Toronto_Ted
Lease is coming up and looking at a possible change. Currently got a VW Tiguan, which does the job and is a pretty nice drive, not that I'm a master driver and more likely than not we'll just replace it with a newer model. But … looking at a Mini Countryman (Cooper All 4 model) - anyone had one, got one, driven one ? Thanks for any feedback.
Placid
It'll feel small after your current car. Im considering low emmissions next car or maybe sooner if I get another 3 points.
gore
Nice car to drive is the mini, but yeah its smaller. Driven my mates car a bit - well made and decent. Small boot (which with all the kid stuff)...
gore
placidcasual wroteIt'll feel small after your current car. Im considering low emmissions next car or maybe sooner if I get another 3 points.
Wife has BMW 1 series 116ED, 99CO2 emissions, genuine 70m to the gallon and brilliant to drive. Basic as fuck and looks like shit, but fuck all to run.
Placid
gore wroteplacidcasual wroteIt'll feel small after your current car. Im considering low emmissions next car or maybe sooner if I get another 3 points.
Wife has BMW 1 series 116ED, 99CO2 emissions, genuine 70m to the gallon and brilliant to drive. Basic as fuck and looks like shit, but fuck all to run.
Low tax to boot! Another letter from Bradford WYP I 'll be on shanks' pony. Whatever the fuck that means. What does that mean?!?
Foxy_Dread
Shank's Pony, is on foot.Not sure of it's origins.
gore
placidcasual wrotegore wroteplacidcasual wroteIt'll feel small after your current car. Im considering low emmissions next car or maybe sooner if I get another 3 points.
Wife has BMW 1 series 116ED, 99CO2 emissions, genuine 70m to the gallon and brilliant to drive. Basic as fuck and looks like shit, but fuck all to run.
Low tax to boot! Another letter from Bradford WYP I 'll be on shanks' pony. Whatever the fuck that means. What does that mean?!?
Get yersen one of them Garmin sat navs that have the speed camera (inc mobile ones) monitoring ones. Paid for itself inside 3 trips to Spain in on the spot fines I didn't get hit with.
gore
Foxy Dread wroteShank's Pony, is on foot.Not sure of it's origins.
Origin
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/Shanks's-ponylate 18th century: first recorded as shanks-nag in R. Fergusson's Poems (1785).
Cuts
You'll miss the space
Toronto_Ted
Boot/trunk space is the one thing we're concerned about. No stroller needed for the little one now so thats one off the list. Sorting out a test drive for next week . Other options were the BMW X3 but it the base model starts off at the same price as the Mini (with all the extras). The new VW Bulli (microbus) is due out 'soon' which is what we really want but no launch date as yet. Much appreciated gents.
Placid
Wife has a mini its great fun for a bit but after a while gets to you..... Now that's ironic.
Ray_Hankin's_shorts
My sister-in-law has one and is going to get ridNot big enough for her and her two plus it drinks fuel according to her
Travis_Bickle
Mate had an X3. Said it was the worst, most pointless car he'd ever owned. Like they designed it deliberately to be too big to be economical and nippy, easy to park etc but too small to be practical if you know what I mean.I'm selling the XC90. Don't want to but I can't afford 31mpg and £450 ish road tax. Getting something like a Focus for a year then leasing a hybrid of some description.
Djpekingman
The 'mini' is actually bigger than a golf. Look at them side by side.
Toronto_Ted
Test drove the Mini Countryman Cooper All 4 yesterday. Nippy, fun to drive but you feel like you're in inside something that you can buy in Toys R'Us. Very gimmicky and feels cheap, which was a shame and let down as we were ready to accept the issue of less space. All the dealers are in the same part of town so we wandered over to BMW and tried out the X3i. Super nice drive, very much 'less is more' on the inside but I felt a little too 'grown up'. Couple of other options after a bit of research, so looking at the Audi Q5 and the Land Rover LR2, give them a whirl this week. Anyone own either of these of had one ?
Djpekingman
Range Rover Evoque - any good?
hipgnosis
My other half has got one - Range Rover Evoque. The two door version, which has this mad thing where to move the seats forward (so that you can get in the back) the seats move electrically but as fast as a Stannah stair lift.She really likes it and it has the best in car stereo I have ever heard - Meridian.Loads of space.
Cuts
Get a Kia, I've bout 4 already this world cup
CharlieG
Wanting a nippy but frugal, petrol runabout for the missus (and the lad, for the summer). Any thoughts on the Golf 1.4 TSI (not the 160bhp one)?
Toronto_Ted
Djpekingman wroteRange Rover Evoque - any good?
Pushing out of the price range when you add on all the extras. Neither of can see much point spending too much on a car that will barely do 6000 kms a year.