Hello Ciao members, most of my reviews are based on items I have owned or tested and are based on pe...
Hello Ciao members, most of my reviews are based on items I have owned or tested and are based on performance, build quality, eye candy and VFM including useful features missing or added to so called new improved models.
Member since:04.11.2008
Reviews:15
Tempted by the price and 5 year warranty, I took leave of my senses and bought an ex-demo Trajet , I went for the automatic as I prefer auto's.
I was quite excited the day I picked it up but this quickly wore off the next day!
The 2L engine is not powerful enough for the size of car, it has no turbo and I found myself driving it hard to get any performance out of it, on a motorway "hard driving" was the only way to keep up with other cars!
It was however quite nice around town despite its size, very useful for large loads or with 6 passengers, the middle and rear seats are removable but would have been better if they folded down into the floor (like some other MPV's) as the seats are heavy and awkward to put back. The car is equipped with duel air con but the rear stopped working after a few weeks luckily this was repaired free under warranty, (still inconvenient though for a new car).
The comfort and driving position were the best points for me, the interior is a sea of light grey plastic, the silver paintwork is very thin and chipped easily and it's not the best looking MPV on the road (but better looking in my opinion than a Picasso) and no alloy wheels or sun roof.
When driving on a motorway just as the speed hits 70mph, a strange "wining" noise a bit like a single note played on a flute accured, I or Hyundai never did get to the bottom of that problem!
Within 5 months I was completely sick of this car and traded it in for a Matrix (review coming soon) but here's a clue, "out of the frying pan and into the fire"!
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May 10th, 2009
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