Cars

[nineveh_uk]

I had decided that I wanted to buy a five (really four and a boot) door car, because they are much more civilised if you ever want to fit adults in the back, and there's more room to transport stuff. On the other hand, three (that is, two) doors are easier to get hold of, and cheaper. And I could buy one off a friend of my father's who's selling one. And do I actually need five doors anyway?

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Comments

[bookwormsarah.livejournal.com]

I went from a five to a three door car, and apart for a couple of occasions it has made no difference. How often are you likely to need to fit more than one adult into your car? If it is going to be regularly, then maybe, but if like me it only happens occasionally, stick to the three. Having said that I did miss my Escort when I moved house...

[azdak.livejournal.com]

If you want to transport furniture (also bicycles, dogs, large quantities of food shopping, and more than four drunk friends) nothing beats a hatchback.

[gramarye1971]

I am always a proponent of buying the least amount of car necessary at the most affordable price. Unless you plan to be driving with two passengers or hauling larger objects around on a regular basis, a three-door sounds like it would work just as well. (Not to mention that they tend to be easier to park!)

[rosathome.livejournal.com]

The thing is that you, like me, will be the sole car-owner in the household. So although this means that normally there will only be one of you in the car, it also means that on the occasions when you need a car with lots of space, yours will be the only one available. I use my back seat a LOT. And often for transporting stuff that doesn't fit in the boot (because it is still quite a small car) and wouldn't easily get into a three-door car.

[white_hart]

I tend to think that as long as you can fold the rear seats down it doesn't matter much whether you have rear doors or not, and I prefer a three-door car for the ease of chucking odd bits and pieces in the back seat.

[jennyrad.livejournal.com]

While it's often easier to get stuff into the back of a 5-door car, I don't *think* that - like-for-like as it were - there's inherently more actual *space*.

Ideally maybe if you're buying from someone you know you could experiment with "getting stuff into" the potential car before you decide?

[cleanskies.livejournal.com]

Get the car that meets your needs, not something someone else is getting rid of because it's inadequate for their needs.