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CAR REVIEWS AND RATINGS
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| Ratings |
( Maximum score is 100 ) |
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| Overall: |
  ( 80 )
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| Comfort: |
( 100 )
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| Performance: |
( 100 )
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| Quality: |
( 80 )
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| Appearance: |
( 40 )
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| Comments |
Favorite feature: |
Performance and interior room |
Least favorite feature: |
Bizarre controls |
Advice to buyer: |
Negotiate a big discount. This isn't a popular vehicle. |
Detailed review: |
I do not own this vehicle - I rented it for four days to take the family to California. The interior is cavernous, with easy access to all the seats. The center seats fold forward, which really helps with access to the rear seats. The interior volume behind the rear seats is capacious as well. We were able to load four suitcases and a stroller into the well behind the back seat. The vehicle got respectable fuel economy (in the mid-20s), and performance was surprising. I once squealed the tires when I pushed the accelerator a bit too hard. The vehicle rides very smoothly, tracks well and has less body roll than I expected. Like any minivan, try to avoid quick moves, but this vehicle holds no nasty surprises when manuevering it in traffic.
I am sold on this vehicle except for one thing: The bizarre controls. The odd 'serving dish' platform on which many of the function buttons and the transmission shifter reside is a definite minus. There is little distance between the shifter and the right control stalk, and I once knocked the vehicle into neutral when reaching for it. The instrument display sits in the center of the dash, which requires you to look well away from your direction of travel to see it. I found it disconcerting to drive the vehicle at night and see nothing when I looked through the steering wheel. |
Also considered: |
N/A
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| About This Reviewer... |
Email address: |
orca99usa@yahoo.com |
Location: |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
Other vehicles owned: |
2002 Saturn SC2
2003 MINI Cooper
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Review submitted: |
April 16, 2006 |
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