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| Performance | 3/10  |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 10/10 |
| Reliability | 1/10 |
| Value for Money | 1/10 |
| Overall rating | 2/10 |
By rosielee
on 3rd Mar 2008
| Year Manufactured | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Length of ownership | 6months |
| Doors | 3 |
| Performance | 3/10 |
| Practicality | 10/10 |
| Reliability | 1/10 |
| Value for money | 1/10 |
| Overall value | 2/10 |
 rosielee's recommendation | |
Great for fuel economy.
Sluggish engine, gear changes not so smooth, especially as it is semi automatic.
I thought this was a very economical car until I had a breakdown. when the problem was eventually diagnosed, the engine was unserviceable. Very disappointed, and not so sure about how many more problems I will encounter during its life time. Cost me approximately £1500 to get a second hand engine, and the labour to get the engine fitted. The thing was: its a good car, until you have problems which amount to big ones, which are costly to repair. On the whole, not sure if i would buy another of these cars that seem economic on paper, until something major goes wrong. Question is why should an engine in a 04 reg car go kaput? Why is there no safety mechanism to prevent overheating of the engine, if so what is it. With electronic displays, how reliable are they: because I had no idea there was anything wrong with the car until it broke down (and within half hour of driving, the engine was completely damaged). The vehicle only had done 36000 miles. Vauxhall has recalled several of its cars: is this because there is a basic design fault and the company are not prepared to admit to it? Seems a shame, but the engine is efficient in terms of emissions and economic in fuel usage, but I think the very small engine means that it struggles to do what cars with other bigger engines do with no problems.
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