Is easier to get a 3 than a 4?

I'm still toying with ideas on small 4x4s and broadspeed told me last week that they couldn't get hold of an ASX til Feb, didn't even mention which model, that's despite them claiming quick delivery from their front page.

Good luck!

I think your suspicion is correct there. I looked at an ASX 4 in the first week of November and when I grilled the dealer about 'not stringing me along' and being brutally honest he told me it would be February. Bear in mind that was a month ago now!

I own an ASX 3 in black, I've had it since September and it's excellent.

I have used my iPod Touch with it by plugging it into the USB socket located in the arm rest storage bin. Once it's plugged in you cycle through the input modes (radio, cd, bluetooth, usb etc.) and it shows that an ipod is connected. You then use the knob on the right side of the console to navigate through a menu that lets you browse via playlist, artist, album, song etc. The system feels a bit limited because of the single short line of text that can be displayed but it's good enough.

I prefer to use the bluetooth option with my phone, once you've paired the device with the voice command system you just select music on the phone as normal and it plays through the speakers.

My local dealer in Hillingdon, SMC Mitsubishi, has about three ASX's on display, I expect they're ASX 3's but don't know what engine/drive layout they have.

I didn't go for 4WD as I would never need it.

The last thing is the debate about ASX 3 vs ASX 4, I pretty much felt the same way as you. The only item that tempted me was the leather but I think the cloth design is so cool that I prefer it, it looks like it was designed by Nike and it's warmer in winter and cooler in summer!

Have just been on the Mistubishi ASX website and noticed a whopping price increase as well as the VAT rise ie the 1.6 petrol ASX3 has gone up by £1050-00 !.

Aprox £300-00 of that will be the VAT rise but in total thats aprox a 5.5% rise in one foul swoop.