Cars!

We've always had Polos and they have given us good reliable service - our latest is an automatic and it is is brilliant.

Men and their cars! - hmm. We always register our cars in my name and I am fully involved in the choosing; which isn't a great feat as we have had virtually the same for years!

Registering in my name started because, on one occasion when we needed to buy a new car, I researched buying it on the internet and found a really good deal - about £1000 less. I went to our local VW dealer with a print-out of the offer and said that if they could match it, I would buy it from them instead - and they agreed!!! My OH would never have had the nerve, so it finished up in my name, and they all have been since.

I like my Nissan Qasqai (can't be bothered to check the spelling) It has a glass roof that means it is very light inside. And, as mentioned before - the glass is strong enough to take the weight of a bear. I can confirm that no bears have crashed through the roof while I have been driving it.

I like my Renault Clio. As a hatchback its more roomy inside and the "boot" seems bigger than many. I can also rake the seat higher so I can see over the steering wheel instead of through it!

The common thread so far seems to be for a higher car (so much easier to get in/out of) with a slopping front. The slope can be a bit unnerving to start with but once you get used to how far out you stick it's much better than the old dining table bonnets.

I love my Honda Jazz, I am on my third. It has imaginative storage, good vision and I feel that, despite being only 5ft 3in, I am perched quite high for a good view. I always have rear parking sensors which give me confidence. On my last car there were front ones too, but they bleeped so often that I tended to ignore them!
A friend got rid of her new Corsa as it had a bad blind spot because of the A post. She couldn't see oncoming cars when rounding a bend.
I hope you find something to your liking.

I bought a Mercedes A150 because I wanted a car that I could sit high up in, and the sloping bonnet allows full view past the steering wheel. Totally reliable and it's sturdy, loads of boot room and fits plenty of grandchildren in, but it's not a large car.

I had a Clio and my feet were cramped together, kept pressing the brake instead of accelerator, Peugeot 206 was a bit frail and low slung.

My friend, who is quite petite has just bought a Toyota Yaris. Room for children but there isn't much boot space if you need to cart a lot of stuff around.
Ford Focus are quite good too and come in different styles like two door sporty or estate which takes a large dog.
It depends what you need to put in it really. Personally I'm quite happy in our 4x4 XTrail. It's a big car but you sit really high up and can see both front corners and it has a snazzy rear facing camera so you can see exactly where you're going backwards too! (We tow a caravan so need something chunky)