Thread: SWMBO - Daily Car Choices

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

Hi All,

SWMBO work situation might be changing soon - which means that we need to buy her a daily driver...

Requirements?
Manual or auto - doesn't matter
$5,000 - $6,000 budget (maximum)
Small/Medium
<150,000 km on the clock?
Probably prefer a dealer car - yes it's more expensive, but at least you get a 3 month warranty if anything drastic goes wrong?
Victoria

I'm thinking something like a Suzuki Swift or Mazda 2..

What are peoples thoughts or suggestions?

Mick/Homestar - before you say it, I don't think that SWMBO could handle the sheer excitement of a Camry...

Cheers,
GG.

To tell you the truth, I don't think there is anything else that would suit.

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

Hi All,

SWMBO work situation might be changing soon - which means that we need to buy her a daily driver...

Requirements?
Manual or auto - doesn't matter
$5,000 - $6,000 budget (maximum)
Small/Medium
<150,000 km on the clock?
Probably prefer a dealer car - yes it's more expensive, but at least you get a 3 month warranty if anything drastic goes wrong?
Victoria

I'm thinking something like a Suzuki Swift or Mazda 2..

What are peoples thoughts or suggestions?

Mick/Homestar - before you say it, I don't think that SWMBO could handle the sheer excitement of a Camry...

Cheers,
GG.

Have a look at a Honda Jazz. More room inside than a 2 or a Swift.

i30 maybe.....

Toyota Camry (seriously), I30, Mazda 3, Whatever the Kia equivalent is. Plenty of good cheap cars out there at the moment, it's a buyers market. What's wrong with the Perentie?

Camry will make her fall asleep at the wheel.

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

$5,000 - $6,000 budget (maximum)

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

Probably prefer a dealer car - yes it's more expensive, but at least you get a 3 month warranty if anything drastic goes wrong?

I thought a warranty only came with cars $10,000 and over.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Camry will make her fall asleep at the wheel.

The Camry makes other road users and pedestrians fall asleep.
If they notice it.

Homestar - I have considered letting her drive the Perentie, and its still an option BUT:

* I would prefer to fit door locks to it (not that difficult I believe)
* I would prefer to fit an ignition lock to it (again, not that difficult I believe)
* It's on Club Plates - which means that I would have to transfer it to full rego (I'm guessing another RWC, and I'm guessing stamp duty. Plus imagine trying to change it at Vicroads! )
* During working hours - it will either be at a train station car park OR an un-secured car park
* It would need to be used for shopping, book club, etc

All very possible - but I suppose I am spoiling the Perentie at the moment... It's still a consideration.

Mick - I didn't know that about warranty.. I'll have to investigate that - you learn something every day.

Just "what iffing" at this point in time.