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The Focus is better to drive, but you've got the bike for that, and the Focus has a pretty bad infotainment system (sync 2 doesn't support Android Auto/Apple Carplay either), and terrible side and rear visibility with large blind spots.
I'd get a reasonably nicely specced Golf (GT trim with satnav ideally but Match trim with satnav would be fine too) as my pick.
I'm assuming you want a manual, I wouldn't drive a Ford Powershift, the Civic torque converter isn't great, and even the DSG in the Golf is a dry plate system rather than the wet plate box found in the GTI/GTD/R
I was watching something about buying vehicles in Germany and apparently they tend to be obsessive about maintenance there so used vehicles aren't necessarily cheap but they tend to be of a very high standard. I expect the reverse is true of France where cars are cheap but have been used for driving across ploughed fields.
Anyway, my Civic has not been faultless but the dealer warranty covered everything with no quibble. Probably about £3k of work if I'd had to source it myself so I've been happy with Honda as a company. The driving position on the Civic is a bit 'sporty' and not ideal for city driving is the downside but they have clever use of space so you can out more stuff in than you'd think.
She wants an auto and we are looking at at least 12 months old.
It needs to be reliable and ideally some sort of warranty, as I am only here part of the time.
I've found a couple of Golfs:
https://en.comparis.ch/carfinder/marktplatz/details/show/26141199
That is one that I don't mind the spec of- I'd want to get it for closer to 20k though.
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You have to pay VAT if you do that if you haven't owned it for more than 6 months.
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Very economical, quite nippy performance (version vary but mine is 140 BHP).
The "FR" version is better though....more powerful plus has fully independent rear suspension...something that really baffled me when I got mine because fully independent suspension was present on all Ford Focus models from the 1990's onwards....
My wife loves hers, bought it used in 2016 and has given no issues (hers is a GTD).
It's easy to drive and park, it's comfortable, and it beats the ford and Honda for fuel economy too
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There’s a 4x4 option too.
I looked at sedans and crossovers but honestly a small or compact car is just easier.
So I don't think I'd go larger than a Golf.
A Polo is probably a smarter car for getting around the city.
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But people here earn a lot more than what they earn in the UK.
The average wage in Switzerland is 124k CHF (£105k).
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Not much help I know, just can't believe how much they are out there!
Yeah it is expensive here.
In comparison to Singapore cars here feel cheap.
I bought a Porsche Macan in the UK when I moved back to the UK- a £60k car specced up- but I test drove them in Singapore.
In Singapore that car is 300k SGD (£150k) for the base model, and you then need to pay road tax which is 10 years up front, at least 40k but could be as high as 100k- it changes year to year.
You can also only finance 70% of the car.
Oh and after 10 years you need to crush or export the car.
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The M140 is rapid. I actually went for the manual as I got bored of my auto. Feels like I made the right choice. It's got Pro nav, HK stereo and adaptive suspension as standard. LCI2 has digital dash too. I'm getting a stage 1 remap in a few weeks which will take it from 340 to 420 (ish) BHP. Don't judge me
My M135i was extremely tail happy.
Don't bin it.
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