Faults:

Nothing yet.. :)

General Comments:

Very good car for the money.

Roomy and comfortable, excellent family car. If it has all the safety systems like ABS, traction control and ESP packed with 10 airbags (like mine); also a very safe car, theoretically.

Fuel consumption OK for a 2.2 engine diesel.

Satisfactory performance, but a stable and solid feel when driving.

Maintenance is at normal prices not cheap, but also not so expensive compared to its other german rivals.

A thing that you have to get used to is the electronic direction switch.

What else I find under my expectations is the sound system, whatever this is, I suppose that the speakers are some kind of cheap stuff.

In winter, it gets hot quite quick, and in the summer cold, not noisy ventilation and a responsive sensor are making the air conditioning very good.

If well maintained, this car is very desirable second hand.

Faults:

The most annoying things were the buttons for operating the air-condition and the on-board computer. They work bad, maybe the previous owner has used some silicone for the dash and this has soiled the electrical contacts.

For the air-conditioning, I managed to remove the whole control unit and I used a contact spray on the trimmers. They work better now.

The interior is still in good shape, but on some parts the rubber peeled off.

Another thing is the cracking sound when I open the driver's door. I must change the door hinges, but it's a little bit complicated.

General Comments:

I bought myself this car from Germany. I like it. It’s roomy and reliable. I changed only the oil and the filters until now. A little bit expensive for the oil: about 5 l of very fine 0W30 full synthetic oil.

I have an automatic gear box and it is working fine, but it has a bit of lag when speeding in automatic mode.

For the consumption, it’s not an economic car, for sure. In urban areas I get between 11 and 13 litres per 100 Km. But on highways at 90-110 Km/h I can get 7 l/100Km, which is quite good for a 2200 cm3 petrol engine (Z22SE).

Luckily my car has parking sensors. I don’t know how I could park this car in the narrow European cities without it.

I especially don’t like the rain sensor, which sometimes makes the wipers turn crazy on a few drops of rain. And I don’t like the electronic turn signal.

As for the dual-zone air condition, I don’t find it very helpful.

Because I have the “Elegance” model, this car has air vents and reading lights for back passengers, and an arm rest between the front seats and a sunroof. So it’s a good car for long trips.

Faults:

The link arm joining the window wipers broke.Small and inexpensive to repair.

General Comments:

This is a good reliable family car. Comfortable and relaxing to drive. Not recommended for the boy racer. One problem I found is the roof pillars restricts a lot of your view, as does the rear view mirror. The suspension is a little hard and you can feels those Irish pot holes, but over all it's a good buy for the money. if I was to trade up I think the GTS hatch back is a cracking looking motor and would get my vote.

Faults:

The paint job of the car leaves plenty to be desired.

Some ECU problem - in fact, the sensor behind the steering wheel which translates the angle of the steering wheel to the front wheels; aleatory presence malfunction though.

In 500000 km nothing changed, except for oil, filters, wipers and tyres.

General Comments:

Good looking car with satisfactory power. Good thing the engine is Isuzu.

Faults:

Turbo pipes crack every 15000 km., more or less (three times, so far).

General Comments:

Very powerful and flexible engine.

Reasonable fuel consumption.

Smooth, comfortable ride.

Good maneuverability.

However, the steering is a little "foggy", due to electric system.

Quite spacious and roomy inside.

Relatively comfortable seats.

Very good integral sound system.

Lack of light lamp for back seats.