Going back to golf mk3 days, a younger relation of mine passed her test and wanted advice on type of car. Of course I recommended something small and cheap for a first car. She also suffered with back issues and was tall, taller than my 5’11”!
She quite liked my Tipo 1.6 dgt but her dad said no to any Fiat (which he thought were French) and I said she needed to start with something more ‘disposable’, didn’t matter if it got pranged.
I advised not getting a German car as, not just expensive, but the seats were too ‘rigid’ for a commuter and you wouldn’t get the benefit of an ergonomic seat unless you were doing long journeys.
Low and behold, her dad bought her a golf, less than a year later he had to source her a specialist adapted drivers seat.
She now drives a Citroen after a succession of primarily French cars since the golf