29-08-2015, 10:41 AM
Wouldn't say "replaced" but my current daily is my V50, can't fault it really, it's not the last word in "dynamic", but is a reasonably tidy steer, not much in the way of steering feedback, but then coming from a 306, there's not much that compares. The engine has always surprised me, I would never call it quick, but it is almost always adequate, only time you feel it's a bit breathless is up a medium speed steep hill,, although it's quite nice in the respect you can sit on the throttle out of a corner and know you're still not going to have to scrub off much speed before the next corner, they've seemingly calibrated the torque output per gear which is nice as it forces you to rev it out in lower gears... Suspension is soft, although I'm tempted to try a stiffer ARB on the rear and see how it goes, but the softness isn't wallowy, it feels like you're keeping contact with the road, unlike a lot of cars that have "sports suspension" which seemingly is license to royally f*ck the suspension... As something you take down an imperfect road, you don't have to be worried about anything unsettling it.
Took it across Dartmoor yesterday on my way home... OK - it wasn't the fastest thing, but I was having a riot behind the wheel - plus nobody expects it D:
Took it across Dartmoor yesterday on my way home... OK - it wasn't the fastest thing, but I was having a riot behind the wheel - plus nobody expects it D:
