Has anyone on NSC ever owned a Copen?

[Binney on acid]

I'm looking for a sports car for the summer. The parking manoeuvre that I have to do to get a car into our garage is so difficult that my only options are to either move house or buy a Copen or a Suzuki Cappuccino and I've already had 2 of them. I can't afford anything high maintenance and am therefore looking for advice from the NSC community.

 

[Binney on acid]

Come on! You can do better than this. I saw a grey one along Dyke road about an Hour ago. Was it one of you that was driving it ?

 

[Shy Talk]

We used to have one of those at Christmas, instead of a turkey. Very nice.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

MG Midget. You can pick one up for a few grand. Spares are cheap through the MG owners club.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/mg/midget

 

[Icy Gull]

I'd love to suggest an Alfa GTV or Spider, lots of car and style for not much money, unfortunately they have the turning circle of a large tanker so would be completely useless if you need to get into a tight space garage, sorry

 

[Swillis]

I'd love to suggest an Alfa GTV or Spider, lots of car and style for not much money, unfortunately they have the turning circle of a large tanker so would be completely useless if you need to get into a tight space garage, sorry

Only buy an Alfa if you have lots of money to repair it. They are cheap for a reason

 

[Icy Gull]

Only buy an Alfa if you have lots of money to repair it. They are cheap for a reason

I have two, they are no more expensive than any car to maintain as long as they are serviced correctly.

Only buy an Alfa if you are a car lover, they don't fare well if abused.

 

[Waynflete]

We had a Copen in gunmetal grey and utterly loved it. Only sold it because baby arrived. Nothing macho about it, which for me is a plus.

 

[hitony]

Smart car......they are small.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Smart Roadster. Don't bother with a Copen.

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[Binney on acid]

We had a Copen in gunmetal grey and utterly loved it. Only sold it because baby arrived. Nothing macho about it, which for me is a plus.

Thanks for that. The narrow driveway, horrendous parking manouvre and my lack of cash make it impossible for me to consider any other car. I've had a couple of Suzuki Cappuccinos and don't want another. I am looking at a 1.3 Copen with an electric roof It's done 36000 Miles. Did you find yours cheap to run and insure?

 

[Waynflete]

Yeah it was pretty good. Good mileage and small engine so not too pricey on insurance. We had a 1.3 too. No reliability problems at all, although we did have ours from new under the scrap page scheme. Would thoroughly recommend