- seats fold down, but the seat-pads and headrests have to be removed from the car for complete fold-down. This can be inconvenient especially if you intend to put them back in half-way through your trip.
- as with most diesels, rapid acceleration will generally cause blasts of black exhaust.
- There are rumours of a single timing belt that causes catastrophic failure if it fails. (i.e. the repair cost will be much higher than just replacing the belt if it fails during use).
Pros:
- handling is good.
- fuel economy is excellent. A 60L tank will have nearly a 1000km (1Mm?) range in good driving conditions. Even with higher diesel prices, that still makes for good fuel economy.
- Roomy enough for our needs, without too much extra room, or width! (YMMV!)
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Date: 2008-08-13 06:12 pm (UTC)- diesel is expensive these days.
- seats fold down, but the seat-pads and headrests have to be removed from the car for complete fold-down. This can be inconvenient especially if you intend to put them back in half-way through your trip.
- as with most diesels, rapid acceleration will generally cause blasts of black exhaust.
- There are rumours of a single timing belt that causes catastrophic failure if it fails. (i.e. the repair cost will be much higher than just replacing the belt if it fails during use).
Pros:
- handling is good.
- fuel economy is excellent. A 60L tank will have nearly a 1000km (1Mm?) range in good driving conditions. Even with higher diesel prices, that still makes for good fuel economy.
- Roomy enough for our needs, without too much extra room, or width! (YMMV!)