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On the other hand choose a Diesel auto model and you have a compact car of high build quality, it will steer and handle perfectly, it won't torque steer, it will drive well for those who appreciate such things, and it will sip fuel.
The auto gearbox is a pleasure, ultra smooth take up with infinite control, it will always be in the right gear at junctions and gearchanges of hydraulic action will allow constant smooth acceleration with none of the jerkiness, delays and annoying behaviour found in other semi type auto's.
The manual box is slick and smooth, no silly boy racer wheelspins when you take off smartly.
The interior isn't everyone's cup of tea, it's typically German which means dark and gloomy with acres of black plastic, sound familiar?...however when the car has covered 100k miles that interior will still be quite respectable, the switches will still work and won't have the appearence of a well used cheap mobile phone.
It's not a cloned eurobox, it's a well made RWD that will do everything you want it to efficiently and economically.
As for starting sequences, way back when the first Accents and Lantra's came out the rental companies had the starter inhibitor switch on the clutch pedal disconnected whilst in service, so these things are far from new, the fault is with the rental company they should have shown the OP how to start the car, indeed they should have things like stop start in default ''off'' setting, and instruct the renter how to switch it on if they wish.
Change rental company to one offering customer service.
I've driven hundreds of new BMW's, without fail you push the ignition fob in, press the start button and that car will start first time every time without fail, the same cannot be said for other makes and their push in/out jobbies, some of which are frustrating beyond belief.
Edited by gordonbennet on 22/10/2011 at 23:12
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