Wide Window Pillars at Front, Extra Kit costs extra
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Changed to this car from a Citreon C3. The C3 had a 'high ride position'. It did however prove to be unreliable and we lost confidence on in it. So, we went on the hunt for a replacement. The cars we looked at were: Honda Jazz (great car, but just slightly above our budget-very few 'deals'-if you want a Honda you gotta pay for it); Mazda2 Not very pretty, and always driven by older people; Ford Fusion(nuff said),Vauxhall Meriva.
At the time (July '04) there were some deals on new ones. This brought the price down almost to that of seconhand ones at the time. The first Deal was 0% finance for 4years. After doing some Maths we went for another deal. A £1500 cashback - if we took out their finance. However, with the PartX and some savings we knew that we'd able to clear the balance in 6 months. Therefore avoiding the interest costs.
So, the car itself. For people used to Hatchbacks (Micra, Ka, Metro, C3) the car has lots more power. I liked the shape. The interior is a little bland though. The ride position is great. Just slightly above the rest of the (non4X4) motorists. manouverability is also good, with light power steering. Being someone who uses the boot daily for carrying things to and from work - I love it. There is no boot lip - so its easy to slide things in and out. The vauxhall zafira clever seats have also also been employed here. They are easy to use. The car turns into a small van.
There lots of 'extras' that you can have in the car.
To sum up - good drive, great seat felxibility, good position, Very reliable. No 'new car gremlins' . At its original selling price, its a little overpriced. With discounts and offers its well worth a look.
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Good
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