So I've had the car since Monday 4pm
Driven 300 miles, and have to say, I absolutely love it! It's better than I ever expected it to be
My first surprise was unlocking it at night and seeing the handles get lit up, sounds small and silly I know, but it's little touches like that that make me think "Wow I love this car". It has a few gadgets in it, Auto headlights, Rain sensor, parking sensors, professional sound system, climate control, iPod connection, auto dimming mirrors, which have all been lovely, especially the auto headlights, and even more so the rain sensor, especially in this weather
Performance wise, now I know what I'm about to say will make people cringe, but remember this is a year old drivers opinions, but it's fantastic. Previously, the only cars I would call "nippy" that I have driven up until now, are a Seat Ibiza FR 1.9, a Mini Cooper S "John Works" and an old Mercedes saloon, can't remember the name. But this just feels so nice. The feeling of putting your foot down and then at 2.5k revs, it just kicks in, I just won't get bored of that. Obviously compared to my Fiesta, where you put your foot down and the engine gets louder but the speed remains the same. But I keep having to slow myself down as it's just so easy getting to 100, the engine is just so quiet you wouldn't know you're going that fast
Thrashed it round some B roads and it's really fun to drive, the handling is great. Currently running on run flats so it's a firmer ride than normal I'm guessing, but it still feels so smooth and in corners it's a lot of fun.
It has the pre-facelift proper powersteering so it's the only real perk of having the older model but it is so responsive, for the first few hours almost a bit too responsive.
Seem to be getting around 38-41MPG at the moment, which isn't bad for a car that's been driven hard for 2 days.
But I just want to get in it and keep driving, everytime I sit in it I smile, and everytime I press that 'Start' button, I giggle like a little kid. It's just such a good car to me and as of right now, I'm so glad I made the impulse buy
It's going into Superchips this weekend too for a remap woop woop! Which will bring it up to 200BHP so hopefully it gives it a little more oomph
Driven 300 miles, and have to say, I absolutely love it! It's better than I ever expected it to be
My first surprise was unlocking it at night and seeing the handles get lit up, sounds small and silly I know, but it's little touches like that that make me think "Wow I love this car". It has a few gadgets in it, Auto headlights, Rain sensor, parking sensors, professional sound system, climate control, iPod connection, auto dimming mirrors, which have all been lovely, especially the auto headlights, and even more so the rain sensor, especially in this weather
Performance wise, now I know what I'm about to say will make people cringe, but remember this is a year old drivers opinions, but it's fantastic. Previously, the only cars I would call "nippy" that I have driven up until now, are a Seat Ibiza FR 1.9, a Mini Cooper S "John Works" and an old Mercedes saloon, can't remember the name. But this just feels so nice. The feeling of putting your foot down and then at 2.5k revs, it just kicks in, I just won't get bored of that. Obviously compared to my Fiesta, where you put your foot down and the engine gets louder but the speed remains the same. But I keep having to slow myself down as it's just so easy getting to 100, the engine is just so quiet you wouldn't know you're going that fast
Thrashed it round some B roads and it's really fun to drive, the handling is great. Currently running on run flats so it's a firmer ride than normal I'm guessing, but it still feels so smooth and in corners it's a lot of fun.
It has the pre-facelift proper powersteering so it's the only real perk of having the older model but it is so responsive, for the first few hours almost a bit too responsive.
Seem to be getting around 38-41MPG at the moment, which isn't bad for a car that's been driven hard for 2 days.
But I just want to get in it and keep driving, everytime I sit in it I smile, and everytime I press that 'Start' button, I giggle like a little kid. It's just such a good car to me and as of right now, I'm so glad I made the impulse buy
It's going into Superchips this weekend too for a remap woop woop! Which will bring it up to 200BHP so hopefully it gives it a little more oomph