Car for my daughter (new driver)

[RonnieZA]

I bought a 2018 Mazda 2 new. Very impressed with the car and they keep value if looked after. Although she wanted manual. They are a bit pricey now brand new.

 

[TheChamp]

The Honda Jazz has the best safety spec of them all, I don't know about service plans.

 

[tRoN]

I’m leaning towards the Mazda 2. I like the looks.
Going for a test drive soon

 

[TheChamp]

I’m leaning towards the Mazda 2. I like the looks.
Going for a test drive soon

It's a beautiful car and a much better quality product. Good thing you are looking for an auto because it comes with full spec.

 

[ThatGuy_ZA]

Hyuandai i10 grand - awesome little cars.

 

[pinball wizard]

Sadly the Up! has just been pulled from SA. I'm a fan of it as well. I felt VW SA should have done a better job marketing it here.

There was never a 2 pedal option offered in SA.

No, they should have pitched it at the correct price point.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Hyuandai i10 grand - awesome little cars.

or the atos, or wait a few months for the new i10 and the old grand i10's will be cheap

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Needs to be auto.

Get her CVT, she will learn to drive stick very quickly

 

[pinball wizard]

Needs to be auto.

Can she drive manual? It's a fantastic skill to have.

 

[bwana]

Needs to be auto.

Why? Is she restricted to driving vehicles with an automatic transmission?

 

[Lupus]

Sadly the Up! has just been pulled from SA. I'm a fan of it as well. I felt VW SA should have done a better job marketing it here.

There was never a 2 pedal option offered in SA.

VWSA would rather pump their stripped out Polo Vivo, over the much better little City Car the UP!

 

[Lupus]

If not the 2 then this:

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That yeah . I mean I've only got the little Clio but the Megane, man if I had the cash.

 

[UrBaN963]

Is there a reason the Fiesta is not on your list? They're fantastic.

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Is there a reason the Fiesta is not on your list? They're fantastic.

Yep fuel consumption is awesome on these, as they spend half of there time at bloody mechanic lol

Don't even start with terrible powersh1t transmissions and 1.0 ecoboost issues. ( new one does have regular torque converter gearbox now)

 

[Dairyfarmer]

As long as it has ABS, stability control, as many airbags as possible,.....
A good tracker that alerts to impacts and harsh braking, .....
Auto locking doors are a must. And watch out for those cars that unlock every door when you turn the key off or open the driver's door.

Then you are all good.

Tech in cars is advancing so much that, even a 5 year old car does not have the safety tech your child deserves. Don't scrimp on costs or aim squarely at fuel consumption and ignoring safety features.

 

[pinball wizard]

VWSA would rather pump their stripped out Polo Vivo, over the much better little City Car the UP!

Of course no one in SA uses a city car as a city car. We all gladly jump in teeny tiny atos's and up's and race between the coast and JHB, or worse, between JHB and PTA daily. It's a dumb car and a dum concept in sa.

 

[pinball wizard]

Is there a reason the Fiesta is not on your list? They're fantastic.

Probably the ford sticker on it. At least that would be my reason. I feel about fords the way most of you lot feel about renaults.

 

[azbob]

Why? Is she restricted to driving vehicles with an automatic transmission?

Speaking from experience, it’s difficult to do your makeup while driving manual.

 

[UrBaN963]

Yep fuel consumption is awesome on these, as they spend half of there time at bloody mechanic lol

Don't even start with terrible powersh1t transmissions and 1.0 ecoboost issues. ( new one does have regular torque converter gearbox now)

Shem. My girlfriend has a 2016 and it's given not a day's trouble, bar brake squeak. The new ones (which aren't even all that new anymore) have better engines and transmission and all the features a new driver could ask for and then some.

 

[Lupus]

Of course no one in SA uses a city car as a city car. We all gladly jump in teeny tiny atos's and up's and race between the coast and JHB, or worse, between JHB and PTA daily. It's a dumb car and a dum concept in sa.

I think the Up! would've actually do that trip quite well, other cars like Sparks, Atos, Kwids won't.