Erk.

[graculus]

Well, I just got home. *sigh* My car broke down just after I got off the motorway on the way back from work, literally about 100 yards off the roundabout - I don't even want to think about what that sudden lack of go would have meant if I'd stayed on till the next junction, which I would have done if there hadn't been so much traffic.

The prognosis is pretty grim, from what the RAC guy said, so it's quite possible it won't be worth my while to pay for the car to be repaired. Not much of a surprise, given that I had it from new in 2000 and it's done over 125,000 miles. The 90 mile round trip to work every day for two years hasn't helped with that!

I'm not sure when my garage will be able to even look at it, as they're normally really busy, so I've had to hire a car for the time being. What did we do before the internet, when we couldn't just go online and book stuff any time? I'm trying to remember what those grim times were like... ;)

And finally, Brit car-owning peeps on my friendslist... any recs for nice reliable small(ish) cars?

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[rivier.livejournal.com]

My mother has had Vauxhalls of various shapes and sizes in the last umpteen years (a big flashy one when she was a rep, then a Corsa and currently a Tigra). All second hand, all extremely reliable and hard-working. The Tigra only stopped once after she boiled its engine dry by misinterpreting the 'no water' indicator, and then drove it hard through three months of hot summer. And it was repaired and has been fine since! My brother still has her Corsa, still going fine.

My friend J has a Ka which she speaks highly of and I've heard a few others bigging the Ka up. Very handy for parking, too.

My other bro has a Smart Car, but even though it's the sporty looking one he still looks like Noddy driving it, so I'm not exactly blowing its trumpet though it may actually be very good. He researches every purchase he makes a lot.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

I quite like the Noddy cars but the interiors are a bit poky and I was surprised to discover they're not actually any cheaper than cars which don't require you to contort yourself like a pretzel. ;)