General Sedici 1.6 end of ownership review

[bobthebob]

Well my 1.6 2wd sedici is 3yrs old and I am trading it in for the 1'6 Nissan Juke Tekna...This Sedici has been a very good vehicle on the whole, Good fuel consumption, reasonable comfort, quite nippy and handles well ish! I have found the front tyre wear to be quite high, and I find it very light on the front end, easy to spin front wheels and wants to let go on wet corners at quite low speeds. Alloys have stood the test of Cornish lanes and are as shiney as new without any special cleaning, the interior has worn well and no sign of aging, the paint work is fine and still shines without polishing every month. On the whole I think it's fun to drive, as it keeps you on your toes in the wet, gearbox is good to use with precise changes, One point I found is that it does not like reversing up steep hills (as we have down 'ere, like when you have to back up a single track lane to let someone past) there is a great deal of clutch juddering and if you dont give it full revs it baulks like mad and you can easily stall.
After the saga of trying to get it delivered in the first place, I think I have had some good motoring fun although the steering can be heavy at low speed/revs...

 

[Nello]

Sorry to see you're moving on Bob. I have always found the switchable 4x4 mode Sedici's are superb on hills. We're in Dartmouth every summer and the car remain so stable in some very steep gradients there where our holiday home is. Hope you enjoy the Juke as much - though I couldn't cope with those looks

 

[RRE]

I have just sold my 06 Sedici and bought a Range Rover Evoque, i found quite a few of the same things as the review above especially the slipping in wet conditions. I had a lot of fun with the Sedici and was really surprised at just how well it coped off road, i have really put it through its paces and it never let me down. Having said that i don't think i would get another. Loving my new car so far.