OK, So I went for a test drive in the 100HP,
I must say the lil' 100HP did bring a smile to my face, yes the ride was a little harsh, at one point on a bad road I actually found my voice "wobbling" as I spoke to my dad!! (On the way back home I made a point of driving on that very same road in my 2002 Ford Mondeo and didn't really feel a bump! lol) The HP was alot more roomy inside than I thought it would be, I am quiet tall (6ft3") and found myself almost looking at the sunvisor/top of the windscreen for the entire test drive until I got back to the dealers and found the little handle to the left of the seat, once I had put it in to "bucket-seat" mode my seating position was a lot more pleasant and normal.
Really the only things putting me off the 100HP is fuel economy and fuel tank size/range - oh and the fact that my dad kept saying that the HP looked like a "Van" and the ride was so harsh it felt like he was on a "race horse at times! Like I had stated in my previous post, for me it's always really been between the Corsa CDTI 1.7 (125bhp) and the 100HP, Corsa will cost me more per month for the car but the 100HP will cost me more in fuel - therefore both cars work out aprox the same per month for me to run (Work pays for servicing, insurance and tax) 100HP maybe works out slightly less in the long run, but then the Corsa is bigger, and so the debate continues
Overall I like the car, sporty feel to it - something about it makes you just look back at it once you get out, plenty of space, cheap monthly payments.
I disliked the harsh ride, fuel consumption (compared to my diesel)
One question, the average MPG was displaying 30.2mpg - this was after a 20min test drive, not flooring/reving it hard at all (well, maybe once or twice!!) and no sport mode - does this sound right - or is this over the life of the car? (Had only done 24miles total)
Oh, and price was very good too - brand new (didn't even have number plates on yet, New Orleans blue, 24miles - £8,449
I must say the lil' 100HP did bring a smile to my face, yes the ride was a little harsh, at one point on a bad road I actually found my voice "wobbling" as I spoke to my dad!! (On the way back home I made a point of driving on that very same road in my 2002 Ford Mondeo and didn't really feel a bump! lol) The HP was alot more roomy inside than I thought it would be, I am quiet tall (6ft3") and found myself almost looking at the sunvisor/top of the windscreen for the entire test drive until I got back to the dealers and found the little handle to the left of the seat, once I had put it in to "bucket-seat" mode my seating position was a lot more pleasant and normal.
Really the only things putting me off the 100HP is fuel economy and fuel tank size/range - oh and the fact that my dad kept saying that the HP looked like a "Van" and the ride was so harsh it felt like he was on a "race horse at times! Like I had stated in my previous post, for me it's always really been between the Corsa CDTI 1.7 (125bhp) and the 100HP, Corsa will cost me more per month for the car but the 100HP will cost me more in fuel - therefore both cars work out aprox the same per month for me to run (Work pays for servicing, insurance and tax) 100HP maybe works out slightly less in the long run, but then the Corsa is bigger, and so the debate continues
Overall I like the car, sporty feel to it - something about it makes you just look back at it once you get out, plenty of space, cheap monthly payments.
I disliked the harsh ride, fuel consumption (compared to my diesel)
One question, the average MPG was displaying 30.2mpg - this was after a 20min test drive, not flooring/reving it hard at all (well, maybe once or twice!!) and no sport mode - does this sound right - or is this over the life of the car? (Had only done 24miles total)
Oh, and price was very good too - brand new (didn't even have number plates on yet, New Orleans blue, 24miles - £8,449