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It's the same question that comes to my mind when I am stuck in a traffic jam. Clearly, my car is not ideal if you constantly commute in the city centre. But what car is?
The first car that should come to one's mind is the Smart: Small, cheap to run, with low consumption. But it can only seat 2 people, with limited space for luggage. You can't stop at the supermarket, when returing from your work, when you have picked up your wife from her job. Also, the second generation is not short enough, to be able to park vertically on the side of a street, as it's about 10cm (if I am not mistaken) illegal. So, unless you are willing to chop off 10cm of your car, you have the same chance to find a parking spot with one that's driving a Fiat 500. Or a MINI Cooper. And the MINI driver gets more fun with his car
Then one should think of the current generation of two and four door mini cars. Chevrolet Matiz, Chevrolet Spark, Fiat Panda, Ford Ka, Renault Twingo, Toyota/Peugeot/Citroen Aygo/107/C1, etc. They are small. Very small. They are cheap to buy and to run. They can sit four people and their groceries. They are perfect!
Then one should never think of the Suzuki Jimny. But I do: It's still small, it can only be bought with an 1.3VVTi engine, it has selectable AWD, you sit confortably high, and gets good fuel economy. It can also sit four, and can climb high pavements, when there's not enough parking space on the road
My choise would be the Jimny, if I was confortable with spending an extra 4000€ over a Fiat Pand that would be my second choise and a Peugeot 107, that would be my third. But I would also have a car that can also be used for confortable travelling, off the road, has AWD and more power for this size. Four grand, is four grand though
What would be your choise and why?
The first car that should come to one's mind is the Smart: Small, cheap to run, with low consumption. But it can only seat 2 people, with limited space for luggage. You can't stop at the supermarket, when returing from your work, when you have picked up your wife from her job. Also, the second generation is not short enough, to be able to park vertically on the side of a street, as it's about 10cm (if I am not mistaken) illegal. So, unless you are willing to chop off 10cm of your car, you have the same chance to find a parking spot with one that's driving a Fiat 500. Or a MINI Cooper. And the MINI driver gets more fun with his car
Then one should think of the current generation of two and four door mini cars. Chevrolet Matiz, Chevrolet Spark, Fiat Panda, Ford Ka, Renault Twingo, Toyota/Peugeot/Citroen Aygo/107/C1, etc. They are small. Very small. They are cheap to buy and to run. They can sit four people and their groceries. They are perfect!
Then one should never think of the Suzuki Jimny. But I do: It's still small, it can only be bought with an 1.3VVTi engine, it has selectable AWD, you sit confortably high, and gets good fuel economy. It can also sit four, and can climb high pavements, when there's not enough parking space on the road
My choise would be the Jimny, if I was confortable with spending an extra 4000€ over a Fiat Pand that would be my second choise and a Peugeot 107, that would be my third. But I would also have a car that can also be used for confortable travelling, off the road, has AWD and more power for this size. Four grand, is four grand though
What would be your choise and why?
