Introduction
I just thought I'd share a picture of my pride and joy. I've had it just over a month, and it's absolutely superb!!
My grandad has just traded in his boring, soulless 2011 BMW 520d for a 2012 Volvo V70 D5, and he took me out for a drive in it yesterday: got to say, it's seriously nice! Bearing in mind how much the motoring press loves anything with a BMW roundel on the bonnet, the interior of the Volvo is absolutely miles better than the 5-Series, and better looking on the outside too.
My Grandad let me have a go in the V70 yesterday: my god, it felt weird, lol! After being used to 77bhp with a manual 'box, driving a 215bhp diesel 5 pot with an automatic was quite an experience, lol! The Volvo was surprisingly nice to drive, but it was nice to get back into my Fiat again.
Never drove a SAAB ? ;-)
General Motors... sigh
I drive one everyday . A 9000 at that so pre-GM stepping in. 240hp is quite entertaining but hurts the wallet a bit and clutch is knackered but its still a Saab so worth it
We were passengers in my nans' facelift model Mk2 Focus today: I was actually shocked by just how cheap and nasty the interior was!
Admittedly, I would say my Grande feels plusher inside than that focus did, but taking any possible biase out of the equation, the focus should still be better inside: whilst hardly as expensive to buy as a 1-Series, it still wasn't a cheap car brand new.
I looked it up, that focus cost my late Grandad around £17.5k brand new: even my parents mk2 Corsa is far nicer inside!!
Not being funny here, but you're talking absolute nonsense.
It's nonsense because I was talking about a 58-plate Focus, and you've started talking about the prices of 2018 Puntos...
I'd imagine that back in late 2008, a £17,500 Astra, Megane or C4 would've had a far nicer interior than that Focus.
End of discussion.