Hi folks!
put 135 miles on her yesterday pm/eve.
initial impressions:
seats good actually but driving position not so for 62", gear lever too far away, plus wheel not optimum, but overall not too bad, just not as good as my old pug 1.9.
kept below 4000 revs, below 3500 for first 100 miles, noticeable looser after only 75 miles. good torque enabled decent progress, carrying speed thru corners
which takes me onto handling and grip: I never found the limits but the turn in is excellent very fast and pointy with very good feel, the car can change direction in an instant, go kart like, did some lovely shimmying thru roundabouts and chicanes without lifting/braking. Fast cornering seems very secure and the car is planted at all times. It is going to be great fun on tight twisty undulating roads, eg Wales, Yorkshire Dales Scotland, as well as sweeping A roads. (Motorways will be boring and noisy !)
Brakes: crap at start not bedded in but gradually inmproving, still need a couple hundred more toi be a their best. Interesting getting used to no ABS again, locked a front momentarily, with tell tale whisp of white smoke in the rear view mirror....
got some positive attention from some guys in a 172 on M25 clockwise betweem M2 and M20 turn offs, are u on here??? No "hassle" from anyone else though, which is nice really, didn;t want to be tempted to race on the first trip, tempting fate when u dont know the car and irts limits yet...
there doesnt seem to be a main beam flash? has to be clicked on and off which is too long if you see what I mean, maybe I didnt do it right.
I reckon the car looks better than I thought too, so overall i m well pleased!
thanks
Adrian
edit to add PS the wife amazingly couldnt find anything really to moan about it either which perhaps says more than i ever could.....!
