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IanF wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2026 12:50 am 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.

Sundayjumper wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2026 10:24 am 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:

Marv wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2026 10:29 pm 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.

Jobbo wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2026 10:44 am

Sundayjumper wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2026 10:24 am 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