SEAT Arosa 1.0 > Reviews (18)

My first car was a Citroen Saxo that I had for around 5 years, and absolutely loved! So when it died and I had to find a new car, I really struggled to find anything that I liked as much. Then I came across the Seat Arosa.

There was one for sale locally (in January 2011) for £2250. It was a 2002, red, 1.0l model. I managed to haggle it down a bit and got it for just under £2k, it only had 57,000 miles on the clock.

I use the car to drive to work and back every day, which is a short journey of just 6 miles each way. I also use it for work occasionally, which can include quite long journeys and I have never had any problems with it. Yes, it may take a while to get up to 60/70mph, but then it's only a 1l engine and once it gets there, there's no stopping it.

The seats are really comfortable and most people who sit in it are surprised at just how much space there is in the back seats. The boot doesn't look huge, but it is sufficient for what I need it for, and it is AMAZING how much you can fit in it if you put the seats down!

Ok, so there's no mod cons like electric windows, central locking or aircon, but personally, I just think that's more that can go wrong! There's power steering, which I find a god-send after never having had this before.

I can fill up a whole tank for about £35 and find that this usually does me around 300 miles, which I don't think is bad atall.

Overall I think this is a fab little car and it suits my needs perfectly. I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a small, economical, reliable car.