Dave wrote:

Stop being tight and get her a Freelander 2 of her own

I wish!  Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints

Griff wrote:

My wifes car is for sale at the mo

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2880459.htm

thanks - but no thanks! needs to be really cheap! I'm trying to save for my kit car also  Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints

If your only looking at >10 miles a day why go for a small engine, fuel cost is going to be the least of your worries? Buy something nice, larger higher mileage cars are generally cheaper after a few years than smaller "cheap to run" shopping trolleys.
Our next second car will be a post 2002 FL1 - fuel cost will be marginally higher, and after 2002 most of the nasty surprises were sorted.
Stay away from Micras, ours 2003, 28Kmiles, multiple sensor failures, timing chain!, central locking module, auxbelt tensioner (shredded belt far from home), radiator leaked, crankshaft oil seals, air intake split - makes our original FL1 look reliable --- the devil is she loves it  Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

Andy131 wrote:

If your only looking at >10 miles a day why go for a small engine, fuel cost is going to be the least of your worries? Buy something nice, larger higher mileage cars are generally cheaper after a few years than smaller "cheap to run" shopping trolleys.
Our next second car will be a post 2002 FL1 - fuel cost will be marginally higher, and after 2002 most of the nasty surprises were sorted.
Stay away from Micras, ours 2003, 28Kmiles, multiple sensor failures, timing chain!, central locking module, auxbelt tensioner (shredded belt far from home), radiator leaked, crankshaft oil seals, air intake split - makes our original FL1 look reliable --- the devil is she loves it

"landy says C1 worse car ever and 2 miles was too far !"
well thats odd as I'm over 6ft and have two lanky kids in their twentys and wee all fit and as for the worse car ever ! it has to be my FR2. Its been the most unreliable piece of junk ever ! Lesson learnt now I shall never have another ! Worst experience by far !
Landrover need to learn how to build a car first and then train their dealerships in the art of understanding how they work !
I had to buy the C1 to support the FR2 when it didnt start and when all the elecs went haywire and when it kept going into reduced performance mode !

As for bangernomics, Capt you are quite correct, we looked at a VW polo about 4 years old but with road tax and insurance and maintenance cost over 3 years the C1 was a no brainer as i basically got a new car for nought, so you are quite correct in your thoughts !
I quite often do a 300 mile round trip in the C1 with no problem at all and at least in three years it has always started !

Well - I did it - took your advise OG and got the mrs a nice little brand new Citroen C1 in white!

Drove it from the dealers and I actually quite like it!!! and its plenty big enough to cart the family around so so far.

Got an absolute bargain as well so well chuffed with that.

Interesting tho - did any one see top gear the other night - spent 6.5k on a big old car and running them to see what happens.... be interesting to see if I did the wrong thing! Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints