The world around me seems to have gone car buying mad ! Must have something to do with the sunshine. A friend just phoned to say she had bought an Audi A1, her first new car ever. She is so excited. At least this time she wasn't buying an Alfa, but something uber trendy as a young girl should.
Boredom has set in with another friend and a day is pencilled in for trawling dealers, and test driving cars which will either excite or fail to deliver on the the promises made by glossy adverts. Not to mention trying to buy the car you want and not the one the salesman wants you to have.
Another position you may find yourself in is when a trusty friend gives up the ghost. Has to be replaced by something. But are you the sensible kind who works out the costs over the next five years, which colour has the best resale value and end up with a beige eurobox? Or do you let you heart take over for a bit and buy a sporty little number that you have always promised yourself ?
A friend is in the second part of that paragraph, and before its all too late would like to do the fun before practical. An Audi TT was high on the list. But purchase and running costs aren't the cheapest in the world. As we know buying an Audi is one thing but running it is not always cheap.
Enter the alternative, a Hyundai Coupe. Not a bad looking car, and the Hyundai brand is on the up with cars like the IX35 et al. So reasonable to drive, good to look at and not costing the earth to run. Job done. Which is fine for second hand but I really would like to see a Hyundai Veloster in the flesh. Another cool Hyundai maybe and due to arrive around October.
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