Have to buy a new car!

[vickster]

Mine doesn't fit as the seats don't fold down

You need a new car, I don't even have to take the front wheel off with the seats down

 

[DCLane]

You want one of these (shameless plug for my car that's not even on sale yet):

2006 Aero in Lime Yellow for 3 biggies plus a bit

That'd leave some left for a bike.

 

[KneesUp]

£1500 max is all I spend on a car now and that's pushing it. My '99 Astra was bought for £1050 three years ago (One owner from new, FSH) and I've almost doubled the 63k on the clock, there are still eight months MoT left on it.

Look round and you can get some cracking motors for little money.

Agreed - our two car combined cost less than £4k. Get one in good condition and the mechanicals just go on and on. Our two have done 260k miles between them, but you wouldn't know if you sat in them and drove them.

Having a maximum budget I can understand. A minimum budget seems daft, especially as the difference between a £4k car and a £2k car is not going to be huge. That said, if you want to offer £4k for either of mine you're welcome.

 

[T4tomo]

get a good used Volvo S80 for a lot cheaper than your budget .... I have one and am well pleased .... no probs so far (touch wood), and I've had it for several years

V70 surely, much easier for putting bikes in the back.

 

[Biff600]

You need a new car,

Absolutely not, I love my cls.

 

[mustang1]

Get her to pay

Ooooh contentious!!!

 

[tyred]

You need one of these Fiats. Wonder why it never made production?

 

[Oxo]

You need one of these Fiats. Wonder why it never made production?

It's just an old model that has been recycled.

 

[Drago]

Four grand for a new car? Unless your current motor really is dire, such as about to snap in half through corrosion, it's surely not going to cost you a quarter of that to repair it?

 

[KneesUp]

You need one of these Fiats. Wonder why it never made production?

It did, but they all rusted away within a fortnight.

 

[tyred]

It's just an old model that has been recycled.

There were prototypes made when that Fiat was a current model. I remember being impressed by the concept when seeing and reading about it in a car magazine at the time.

 

[KneesUp]

There were prototypes made when that Fiat was a current model. I remember being impressed by the concept when seeing and reading about it in a car magazine at the time.

And at the time thinking "it has room for two passengers but only one bike? What on earth?"

 

[tyred]

And at the time thinking "it has room for two passengers but only one bike? What on earth?"

In reality, I suspect most car journeys only have a single occupant. I'm not sure why they keep making cars bigger all the time.

 

[vickster]

Maybe she wants (rather than needs) a new car and this is a good time to change rather than spending money on the old one (just like the OP wants, rather than needs a new bike)

 

[Vapin' Joe]

In reality, I suspect most car journeys only have a single occupant. I'm not sure why they keep making cars bigger all the time.

They're no bigger on the inside. Overall they've become bloated to fit in all the air bags, crumple zones, electronics etc.