GrumpyGel said:

I did suggest that for the same money she would get herself a cracking low-mileage, top-of-the-range Freelander with all the leather interior, heated everything blah blah that would only be a couple of years older. Once she'd stopped giving me that disgusted daughter thinking her embarrassing dad is a 3 headed alien look - I deduced that was not .

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I know that's what I'd be buying

GrumpyGel said:

Not wishing to hijack the thread, OK I suppose I am, but my daughter, who has been driving our Starlet, is looking to buy her 1st car and is adamant she wants to spend about £5K on a Mazda Demio/2 (about 2009ish). It just seams like a boring car to me that will be worth next to nothing when she comes to sell it. I've been suggesting to her she buys something more interesting that won't devalue - eg a classic car. Freelander may now fit the 'classic' bit - but not sure its that interesting (to a 21 year old) or won't devalue! I've suggested something like an MGB. Anyway, I was looking around and came across this one, which would not be a contender for her, but looking at the passenger door and rear 1/4 panel, its had a huge whack - but has no signs of a significant impact. Do they really buckle that much from a small impact?

http://www.turners.co.nz/Damaged-Vehicles/Search/MG/B-ROADSTER/12711805

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