New Car for Older Dad - Suggestions? - Page 2

[Tonko] · 15-07-2008, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Martyvan

Would you seriously give a 70 year old a manual???

My 78 y.o Nonno wouldnt drive anything else, 4 speed HG. Bought it brand spankers... Wont even go near an auto, unlike me, im lazy :hihi:

iCat · 15-07-2008, 10:47 PM

thankyou for all the replies, the information is invaluable. a concern will also be something already mentioned: the bolsters on some of the seats. dad will have a ton of trouble getting in and out over those.

Martyvan · 15-07-2008, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by [Tonko]

My 78 y.o Nonno wouldnt drive anything else, 4 speed HG. Bought it brand spankers... Wont even go near an auto, unlike me, im lazy :hihi:

Old lady across the road from me, and another, 2 houses up from me, both drive manuals.

Across the road, i think is a XP/XR Falcon.. I reckon she has had it since new, always garaged. and never gets driven more than 4km at a time...... She must be in her 80s now, you hear her leaving, but she is in 3rd gear, 50 metres down the road!!!! Im keeping an eye on that one....................! Only driven to church on sundays....true in this case.

2 doors up drives an early 90s lancer hatch, and it is redlined in first gear, i dont know if they have found 2nd yet.... has Zero clutch/accelerator pedal balance any more, revs the guts out of it...

Powdered Toast Man · 16-07-2008, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by pauljh74

Makes you wonder how he drove when he was a young fellow!

Well he has regaled us with stories of rolling his beloved VW bug on the beach back in the 60s lol.

MRJUCY · 16-07-2008, 11:37 PM

Despite the Australian perception as being the Falcon company Ford really do make the best small cars going. They're not tinnie eccono boxes like the Asian makes & still drive like a proper car but not over priced to buy & run like the other euros.

winkle · 17-07-2008, 04:30 PM

My old man's 70 in two weeks and has a 2 year old Landcruiser 78 series ute with the big turbo diesel 6 (before the V8 came out). He loves it more than he loves mum!!

HLC · 17-07-2008, 04:37 PM

hyundai getz?

not the most comfortable car, but i reckon it fits the criteria specified in the first post.

i had fun in the one i had while my car was at the panel beaters

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Carby · 18-07-2008, 12:53 PM

Get him some class - one of those Funky Fiat 500's would really give him something to stir up his Corolla driving mates down at the club playing Bingo on Wednesdays!

XRtowcar · 18-07-2008, 05:34 PM

A FPV F6. At least whens he's gone you get to inherit a good car instead of a ten year old Beige Camry with 30,000 k's.

Sourbastard · 18-07-2008, 05:50 PM

Its packed with small car features, even has a front windscreen.

bingoTE50 · 18-07-2008, 07:30 PM

Try a Tiida . The doors open nice and wide and the seats are high and comfortable.
These go really well in auto form ,and my 70 year old loves hers.
In fact I rate them pretty highly myself for driving experience.

kim and james · 18-07-2008, 08:47 PM

A workmates old man lashed on a Focus a few months back and wishes he had done it years ago instead of hangin onto an EA

ieatsports_cars · 18-07-2008, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by auslandau

I am buying a car for my ol' man at the moment. He wants a G6E, but now he is thinking of a BF GT .... run out. Was looking at the GT-P but it took him 10 bloody painfull (for me) minutes to get out of over the bolsters in the seat! He is 73. Mum just tells him his a bloody fool and grow up but I say go for it and have some fun and as it will be his last car

aint you a good chap buying your dad a expensive car as his last car ! thie is nothing wrong with owning a v8 as your last car ! my pops last car before he had to hand his licence in was a v8 valiant and he loved it and he also liked to have no exhaust system on the valiant but he kept crashing the valiant in other parked car or shopping trollies and granny kept say saying that is is an ******* idiot and they used to have screeming matches every time when pop hit some thing it was funny but i was only little ! after pop handed his licence in then they brought a ed futura so the family can drive granny to dialysis and pop always wanted to drive the ed ! and the family said no and their was arument over how he could'nt drive the new ed futura !

Auslandau · 18-07-2008, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ieatsports_cars

aint you a good chap buying your dad a expensive car as his last car ! thie is nothing wrong with owning a v8 as your last car ! my pops last car before he had to hand his licence in was a v8 valiant and he loved it and he also liked to have no exhaust system on the valiant but he kept crashing the valiant in other parked car or shopping trollies and granny kept say saying that is is an ******* idiot and they used to have screeming matches every time when pop hit some thing it was funny but i was only little ! after pop handed his licence in then they brought a ed futura so the family can drive granny to dialysis and pop always wanted to drive the ed ! and the family said no and their was arument over how he could'nt drive the new ed futura !

Well he has helped me immensly in helping with my business and he is a Ford man through and through ..... even though he still drives his 65 series turbo deisel everywhere .... Been having a look around and the BF F6 is just such a bargain at the moment. AND there is method to my maddness as said below

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Originally Posted by XRtowcar

An FPV F6. At least whens he's gone you get to inherit a good car instead of a ten year old Beige Camry with 30,000 k's.

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ieatsports_cars · 18-07-2008, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by auslandau

Well he has helped me immensly in helping with my business and he is a Ford man through and through ..... even though he still drives his 65 series turbo deisel everywhere .... Been having a look around and the BF F6 is just such a bargain at the moment. AND there is method to my maddness as said below

well iam sure your dad will get the pleasure of owning a f6 i would to if it was one of my last cars ! lol i like your method as well ! but then you will have to take it of your mums hands she might enjoy it just as much lol, god yeah the amount i have spent on my el i could have brought a f6 :-(, i think it would be a hoot you dont see many of the aged population drive cars like the f6 well from what i have seen any way ! what colour would your dad like, as i said my old pop was a silly old bugger your dad proberly be a lot wiser and proberly has your helpfull mum to help on the road, when my old pop used to go for a drive we all used to cringe lol

Auslandau · 18-07-2008, 10:11 PM

This is the one I am having a look at at the moment....... 43k drive away.

..... Cant get the link up but its from cars sales. Silloutte BF Mk11 30,ooo k;s for 43k drive away!

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ieatsports_cars · 18-07-2008, 10:15 PM

gees that is a good buy ! i guess he likes black ! yummy

Auslandau · 18-07-2008, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ieatsports_cars

gees that is a good buy ! i guess he likes black ! yummy

Well he is already thinking about how he is going to wash it. SO .... to keep things on topic ...... THIS is what you should enjoy when your in your 70's ....

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ieatsports_cars · 18-07-2008, 10:43 PM

and i think that number plate says it all ! that is just one awesome looking vehicle !