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  • Summary

    2 out of 5 2.0

    What does this car say about you?

    What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?

    dont like it compared to my ford focus

    Would you buy this car again and why?

    its brillent car to drive but to many problems so no

    What are you likely to buy next?

    ford focus,hyundai coupe

  • Buying experience

    1 out of 5 1.0

    Type of dealer you bought from?

    Franchise

    Did you buy this car new?

    No

    What price did you pay?

    £5,000

    When did you buy the car?

    May 2007

    Did you get a good deal and why?

    paid a very good price for it,bought it 7 months ago and havent lost hardly any money

    Is there any special reason why you bought this car?

    What was the dealer like?

    Bristol Street citroen leicester were useless,they sold me the car with 2 previous owners and when the v5 came through the post it had 3 if i knew this i wouldent have bought the car,sold it me with a bald tyre (with cords showing) which was Illigal and sold the car with only 7 mots MOT and should have had 12, car was serviced before collection but it turned out it hadent as there was 2 bald tyre and the dash lights didnt work they had just stamped the book (as i took it to be inspected at a Vauxhall garage) door seal had to be replaced as it was damaged when i picked the car up and the dealer refused to sort the work out this draged on for 2 months

  • Driving it

    4 out of 5 4.0

    What's it like to drive?

    very smooth ride compared to rivals, handles brill,good performance, comfort on long trips

    What's it like to park?

    just a bit bigger than a normal astra and has good visability so good

  • Living with it

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Have you had any problems with the car?

    yes lots!!!!,knocking suspension,engine noisy,dashborad lights turn themself off,door seal,electric mirror and heated mirror stopped working.

    What's most practical about your car?

    the boot is huge, good on the motorway.

    Favourite gadget, option or accessory?

    air con