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@Velocio
I bought a new car.
Well, when I say bought... leased. But it is new.
Having to hand the beloved Saab 93 back as it's at end of lease. I originally wanted to buy it at this point, but they're asking £12k for a car that isn't worth £7k from a company that no longer exists. Er... no.
So we sat down, figured out what we could afford, tried to scour second hand car sites for something that would do... but we just don't have the money in one hit, and cannot get a loan on low wages. But... but... car companies will put us on a finance plan. Fuckers. We're trapped again.
I've had fun though. Felicity and I have new criteria: A 3-door car, small enough to be easy in the city (parking, leaving room for cyclists, etc) and a fast on the motorway.
We tried a load of cars, VW Polo, VW Golf, Audi A1, Audi A3, Fiat 500, Alfa Romeo Mito... the winner though? Mini Cooper S.
Basically a 2l engine in this little car. 0-60 in under 7 seconds, a hell of a lot of torque available. And the budget actually made the thing feasible.
The Alfa Romeo was 2nd place, it was the best "default". You needn't add any options and you had a decent enough car. The mini was just too much fun though.
Anyhow... it looks like this:
http://www.mini.co.uk/design-your-mini/?configurationID=w4j9f5k5
Should get it in a month's time.
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