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• Not an objective test........ 22 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  (This one was a year old, so I know there are V6 & Diesel stuff about now which *must* be better). Lousy amount of storage space and no space to put things in in the front to stop them flying everywhere. As I understand the 4wd, it works out for itself where it needs to be putting the drive which I took to mean that if it needed to be 4wd it would be, but on tarmac it would be mostly 2wd.
• Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 diesel - First 5 months of ownership 25 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  If you park on a slope and don't press it down hard enough you have to remember to keep your foot on the main brake pedal and press the parking brake again to release it and then again harder to put it back on.I guess it has to work this way and on the positive side it gives you a usefully large two part storage bin where the handbrake would be. In summary I'm very pleased with my choice as it does the things important to me very well, has all the extras I want at a price that others don't come close to.
• Subaru Forester - First 2 months and 2,000 miles of ownership 27 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  Auto door locking operates as soon as you turn the key and not when you drive off – can be annoying if I get in first and am waiting for passengers as I have to unlock the doors to let them in. The auto lock will then not relock the doors. Shallow under floor boot storage area due to presence of the spare wheel and rear diff. Handy for a few tools, spare oil, footpump, but not all the kit I used to have under the floor of the B class. Removing the prefromed tray increases the volume, but then you need to store the tray.
• Fiat Doblo roadtest - V.long!!!!!!!!!! 9 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  I really enjoy the tachnometer of the doblo, tells you when to change gear to keep the engine running at max. power. For such a big car I feel they could do more with front storage. The front door side pocket can hold more in my clio than the doblo can hold. The driving position takes getting used to, but after a reasonable distance it feels natural. You really need to experiment with how you use the seats, since I felt uncomfortable before I found you had to sit right at the back of them.
• Mazda 3 - Mazda 3 2.2 d engine failure - warranty problem 13 May 2015 (Forum)
  I checked the oil level which was easily above the X mark for overfull, and had my car recovered by the breakdown cover included with my warranty. By the time they arrived it was 10pm, so they took it to overnight storage, and delivered it to a local garage on the Wednesday morning. I gave them a call just after lunch to see if they had any news, and the lady explained that at first visual inspection, without taking anything apart to properly check, it was sounding like it may well need a replacement short block engine, at a cost of £4500.