General this section is a bit dead isnt it

[dave]

hopefully change that soon, i won this last night http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250870284233

its for my daughter she is paying for it. but I will have to fix and service it.
cant do any how to guides though because like the croma it seems the Idea don't have a section to post them in

 

[Ffoxy]

hopefully change that soon, i won this last night http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250870284233

its for my daughter she is paying for it. but I will have to fix and service it.
cant do any how to guides though because like the croma it seems the Idea don't have a section to post them in

Lol...

 

[farnboroflyer]

No doubt about it................THAT was a bargain!

The IDEA is a well built car, and fully equipped. Although I don't think they have ESP?.............I could be wrong, but I don't think its fitted to my 05 Eleganza.

Ian

 

[dave]

daughter didnt want to pay delivery price so she has bought me a train ticket to go get it. 4 hour train ride inc a tube across london :bang:

 

[T14086]

Looks nice, just remember front springs. Parking sensors & tailgate (boot release) handle can play up. I notice non-standard radio but thats ok as original keeps switching on by itself normally during the night! (probably why it was changed)

 

[dave]

original keeps switching on by itself normally during the night!

lol

i think the parking sensors already gone, looks missing on one photo

 

[dave]

picked it up, pretty impressed with it 4 hour drive home.
Normally i get aches and pains after an hour or 2 driving especially with a manual gearbox and have to stop and get out for a stretch, but didn't have to in this its very comfy to drive. put £58 fuel in and still have half a tank left i wasnt driving for economy either.

the speed limit beep is better than in my croma i get a little hight pitched short beep in that, much prefer this one it dings like my satnav, freaked me out at first though when it lit up warning triangle too

it handles better that i was expecting i was expecting lots of body roll with it being a tall car with high profile tyres, but it wasn't bad at all

parking sensors all work

only thing ive found wrong so far is brake lights some times stick on, bit of wd40 on switch will fix it maybe?

oh it looks smaller in the flesh than in photos, like a punto mk2 has humped a panda mk3 and this was the result

 

[T14086]

they feel a bit 'iffy' in high winds but otherwise as you say handle pretty much like a punto. Boot is small for my needs

I like the central display.

 

[dave]

was worried about that centre speedo, but after a few minutes you remember its there an its actually easier to keep an eye on that one behind the steering wheel.
my first car had speedo in middle