Hi,
last Friday I got my new 500L Lounge with the 120 bhp Diesel engine. I drove 400 km now and here are my first impressions:
The car is a lot of fun to drive. However I am not sure whether it was a good idea to choose the 17" wheels. It is a bit too harsh for me, and it does not like to go straight on the highway. The steering is too light IMO at high speeds. I will change to 16" winter tires on weekend, and I am curious how that will affect the ride.
The car is surprisingly quiet inside. I drove up to 140 km/h today and the engine noise is almost completely absent. Wind noise is present but not too bad given the shape of the car. Overall it seems quieter than the Citroen C4 Picasso 1.6 HDI that I owned before.
The seats are too short for my legs. However they are firm and the electric back support is great. Also the seat heating is great, I have to switch it off after some minutes because it even gets too hot for me.
I have some issues with the Blue&Me system, especially when I try to get the navigation voice to the speakers. Guess I need to do some more investigation on that. Bluetooth pairing was a pain, phone was not found repeatedly, only after 15 minutes of fiddling around it suddenly and miraculously worked. But even now, when I enter the car, it takes the system up to 10 minutes to automatically connect to the phone. Maybe it is because I have the latest Android version on my Nexus 4 - but that was no problem for the Parrot system on my previous car ...
Overall I am pleased, the car looks great and drives great. And I am happy to have found this place to discuss and sort out any issues that may come up in the future )))
Cheers from Vienna, Austria
Brandy
last Friday I got my new 500L Lounge with the 120 bhp Diesel engine. I drove 400 km now and here are my first impressions:
The car is a lot of fun to drive. However I am not sure whether it was a good idea to choose the 17" wheels. It is a bit too harsh for me, and it does not like to go straight on the highway. The steering is too light IMO at high speeds. I will change to 16" winter tires on weekend, and I am curious how that will affect the ride.
The car is surprisingly quiet inside. I drove up to 140 km/h today and the engine noise is almost completely absent. Wind noise is present but not too bad given the shape of the car. Overall it seems quieter than the Citroen C4 Picasso 1.6 HDI that I owned before.
The seats are too short for my legs. However they are firm and the electric back support is great. Also the seat heating is great, I have to switch it off after some minutes because it even gets too hot for me.
I have some issues with the Blue&Me system, especially when I try to get the navigation voice to the speakers. Guess I need to do some more investigation on that. Bluetooth pairing was a pain, phone was not found repeatedly, only after 15 minutes of fiddling around it suddenly and miraculously worked. But even now, when I enter the car, it takes the system up to 10 minutes to automatically connect to the phone. Maybe it is because I have the latest Android version on my Nexus 4 - but that was no problem for the Parrot system on my previous car ...
Overall I am pleased, the car looks great and drives great. And I am happy to have found this place to discuss and sort out any issues that may come up in the future )))
Cheers from Vienna, Austria
Brandy