Your fleet running reports

[Sundayjumper]

Looking to get my daughter her first car, current thinking is new Twingo (if released in time), VW UP or Polo or convertible Beetle, or a Mini of some description - any experience with any of them would be appreciated…

Let her choose something in a colour she likes. If you push her into anything else, every niggle will be a drama and All Your Fault. If she has the car she wants, the niggles will be overlooked.

Example. My wife recently got an ID3, simply because of the turquoise colour. The touchscreen & infotainment is infuriating and it’s full of intrusive “assistance” to the steering & braking. I avoid driving it unless I really have to. But she loves it because it’s turquoise and she chose it.

Basically anything German and fairly new will be fine in terms of reliability.

[Jobbo]

My wife recently got an ID3, simply because of the turquoise colour.

That colour is lovely - they used a similar turquoise on concept cars in the 1980s such as the Futura and the Scooter:

[Sundayjumper]

Decent!

I always found wth my Golf it was significantly more economical in hot weather conditions. Low 50s when it was very cold, high 60s when hot.

I remember my E46 behaving similarly. Not sure it was so noticeable on the F10 (I’ve had two 530d) though. Smaller cars more affected I guess.

[Marv]

My wife recently got an ID3, simply because of the turquoise colour.

That colour is lovely - they used a similar turquoise on concept cars in the 1980s such as the Futura and the Scooter:

Now a forum approved colour then. The first ID3 I saw was in that turquoise, on someone's driveway on my back road commute to work. They still have it now. Think the colour is the only thing nice about it really

[John]

I’ve had a run out to Cadwell today to watch a test day. The only slight problem was that the mirrors I fitted started to work loose a go a bit droopy The fitting instructions give you dire warnings not to over tighten the grub screws that hold the arms in position once fitted. Obviously I was a bit of a wuss and once retightened properly they stayed in position

I also got a free refreshing wash from one of the huge sprinklers farmers use on their fields, totally mistimed it as it worked its way around and caught the road, I had to use the wipers to see where I was going

[speedingfine]

Fab looking thing John, perfect weather for it Cadwell is amazing in a 7, as I'm sure you're aware, are you going to book a day yourself?

[John]

Almost certainly although no idea when. Cadwell is by far my favourite circuit although I can't claim to have driven them all