Good evening all!
My wife and I have been looking for a small car for her, something to replace a Ford KA (excellent on fuel), that will be able to transport her and our impending baby in comfort and safety
After many investigations and lists, we initially chose a Panda 100hp, excellent fun small car but the economy was pretty terrible for a 1.4 and the ride was apalling. That and only 3 NCAP stars made us turn else where.
We briefly looked at Citroen C4's but they don't seem to be wearing particularly well?
We are not very brand loyal, but as an engineer that has a real passion for vehicles and a wife that has three brothers and a father all car mad, they have to be built right! We have had some odd ball cars in the past, Nissan S-cargo, two Citroen XM's and one BX, a string of BMW's, three Daihatsu Charade GTti's and numerous others, having a rare cars is almost a prerequisite for us
That was the point we started looking at A2's, light, small, fuel economic, and safe.
We have looked at a few, they seem to suffer from being wives cars, with ring and nail damage to all plastics. That and engine problems
The right one for the right price came up in Birmingham, we looked at it this morning and bought it
After a good clean, was, back to black, clean all the damn silicone of the interior, hoover, and rain-x, it was looking much much better.
Not perfect, plenty of age related bumps and scrapes on the corners and a dent in the drivers door, but all superficial. I have an OSS, not and NOSS
With one owner from new, 98k on the clock and all the right recipts, we are dead happy!
Things on the upgrade list include, sort out the cataract in the passenger headlight, new rear drivers side lens, refurb wheels, maybe sort out some new front wings and a rear bumper, and get a false boot floor set up.
I will take photos and do my best to write up any work we do for the benefit of others
Kind regards,
James and Michelle
My wife and I have been looking for a small car for her, something to replace a Ford KA (excellent on fuel), that will be able to transport her and our impending baby in comfort and safety
After many investigations and lists, we initially chose a Panda 100hp, excellent fun small car but the economy was pretty terrible for a 1.4 and the ride was apalling. That and only 3 NCAP stars made us turn else where.
We briefly looked at Citroen C4's but they don't seem to be wearing particularly well?
We are not very brand loyal, but as an engineer that has a real passion for vehicles and a wife that has three brothers and a father all car mad, they have to be built right! We have had some odd ball cars in the past, Nissan S-cargo, two Citroen XM's and one BX, a string of BMW's, three Daihatsu Charade GTti's and numerous others, having a rare cars is almost a prerequisite for us
That was the point we started looking at A2's, light, small, fuel economic, and safe.
We have looked at a few, they seem to suffer from being wives cars, with ring and nail damage to all plastics. That and engine problems
The right one for the right price came up in Birmingham, we looked at it this morning and bought it
After a good clean, was, back to black, clean all the damn silicone of the interior, hoover, and rain-x, it was looking much much better.
Not perfect, plenty of age related bumps and scrapes on the corners and a dent in the drivers door, but all superficial. I have an OSS, not and NOSS
With one owner from new, 98k on the clock and all the right recipts, we are dead happy!
Things on the upgrade list include, sort out the cataract in the passenger headlight, new rear drivers side lens, refurb wheels, maybe sort out some new front wings and a rear bumper, and get a false boot floor set up.
I will take photos and do my best to write up any work we do for the benefit of others
Kind regards,
James and Michelle
