Stuff I wanted from a car at various ages:

18: Cheap. Occasionally parts can fall off. -> Fiat Uno for 1k DM

25: Company car. Oh the camshaft exploded? Not my problem! Yay!

30: No car needed. Yay? -> DLR, Taxi and corporate cab account.

45: Cheap. Energy efficient. Reliable. Big trunk. -> Astra J 1.7 CDTI for under €5k

Now: Cheap*. Energy efficient. Reliable. Big trunk. 20 cm ground clearance. Bad road suspension. Seats that don't hurt my back.

No wonder its so hard to find with these growing needs :)

*Cheap means: If I have to spend more than €5k on a car it better be fucking awesome, lifts itself up for repair access, lasts forever, runs on beaver farts and not look like a malformed egg.

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Speaking of Rover, what's up with these Evoques? They actually look nice and the specs are ok and if you avoid the newer "Ingenium" engines they sound alright, but everyone warns about them breaking down all the time and costing a fortune to repair.

Is it just British self-hate or are they really absolute lemons?

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Looked a RAV4 in the trunk today. Older model, the one with the side hinged rear door and tyre strapped to it.

Are you kidding, the Crossgolf has the same space as that.

The Yeti offers more space in a smaller car.

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Some people listing their cars for sale like this 😆

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Skoda Yeti 4x4 on Autoplius, all the right specs but with summer tyres in deep winter.

Even if you didn't wreck it on the test drive (who pays for that I wonder), how are you supposed to get it home, bring your own winter tyres with wheels and slap them on?

No wonder it didn't sell yet 😁

Oh well, we're not that desperate this time around 😛

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