Well, I wish I could afford some of your 'Must Have's' :)
Must have
Air Con
Cup holder
Must Not Have's
Stupid low profile tyres that make it a worse 'ride' than my lorry!
Pat
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Must have - a proper handbrake with a lever and a button, mounted between the front seats.
Must not have - The word "Espace" anywhere on the vehicle.
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Must have
As per FotheringtonThomas
Prefer to have
Full size spare wheel
At least 600 litres boot capacity with rear seats up
At least 2500 litres boot capacity with boots down
Lots of cubbies
Door pockets large enough to fit a large bottle of water
High Seating position
Lots of headroom
Less that 4200 mm long
Less than 1800 mm wide
70 profile tyres (or greater)
FWD
ABS
Driver and Passenger airbags
Manual transmission
Engine with at least 100 bhp
At least 35 mpg (official combined figure)
Sunroof
Citroen badge
Prefer not to have
Alloy wheels
Leather upholstery
electric windows
privacy glass
Must not have
Low profile tyres
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tyro,
Sounds like a Berlingo to me!!
Phil
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Must have: Reliable, quiet, good gearchange, compliant suspension, good heater, aircon, decent cornering, cheap, bonnet catch on DRIVER'S side.
Prefer: Stereo system that's easy to change, indicator stalk on the right, lockable glovebox, electric mirrors (don't like manual ones -- tricky to accurately set the LH one), easy to replace consumables (no big plastic thing on the engine, easy to get to front lightbulbs), clutch footrest.
Must not have: any overly complex electrical gubbins.
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Must have:
Rear wheel drive
At least six cylinders
Automatic transmission
Air conditioning
Very comfortable seats
A feeling, after closing the door, of being isolated from the outside world
Must not have:
Panorama roof
Huge alloy wheels with rubber band profile tyres
Diesel engine (unless it's my company car)
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Must have:
Remote locking
Elec windows
Power steering
Cruise
Air con
Satisfactory power and torque
Good mix performance/ economy
Manual gearbox
Must not have:
Bright red, yellow or white paint
Fake plastic wheels (trims)
DPF/ Eolys
DMF
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I want a car where I can change a bulb without booking it into a dealer or dismantling half the front end!
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must not have: wife attached commenting on driving.
Therfeore MUST have:
fitted gag.
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Musts;
RWD
Power steering by belt driven hydraulics
Proper auto
Normal ignition key starting
Instant starting, not wait an age for system check etc
Engine with huge low speed torque
Normal 3 turn dials for heater controls
Simple dash and switchgear, not a display from the eurofighter
Good visibility, with large rectangular door mirrors
Keylocks in both front doors
Must not's;
Climate control
or other digital controls
Electric/auto handbrake
Auto lights or wipers
Automated manual or other dodgy gearbox
led rear lights that can't be seen in sunshine
Front indicators that can't be seen when headlights on
Auto locking doors
Door locks that are electrical only without manual ops possible
Bootlock without a key/manual release of some sort
Spoilers
Bicycle tyre for spare
Radio that turns on automatically
Shallow sloped windscreen needing to limbo into the seat
Acres of black plastic dash with imitation plastic aluminium centre panel
Leather without seat heaters
I could go on...
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Must have:
- convenient good garage for make (main dealer or/& independant specialist)
Wished it didn't have:
- obvious road noise (difficult, when other factors taken into consideration)
- linked wash wipe system (Seemingly standard - why? On a frosty, salty morning, you need to know that the washers haven't frozen (despite heated jets and stiff concentration of washer fluid) otherwise the wipers smear the motorway spray into an opaque grey film..)
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Must have:
aircon/climate control
awd or rwd
oodles of power (over 150 bhp per tonne, preferably over 200)
satnav (though I can forgive this one if the car is fast enough)
ipod connectivity
excellent reliability
Mustn't have:
fwd
a metal retractable roof
diesel engine
auto gearbox
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This is an interesting thread - my you are a picky lot aren't you?! ;)
The next time I buy a car (probably in the very distant future), my standards are going to be a lot more exacting;
Must have:
Power - I made that mistake this time around thinking the economy savings would be worth it. They're not.
Some form of petrol propulsion.
Must not have:
A Vauxhall, Opel (or anything along those lines on the back).
Easy to please really.
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Sorry - I ran away with the excitment of getting a well timed, perfectly worded anti-Vauxhall quip in there.
I meant to say, "a Vauxhall, Opel (or anything along those lines) badge on the back.
Carry on.
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Not yet had a car with air con or many of the other gizmos, so until I've had the benifit or otherwise of these things I can't say. My elderly MX5 has no power steering, has wind up windows, no a/c and as it is a toy and lives in the garage unless dry, rarely has a roof. That's all I need. (Wife's car does our everyday stuff, but is still very basic).
So, must haves
Wheels..... 4 please
Seats....... two, more would be excessive
Engine...... petrol, non of that oily stuff
Preferably....Must not haves
Anything that needs me to study a handbook to get it working, or that relies on little black boxes full of electrickery that I don't understand. (I know the MX5 has got some, but nothing like anything modern).
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I'm not sure I have a list of must haves but I prefer -
Hydraulic suspension
A/C
Comfort
Reasonable MPG.
Come to think of it there is a must have but I fit it myself -
A good sounding 'stereo'
Dislike sunroofs due to my head already being fitted with one! Though I do like the ventilation you get when set to tilt.
Steve.
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