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-1000....10000. Accepted by my wife.
That is the main [edit*]and only[edit*]Point and makes life that much easy  
- Somebody near me told me to write this more precise
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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That's reality. 
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For me it is easy
1. Pickup truck
2. Engine that can tow at least 12,000 lbs.
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Wow, big wife?
Just kidding... Following the first post a bit much
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Actually I own a 300 acre farm and raise cattle.
I know very odd for a a developer.
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Not in any particular order:
Price
4 Wheel Drive
Mileage
Good seats
Decent enough engine (no autobahn here)
Good turning radius
Road visibility (I've driven cars with huge blind spots because of pathetic window arrangement)
Marc
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Road visibility is a serious problem nowadays since all cars needs to be crash proof.
But atleast you're less likely to die in that crash you caused from not seeing that other car.
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Price... Yeah, that's pretty much my main concern when buying a car.
Currently I drive less than 10000 km a year, which is close to nothing, but I do really need that car 
Luckily my work pays for it (mostly).
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Sad fact of the day - a 660 cc engine is sufficient to avoid being a roadblock on *any* road or highway in Tokyo
(Sad for me anyway)
The speed limit on a lot of roads is 30. Kilometers per hour, not miles. Totally insane! Lucky it isn't enforced too strictly.
For me,
Automatic gearbox (same reason, her license is limited to automatic)
7 seater or bigger
Red
Reasonably fuel efficient
NOT a Toyota (either ugly or ridiculously expensive or occasionally both)
Locally manufactured (maintenance too costly otherwise)
Hybrid if possible (because of lower taxes)
Quiet enough to hear radio
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I look in the rear-view mirrors and recite this: [^] to see if I am really closer than I appear.
«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.
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1.Price
2.Shifter (I hate automatic)
3.Age
4.KM
5.German
6.Fuel Consumption (Diesel)
7.Wagon, because we need space to carry the wifes house with us
8.Not French
9.HP to tow stuff (120HP+ diesel are mostly sufficient)
10. Does the lady like it?
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I need a pamaromic view window at the top..... A must.
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1. Comfortable but not too big - parkings are what they are and narrow roads are the norm.
2. Hardiness. A car that breaks down every 10.000 kms or has problems from the scratch is a no-go
3. GPL or very low fuel consumption. With petrol at 1.5€/liter even short trips cost. A lot.
4. Average engine - powerful enough to be at ease at cruising speed, but less than 1800cc possibly because insurance price grows linearly with engine power. A 900 cc costs me 500€/year and I have the lowest possible merit class, it can't go further down.
5. SAFETY. No more cares without ABS if I can help it.
6. PRICE. No debts for a car please. That's a problem in Italy as even small city cars costs no less than 15.000€.
7. Average luggage compartment with collapsible rear seats.
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- Automatic[1]
- Large enough to fit a couple of 7'6" spears
Everything else is negotiable.
[1] Because the wife can't shift manually lefthanded. We used to have manual cars, but since we moved to England, we've had automatics.
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That's an interesting demand.
Historic reenactments?
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Yup. Saxon, Viking, and Norman.
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Until your point no. 8 it looks like a Renault Megane Estate kind of a stuff
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Every person I know that has owned a Renault has had an engine breakdown. So they're on my no go list.
One notable exception though, my father owned a 4L and was very happy with it, but he had an accident and bought a 5 afterwards. Which was a piece of sh*t car.
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Here is my checklist, not necessary in this order:
Price
Mileage
Engine type (Diesel)
Horse power
Look (!)
Equipment (Decent A/C, decent stereo set, additional funky stuff, etc.)
Internal space/leg room/ seats width to accommodate relatives
For used car:
Years in circulation
Number and type of previous owners (m/f, private/corporate, smoker/non-smoker)
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Must haves:
1. Pickup truck
2. Big engine (pull camper)
3. Great stereo (long commute)
4. Heated seats
5. 4 wheel drive
(cold and snowy around here, last year 90 inches and down to -20 degrees)
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-Price,
-Reliability, because I really don't like to spend time at the repair shop.
-Fuel consumption,
-CD Player (too often these days CD is gone and only USB is available, I like having both)
-Rare model. I like to be almost the only one with a model. Here I've got a Scion xD in Canada, very few on the road and not really expensive.
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It needs to be able to carry at least a few of my boats...
Hogan
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How much does one such boat weigh?
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white boat is a Kruger Cruiser 85 pounds 38.5 kg
Blue boat is a Hobie Adventure 80 pounds 36.5 kg
Camo boat is Old Town 50 pounds 22.6 kg
Approximate Weight Total 215 pounds 97.5 kg
This is over the weight limit of 150 pounds for the roof rack, but necessary for a long adventure!
Hogan
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So, when you wife buys a car:
- It's Cute
- It's Something my husband wont drive
- Powder blue or Pink (so my husband wont drive it)
- And my husband gets to do his favorite part. Beat the guy up on the price.
He is REALLY GOOD at acting like he doesn't want the car (that's the secret he tells me).
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