Sold Wanted small automatic car for my mum

[fatbastard]

I’m after a new car for my mum but an automatic this time .
She left the handbrake off yesterday

Does anyone know of a good reliable little car please ?

 

[rovert57]

Stay away from any car that has a cvt

 

[fatbastard]

Stay away from any car that has a cvt

Thanks I have been warned .

 

[Da1sycat]

What happened to the absolute belter of a Toyota Aygo Auto that was on here recently?

 

[Vern]

How fast was that going when it was stopped by the lamp post then?

 

[fatbastard]

How fast was that going when it was stopped by the lamp post then?

Not a clue she was in someplace came out and the car was missing looked down the road and there it was .

 

[fatbastard]

What happened to the absolute belter of a Toyota Aygo Auto that was on here recently?

It sold , that would have been perfect .
Thanks

 

[Joca]

What about the bmw i3 that was for sale here? Nice and easy...
She will love it if she only does a few miles.

 

[fatbastard]

What about the bmw i3 that was for sale here? Nice and easy...
She will love it if she only does a few miles.

We had thought electric as she does hardly any miles but the concern is at 87 I’ve to go around to her house and charge her ring doorbell never mind her car . But we are considering it , I don’t know a great deal about EV’s myself hence the hesitation.

 

[Joca]

Fair enough. But driving it is a doddle. And it automatically locks into park when switch off.

 

[Da1sycat]

We had thought electric as she does hardly any miles but the concern is at 87 I’ve to go around to her house and charge her ring doorbell never mind her car . But we are considering it , I don’t know a great deal about EV’s myself hence the hesitation.

I feel your pain having upgraded Mum from conversation and Sky only to internet and streaming.

 

[fatbastard]

Fair enough. But driving it is a doddle. And it automatically locks into park when switch off.

Yeah I got a good a Nissan Leaf it was like on the dodgers . Need to suss out if she could work it out .

 

[Magwa]

As a nr 70yr old with issues
I'm considering giving up my DVLA license soon.
I took my fathers licence away and his car after he did a series of similar " things "
That was when he was 80yr old and losing his marbles
For your mother's safety and that of others .I think a family conference may be needed.
Insurance companies may be reluctant to insure your mother at 87.
I hope you get sorted
Good luck with the search

 

[fatbastard]

As a nr 70yr old with issues
I'm considering giving up my DVLA license soon.
I took my fathers licence away and his car after he did a series of similar " things "
That was when he was 80yr old and losing his marbles
For your mother's safety and that of others .I think a family conference may be needed.
Insurance companies may be reluctant to insure your mother at 87.
I hope you get sorted
Good luck with the search

Cheers we are all having these conversations, my Dad passes away a couple of years away and she is so active hate to think what she would be like without a car.
She hasn’t been a danger yet to anyone and is pretty cautious,the police put it down as a technical fault after checking the car . It’s more us that think she didn’t put the handbrake on properly .

 

[JonF]

As a nr 70yr old with issues
I'm considering giving up my DVLA license soon.
I took my fathers licence away and his car after he did a series of similar " things "
That was when he was 80yr old and losing his marbles
For your mother's safety and that of others .I think a family conference may be needed.
Insurance companies may be reluctant to insure your mother at 87.
I hope you get sorted
Good luck with the search

Insurance for an 87 year old is no problem, I have just arranged it for my mum who's the same age. It's not cheap, but easy to get

 

[ChasMill]

Cheers we are all having these conversations, my Dad passes away a couple of years away and she is so active hate to think what she would be like without a car.
She hasn’t been a danger yet to anyone and is pretty cautious,the police put it down as a technical fault after checking the car . It’s more us that think she didn’t put the handbrake on properly .

That photo suggests otherwise ... my mother gave up her car five years ago at 81. I took it to be serviced and the garage refused, as it had done fewer that 1,000 miles since the last MOT and service. She was having geriatric epilepsy, so was a danger...