GCab Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 Oct 2003 (on the web at the moment) has a long term review of the Cab, including some alpine long distance driving. The AE website doesn't let you do a direct link to the article... it's at www.autoexpress.co.uk though Their car happens to be a TDI but after my own diesel-fuelled canterings round the Lakes (pretty effortless torque at steep gradients) I was surprised to read of the throttle struggling to get round mountain roads - the Alps are a bit higher altitude than I was, admittedly - however, they do pin this on the CVT rather than the "punchy" engine. Mine's a manual, which seems by far the best combo. Of more interest to you Petrol Penguins , longterm comments on the car in general include a late-developing squeak from the roof, and a peeling of the number plate lamination. They're not keen on the handling, which is probably no real surprise - mind you, as mentioned before I'm much happier with mine now, on new Michelin Pilot tyres kept at 38 psi (front)/35 (rear). I wonder what their setup was - the handling does seem very sensitive to these things, maybe 'cos of the weight of the vehicle. Their other niggle was the difficulty of cleaning the 18 inch cross-spoke alloys, which I must say look a fiddly nightmare even on the photo - they also look a bit "South London BMW" to me, so I wouldn't want them anyway... They liked the overall wind insulation, wind deflector, and sports seats, and end up saying the car's "very popular" with the team, as a magazine longtermer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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