Spent much of this weekend test-driving the Ford Focus C-Max with Mrs Seat. She is looking to replace her 10 year old VW Golf DL which has trundled along for 90,000 miles but is now beginning to show its age.
We found the C-Max by accident, lurking in a corner of the local Reg Vardy dealership (the car was lurking, we were "just browsing"). A test drive was arranged for Sunday. The 2.0 TDCI is a pleasure to drive, and the Focus based underpinnings of this mini MPV provided great entertainment both on the City bypass (quiet and little road noise) and on the back roads around Ormiston (excellent road holding and acceleration). However, the car we tested had a few defects - the driver's seat armrest fell off as we got in. Mr Vardy's salesman wasn't prepared to come down to the price Mrs Seat had in mind, and we walked away. On balance, we will probably buy one; but just not yet.
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