Guest guest Posted July 22, 2001 Report Share Posted July 22, 2001 >Safety (April 01) - was rated by stars and points. No car has yet got >5 stars. Front impact tests were rated out of 16 and side impact >tests out of 18. Of the 5 tested >Citroen Xsara Picasso - 4 stars - front 11, side 16 >Mazda premacy - 3 stars - front 8, side 14 >Mitsubishi Space Star - 3 stars - front 6, side 14 >Nissan Almera Tino - 4 stars - front 12, side 18 >Renault Scenic - 4 stars - front 11, side 18 > >Average running costs per month (June 2001) (incl depreciation, tax, >insurance) - cheapest was Renault Scenic at £290p/m, next the Picasso >and Premacy at £320p/m and dearest was Vauxhall Zafira at £350p/m > >No recent write ups on the cars themselves though. > > Todman >Treasurer, Stansted Branch (R5) >Mum to , 3½ Thanks I have handed this straight to DH!! Kirsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2001 Report Share Posted July 22, 2001 > Have a look at the Volvo V70 - lots of room for three in the back seat - plus > you can get the extra seats in the boot. > > Have a bit of a problem wih Volvos since my Mum's acclerator got stuck on hers and she went careering into a tree (( It was a known problem with that particular model and they hadn't bothered to recall them! She got bad whiplash (and has to be cut from the car) so it's sort of put me off automatic volvos! (I want to change to an automatic if possible) Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2001 Report Share Posted July 23, 2001 <<>Still thinking about this - or a >Renault Scenic - would like to know thoughts on this as well.>>>> Lonnie replied: Oh... well apologies in advance but you said the word(s) that gets me started.... We had a Renault Scenic before the Picasso and I hated it (as did dh) it was without a doubt the worst buy we ever did My friend had a Scenic which she loved (although she thought it under powered) but her central locking had some kind of immobiliser attached to it and about 3 times it broke on her, so although she could get into the car she could not drive it. After that she said she would never get another Renault. She had just got one of those Fiat cars with the 2 rows of 3 seats and she loves it. Another friend has also got one of those as well. They seem to be getting more popular around here, and the garages are giving great deals with them maybe to make them more popular. We even have one as a taxi in Pocklington. Don't particularly appeal to me, I like the idea of 3 rows so I can separate DS1&2, but it seems to be appealing to mums with small babies so they can have the baby in the front next to them. Trisha SAHM to 3 boys Jack 7, 6 and Isaac 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2001 Report Share Posted July 23, 2001 <<>Still thinking about this - or a >Renault Scenic - would like to know thoughts on this as well.>>>> Lonnie replied: Oh... well apologies in advance but you said the word(s) that gets me started.... We had a Renault Scenic before the Picasso and I hated it (as did dh) it was without a doubt the worst buy we ever did My friend had a Scenic which she loved (although she thought it under powered) but her central locking had some kind of immobiliser attached to it and about 3 times it broke on her, so although she could get into the car she could not drive it. After that she said she would never get another Renault. She had just got one of those Fiat cars with the 2 rows of 3 seats and she loves it. Another friend has also got one of those as well. They seem to be getting more popular around here, and the garages are giving great deals with them maybe to make them more popular. We even have one as a taxi in Pocklington. Don't particularly appeal to me, I like the idea of 3 rows so I can separate DS1&2, but it seems to be appealing to mums with small babies so they can have the baby in the front next to them. Trisha SAHM to 3 boys Jack 7, 6 and Isaac 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2001 Report Share Posted July 23, 2001 My DH went into a tree in a Volvo but it wasn't automatic just bad driving!! The ambulance man said the only reason he wasn't mashed was cos it was a Volvo. So what do we drive now? Yes a Cavalier ( Lesley ANT, tr BFC, Mother, Wife, Friend, Mender of Broken Hearts, Keeper of Secrets, Chauffeur, Cook, Maid, Writer. Overweight, Over thirty, Over here in Worthing.. " Believing Oneself to be perfect is often the sign of a delusional mind! " Star Trek. Re: Re: new car > > > Caroline Pearce wrote: > > > > > Have a bit of a problem wih Volvos since my Mum's acclerator got stuck on > > hers and she went careering into a tree (( It was a known problem with > > that particular model and they hadn't bothered to recall them! She got bad > > whiplash (and has to be cut from the car) so it's sort of put me off > > automatic volvos! (I want to change to an automatic if possible) > > Caroline > > YOu know - I'm just going to pretend I haven't read that as I have just managed to > persuade DH to change to an automatic.... > > > > > *** NCT enquiry line - 0 *** > > Live chat http://www.yahoogroups.com/chat/nct-coffee > > Have you found out about all the other groups for the NCT online? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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