Review your Car

[ZrByte]

As some of you know Im very interested in my cars these days, mostly since Ive just started driving in the last year but also because I am in the process of choosing a new car.

So as the title says, review your car, regardless of age or if somone has allready posted that model. Try and make it ballanced and as specific as possible (car make, name and model if you know it), also add pictures if you want.

Okay heres mine....
Corsa Merit 1.2 (93) 5dr
Well the first word that springs to mind is basic, No PAS, ABS, Aircon or any electric luxuries (windows etc). I guess considdering the car is 12 years old this wasnt uncomon when it was built but is incredibly noticable now. It does make up for this though by being incredibly cheap to buy/insure/run/tax/repair, making it the ideal student or first time drivers car.
Its not very intersting to drive but it is functional, cornering isnt great but everything else is fine.

[Ramrod]

Honda Stream
Good car for a family. The 2l version is very quick (for a people carrier). Handling is excellent.
Seats 7 ( or 5 with plenty of luggage space. The rear seats fold into the floor so you don't have to store them anywhere else.

[Chris]

Ford Focus Estate

A nice family car, plenty of room in the boot for a large pram and an even larger pile of shopping. 1.6 petrol engine is nippy without pressing you into your seat and handling is good, nice and firm round corners. PAS, ABS and aircon all standard, but the aircon is not terribly effective due to poor positioning of the blowers.

Front seats are not the most comfortable I've had by quite some way.

Build quality is suspect - paintjob is a little patchy in parts and the model is known to have a weakness for leaks on the nearside at the bottom of the windscreen where it rests against part of the aircon system.

Overall, it scores highly for me on practicality but not so well on comfort and quality.

[gazzae]

Renault Megane

Big for its class. Keyless is handy esp if you have the hands free version. Suffers from Renaults poor build quality - rattles!

[Jon M]

Focus 1.6 Zetec - Good little car, lots of passenger leg room, boot is a bit pokey but seats can come down.
Nice engine, like Chris T said, nippy but not for riceboys. Handling is the best I've had of the cars I've owned.

Buying a Scud Octavia next week though (vRS ) should be an interesting write up.

[iadom]

Volvo V70 SE Auto. My 6th Volvo.

Good, solid, ultra reliable car. Now much better looking and better to drive than the earlier 740/940 models, huge capacity. All the usual toys,leather seats, PAS, Air con, E windows, cruise control, heated side mirrors, etc. but best of all, heated front seats, absolute heaven in winter.
Recognised as having one of the most comfortable, well designed front seats available. Even after very long drives you do not feel stiff or cramped.
Not the most economic on fuel, but it is used for my business so it is deductable. Due to change it in 4 months, wonder what my next car will be.
Very good resale values, particularly for the estate models such as this.

There is a picture of it here. http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...&postcount=392

[punky]

2000 Peugeot 306 5Dr Meridian, in that wonderful pearlesent dark blue (Yes I know its a bird's car, but )

Fair good good nick. Relatively low mileage. Just had a shock absorber changed last service. Has a broken glovebox door, but I am getting that sorted. Started having some intermittent engine management probs (probably due to the imobiliser) recently. All in all, its been good as gold.

Its a nice car, but the gearbox is awful. Very clunky. It came fully loaded. full electric windows, mirrors, alloys. Power output is reasonable for the car.

[Angua]

VW Lupo as recommended my my friend who is a driving instructor. It feels more like a large car and the visibility is superb.

I drive a 330d (which I love as it is manual and goes like s*it off a shovel) but if I had to have a small car this is what I would choose.

[bdav]

Please dont kill me...

BMW 525d Touring

V. comfortable. Auto box not much cop (bad clutch when pulling away).
Centeralized Idrive controls pain at first, but can do it without looking after a while.
Fits dog crate in nicely.

[Dave Stones]

Peugeot 106 mardi Gras 1.4D 3door, 109000 miles, L reg, that red colour that all peugeot 106s and 306s seem to be...

Runs very well, though with me in the driving seat there is no room for a passenger behind me. Is currently waiting for some new brake components

Has few luxuries, it has an airblower, front and rear windscreen wipers, manual windows, though it did come fitted with some 6x9 parcel shelf speakers from the person i bought it from... Has a sunroof and immobiliser too, actually... no power steering though, so i'm out of breath after parallel parking...

Honda Jazz 1.4 se 2004 plate

I didn't think I'd like it at first - its mainly used by Mrs Gaz, so she got to choose.

However, it is nippy, handles ok, is comfortable, has excellent fuel consumption (nearly 50mpg) and the controls are light & precise. The options for the rear seats are brilliant, they fold completely flat to give the largest possible space, or split fold, but also the seat squabs can be lifted up to give a low sill luggage space directly behind the front seats. I can easily get my push bike in the back.

Kit wise, it has discs all round, electric windows all round, PAS, ABS, AirCon, twin air bags, heated drivers mirror, immobiliser & dead locks. That last was a surprise - there is no alarm fitted, but an alarm doesn't prevent the 'smash glass nick handbag' type of incident anyway, but they won't get in the doors or get it started if they clamber through a window.

I've been converted

[orangebird]

1997 Golf TDI. Love it, best car I ever had. Economical, nippy, all electric, PAS, blah blah blah.

Just had a Renault Espace hire car dropped off. My 11 year old summed it up quite well: "It's ugly!". It's also enormous. I shall let you know what it's like when I return from my hols.

Normally drive a Scenic. Reliable, spacious, doesn't eat too much juice, comfy - good family motor.

Ta-ta

[bdav]

Originally Posted by andyl

Normally drive a Scenic. Reliable, spacious, doesn't eat too much juice, comfy - good family motor.

Ta-ta

Is it the off-road senic? They look so funny!

[Chimaera]

Bog standard basic Ford Ka Style - and I mean basic!
Wasn't my choice of car, (long story!) but I'm quite pleased with it - although I'm fairly tall for a 'bird' I have enough legroom when driving, handles well around town and is a doddle to park. It's not too bad on motorways (could be a bit quieter!), boot is big enough for carting around my work gear (just about!) and will be an ideal learner's car whn I take a certain other forum member out soon for driving lessons!
It's also a nice low insurance group and quite economical with the petrol too
And the fact that it's only a 4 seater stops taxi abuse from my daughters!



(Although I'd really like an Aston Martin DB9)