We bought our 'Pic' in September 2003, when it was 6 months old with 13k on the clock. Since then we have covered an additional 20k miles. In addition to the usual ABS, passenger / driver airbags etc, the exclusive comes with CD player, climate control, cruise control, trip / fuel computer, panoramic glass electric sunroof and special trim. We have 2 young children, so for the most part the car is the school taxi and as a result only returns around 30mpg around town. On a good motorway run, it will return around 47mpg, this using cruise control and holding around 70-75mph on the motorway. Performance from the 90bhp 4 cylinder diesel engine is a little slow but fine when cruising on carriageways and motorways etc. Comfort and visibility are excellent, I can drive 200 miles non stop with no back ache, only ear ache due to the poor audio system !
Inside, the rear 60/40 seats can be folded down and removed. Full 3 point seatbelts on all seats, flat foor in rear of cabin so access for kids etc is very good. Storage bins in floor behind front seats. It also has an air conditioned glove box !. For the shoppers, there is a fold up wheeled plastic trolley in the boot.
Alot can be said about this car, alot of good and some bad ie; some suspect build quality, poor audio system. So why has ite become the UK's best selling MPV in it's class ? well, it does alot of things very well and they are cheap to buy, cheap to insure and cheap to run. Reliability for us has been excellent and the car has become an invaluable family tool.
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Advantages: A spacious comfortable car easy to get in and out of. Disadvantages: Being of average height I cannot reach the aerial to remove it to go through car wash!
juliebrombley 08.02.2007 ·
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