Reply To: Upcoming tricky (?) conversation with Motability.

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Ant3
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    Ant, Where to start? For context, we got one of the first to market before they’d ironed out numerous issues. Newer versions might have significantly improved but, Suspension set up is dire. Imagine being on a trampoline and double the bounce! Any roller in the road causes head crash and tickle your tuppence. Reliability is poor. It’s been back for 8 recalls – some DVLA and some Mazda. All necessitating annoying days at the garage. Transmission us about as smooth as a Turkish wrestlers jock strap. Crash bang wallop – I’ll find a gear in here somewhere? PHEV but very rough transitions. EV range started off about 5 miles!!! Improved after second software recall and getting better since but 25 miles maximum. For a huge car cabin is seriously cramped. Must be Japanese biology driven not brick s###house! Boot small. Access to Rear seats compromised by wheel arches, so much so daughter cannot use them. 12V battery number 2 on its way out. Too much power and can’t put it down on the road without scrabbling (and I drive like Reginald MoleHusband!) £55K car with £9K AP – NEVER BEEN AS DISAPPOINTED IN A CAR – and I had a mini metro!!

     

    Wow!

    But apart from the above, you quite like it?!  😀