68: 2016 Renault Megane 1.6 DCi GT

 

 


This was actulaly great. Heated bucket seats were more comfy than they looked (although getting in and out was something of an adventure). Really good fun to chuck around, and rapid. Also economical. Very nice, actually. Clutch/DMF had a horrible judder that the dealer couldn't sort due to a parts backlog of "up to 12 months" so eventually swapped before it failed to proceed. Was fun though.

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67: 2016 Suzuki Baleno

 

 

Was hoping for the Swift but a bit bigger, but the seats were very flat and it felt tinny in a way rthe Swift somehow didn't. Moved on swiftly.

66: 2017 VW Golf SV 1.6 TDi

 

Seats were nice and comfy but *everything* else was unutterably dreary. Lots of headroom but it was so ponderous and very very slow. An unpleasant surprise.
Moved on much quicker than it did anything else.

65: 2017 Suzuki S-Cross Allgrip 1.4



Ok, take two, swapped the Auris back for this. Big and tall but not that big as still fits on the drive. Bit floatier over bumps but fun. Big sunroof and heated seats... Fingers s-crossed! [/groan]

64: 2017 Toyota Auris 1.2T

 

Quite new. Chopped in the Swift for this. Slightly bigger, softer sprung and still got 5 years warranty left.
(The swift was doing my back in with it's solid suspension and very very low slung-ness, otherwise brill)

Edit: Went back after a week because it was also doing my back in, as per the Hyundai.