Luxury Fine Tuning: The Ultimate Guide To Buying A New Car When it comes to a new car purchase, it’s easy to overlook function for form or substance for style. Here’s everything you need to consider and what to look out for on a test drive. By Noelle Faulkner Luxury When it comes to a new car purchase, it’s easy to overlook function for form or substance for style. Here’s everything you need to consider and what to look out for on a test drive. By Noelle Faulkner Previous article Ann Sherry Knows How To Rebuild Reputation Next article What If Harry Potter Had Been A Girl? The New Series To Share With Your Kids When it comes to life purchases, next to a home (and probably a mattress), a car is one of the most important and most-used investments you’ll make in life. Not only does price come into it, but trust and liveability. Cars are a personal purchase and should be able to reflect who we are, even if that reflection is one of style, practicality or performance.The showroom can be a daunting place, especially for women – we all know at least one tale of deeply ingrained misogyny that has occurred around a car. Thankfully, some makers are doing their best to stamp out this attitude, but regardless, it doesn’t hurt to arm yourself with a few points: what to ask, what to take note of and what to push for, whether you’re in the market for a supercar or an SUV. Best Of Future Women Culture “Never an excuse”: Why Katrina still can’t stand the smell of bourbon By Sally Spicer Culture Janine never thought divorce would mean losing her family and friends By Sally Spicer Culture “Invisible victims”: Why Conor was forced to live in an unsafe home By Sally Spicer Culture Miranda*’s mothers group helped her escape abuse. Then the stalking began By Sally Spicer Culture “We can’t change this on our own” By Melanie Dimmitt Culture “Marching forward means ensuring all our voices are heard” By Melanie Dimmitt Culture Dr Ann O’Neill’s husband committed “the ultimate act of revenge” By Sally Spicer Culture The question victim-survivors like me are tired of being asked By Geraldine Bilston Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
