I paid just on £20000 for this car, as there was a special offer going on. It is simply the best car I've ever had. It's also the first time I've ever valued the salesman running though how everything worked as there were so many options. Then, on driving away I stalled it because I could hardly hear the engine.

This is a car for someone who wants to be "wafted" to their destination. It will pull easily from 1500rpm in any gear, and the only noise one usually hears in road noise. We have now used it for two skiing trips with 4-up, the boot stuffed with gear and skis in an old Mercedes roof box, all carefully sized to fit on the twin deck Eurotunnel trains.

The 152ps engine give all the performance I could ever want. Coming to it from a Seat Alhambra diesel, it was a positive rocket! Around town I can usually get about 30mpg as indicated by the car computer and over 40mpg on long runs. About 36-38mpg with the roof box.

The boot has all sorts of hooks, bags, partitions, and straps to stop things rolling around in the load space.

It is extremely comfortable, and the room in the back is huge, especially the legroom. We also have heated seats all round which are appreciated in winter, and heated screens front and back. They are a godsend on cold mornings!

The car did have to go back once during the first year to fix a leak into the cabin. Although it took 3 weeks to fix (leaking windscreen seal - screen replaced) I had a courtesy car throughout. The only other problem has been a switch which was replaced under warranty.

It is a huge car, yet I find it no more difficult to manoeuvre than our SEAT Ibiza! My wife is quite short, but she finds the driving position good and, like me is delighted that the seat mirrors and stereo adjust to her preferences when she opens the driver's door.

Disappointments? Well a few.....we get annoyed at some of the odd sayings from the satnav ("turn left at the third"......"stay on this road for a long time"), and the blue metallic paint seems to be a magnet for bird droppings!. Seriously if that's all I've got to complain about, then something must be good.

Oh, did I mention about having my entire music collection on an SD card in the Amundsen satnav?

I would recommend this to anyone who needs a big car