I've been told that every guy gets "car fever" in some point. Well, it hit my boyfriend last month, and he's been doing research on car sites and magazines ever since.

Tomorrow, we will be heading to test drive his favorites. We have a deal: he picks the brand, the technical stuff and I'll pick the color...

Funny enough, he doesn't want a big car, but a small one with nicely space at the trunk.

Any recommendations?

Sanna

Thank you, Ginger.

Awe, car shopping Here is a nice little two-seater, good on fuel, and it has a trunk, I think 

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BTW....girls get car fever too,  huh Cathi?

1967?!

this must have already more klms on than spaceships to the moon and back!

i already imagine sandie pushing the car from behind and talking to her boyfriend on the wheel:
- you said you know about the technical stuff!don't you?
-well you said you love the color!well don't you?

Got just the thing for you, Sanna, and it's not expensive -

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Charlie, you're killing me.   LOLOLOL

with GM re-doing everything I was actually shocked to see a new version of an El Camino being touted as as a Pontiac instead of a Chevy.  'The times they are a-changing'  for sure.   heavy sigh....

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I guess nothing is sacred.  Next thing you know Apple pie will be made in China and baseball players will have to allow turbans instead of helmets just like the Canadian mounted police were required to allow a few years back that Margi & a few other Canadians told me about.  (they refused to wear the historic Mounted police hats they have worn, like forever)


But I digress from your original thread Sanna.  Sorry. I don't know what cars are available in Finland but just tell him to do his homework on whatever he chooses to go with.  If he is "car savvy" then he should know.  If not...tell him to find someone who is, to give him their experience in what can be fixed and what will cost too much money to repair.

sandie99 wrote on Oct 1^st, 2010 at 6:04am:


I assume that if he picks something you don't approve then you'll pick a colour like bright pink or similar.

I'd go with a Holden and I wouldn't touch a Ford with a barge pole. This is something that anyone here in NZ or over the ditch in Oz will understand given the huge rivalry between the two companies down under.

Thank you, guys.

We pretty much spent the whole Saturday looking at cars and took few of them for a test drive. We are lucky to live in Helsinki and in the area we do, because most of the car brands have their stores within a short journey from us. And if we would have visited them all and checked every small car, it would have taken more than just a day...

Esa has not been that into cars, but lots of his pals and his big brother are. They have been giving us advices, too.

Here's the list of the cars we liked the most (so far):
Esa's favourite is Toyota IQ
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(apparently is sooooo great car, but doesn't have enough space)

Toyota Yaris
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Peugeot 207
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Honda Jazz
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(we both we impressed how much space and possibilities it had)

and we're considering also:
Citroën C1
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But nothing's decided yet. We are wondering if we should get a new one or used one, a few years' old. With some models, the difference between used and new one is shockingly small, which means that then the new one might be better.

Search is still on, but we had lots of fun yesterday.

But I must admit that I've never seen Esa so excited about a small car than he was with the Toyota IQ. Knowing him, he's now making calculations, if we would have enough time between getting that and needing a bigger car!

And yes, girls and women do get car fever, too. I've always been excited about Mini Coopers and Renault Twingo. We found the first one, and I checked it out (I'm less excited now - not enough space), but the latter is hard to find in this country, apparently, so we couldn't see it - the store didn't have any in Helsinki, but I'm not sure if that meant the whole country.

Sanna

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Depending on how long you intend to keep the car and depending on if you are going to have children while owning said care, would be a big factor.  If you intend to have the car and children, I would strongly suggest a 4 door (it's a pita trying to get kids in and out of car seats in a 2 door).

Now, my dream car(s) would be a 1964 1/2 Mustang (I know where two used to be and they were both completely restored) or a a vintage 2 door flop top Jaguar (my high school librarian had one).  Or an old pickemup truck.

Barry,
that's good to know! We're actually taking one Yaris for a test drive this week.

Carolyn,
the thing is: Esa fell for a 2 door car, I wish for a 4 door one - for exactly the reasons you mentioned: 4 door one would be much better in the long run. We both know that children are part of the future, but at this point, it is difficult to tell how near future.

And the new/used car process is still going on. Esa's brother did give us lot to think about last night when he visited us and we talked about cars for hours. Back in here, naturally, some cars are only available as new cars, so we'll see.

I believe that few new favorites rose last night. Let's just see what the outcome is later on this week when we've tested two more cars on the road.

Thank you for your output, ideas and comments. It has helped us a lot.

Sanna