My starting point for buying a car is a Jeremy Clarkson review! The guy is not living in the real world, hence if he doesn't like a car...well it must be good! I worked in Malaysia for 6 years & knew the Perodua Myvi very well, it's probably the most popular car on their roads & gets great reviews, hence I was confident when buying a new 1.0 litre Sirion from a dealer. It was one of the last he had in stock. It's going into its forth year now & is doing just great. It's done 28000 miles now, still on the original tyres & battery. It's slated as a city car.. & that's what I use it for..driving from city to city! It regularly travels between Norwich to Manchester & has travelled Norwich to Aberdeen twice. The seats are very comfortable for long trips, no aches & pains. It has lots of space, great head room & I regularly travel with three on board full of luggage. When travelling 4 or 5 up I use a small trailer for additional luggage. Yes, 5 up, full of luggage & towing a trailer over the Woodhead pass in the Pennines with a Sirion....Clarkson...how do you like that? Sure it's no sports car, but heh, I don,t want a sports car.
Problems? The clutch release bearing was replaced under warranty & it failed its first MOT due to. Split King Pin gaitor rubber. Other than that...it's just so reliable. Turns in 54 to the gallon day in day out.

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