14-08-2013, 08:17 PM
On the subject of test driving what you like and go from there, it's a really bad idea.
A 15 minute test drive doesn't tell you much at all. I test drove a few cars before getting the Vec and came to the conclusion that the Vec was best of the bunch, it's a different story when you start living with a car though.
Just as an example, I picked up the Moonstone HDi as a breaker last week and on the drive home I liked the familiarity, I liked the comfier seats, I liked the way it's nippy for a diesel, I liked the way the stalks actually work (anyone with a Vec will understand that lol)........................ Even started thinking I could go back to one as a daily. So I drove it for the rest of the week, and it showed up all the flaws and things I dislike about them again in a day or two, and two days was enough for me to prefer the Vec again lol.
I think a better way to go about it is join/browse forums for the cars you're looking at, find out the common faults, find out why people own that car and what the owners like about it (rather than some people that mostly drive Peugeots).....then you can get a better idea of each one.
Obviously still test drive them, but more to find any faults with that particular car rather than whether you'll be able to live with it....
A 15 minute test drive doesn't tell you much at all. I test drove a few cars before getting the Vec and came to the conclusion that the Vec was best of the bunch, it's a different story when you start living with a car though.
Just as an example, I picked up the Moonstone HDi as a breaker last week and on the drive home I liked the familiarity, I liked the comfier seats, I liked the way it's nippy for a diesel, I liked the way the stalks actually work (anyone with a Vec will understand that lol)........................ Even started thinking I could go back to one as a daily. So I drove it for the rest of the week, and it showed up all the flaws and things I dislike about them again in a day or two, and two days was enough for me to prefer the Vec again lol.
I think a better way to go about it is join/browse forums for the cars you're looking at, find out the common faults, find out why people own that car and what the owners like about it (rather than some people that mostly drive Peugeots).....then you can get a better idea of each one.
Obviously still test drive them, but more to find any faults with that particular car rather than whether you'll be able to live with it....