines down the side.. looked at a Polo diesel, 3 years old with 40k miles on the clock - he told me that the mileage on a diesel of this age should really be nearer 80k !!
The final straw was when he said to the wife that if all this car hunting was getting too much for her she could go into the showroom and have a cup of tea and watch TV whilst I picker her a car..........
I thought going car hunting, with cash in hand, and no trade in, was going to be a hell of a lot easier!!!
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