[Clivey]

Originally Posted by jediali

well quite.

A few niggles after 6 weeks of ownership:
the electric socket is on the right of the hand break, good for LH steering, bad for RH steering, 1/2 gear slightly notchy, engine is initially less refined at turbo kick in, ie usual driving rpm. That side light is bust..dammit. The trip computer is bipolar, my tank range can apparently vary from 300miles to 500miles on a rather normal journey - however i nearly always get 400m/tank. The filler tunnel confuses a petrol pump nozzle so you have to fill the tank with nozzle above the narrow flap valve thingy-takes twice as long. I think thats it...

I had that in my Corsa. Check the level of gearbox oil and remember that the oil will be affected by the lower temperatures at this time of year. When the temperature rises, that problem should disappear. At least, that's the way it worked with my car.

Is it just the bulb that's gone in the sidelight? If so, it's hardly a deal-breaker and it's not too hard to fix. - It's not as if the car has an actual fault.

As far as the other niggles go, you're bound to find some on practically any car. The main thing is that you concentrate on enjoying the car...

Originally Posted by jediali

other than that this car has turned out to be a very capable people/load lugger. For example I drove back from Grantown on spey (a combination of windy A roads and motorway cruising) with 4 passangers, all their luggage and a keyboard in the boot (no the passengers where not in the boot). The car seemed to allow me to drive fairly fast yet allow the passengers a quiet and refined experience. All while doing 35 mpg which aint bad.

...like so.