Hi all,
I'm trying to help daughter find a vehicle that will tick enough of the boxes to make the choice actually mean something.
She needs utility, something for moving real world things about in, like a bookcase, fridge or some flatpack furniture, camping with partner and their dog or some stuff for the dump. If the load area folded flat that could provide an overnight sleeping space. It would also have to be economical to run / maintain.
She would prefer petrol, manual, ULEZ compliant.
She doesn't really care about any fancy features, even electric windows or even aircon or even style or colour.
Ideally is would be both shorter and narrower than the 407 Saloon she's currently driving as she finds that a PITA when parking and just getting though the traffic.
We test drove a 2015 Fabia 1.4 TSE (?) auto and whilst she liked it overall, the rear seats didn't fold flat and she didn't like the 1s 'lag' you got when you tried to nip out on a small roundabout? Do all the autos do that?
She likes my old 04 Meriva A (given to me by Mum when Dad died) but it's not very good on fuel compared with the Fabia and more expensive to tax. It is ULEZ compliant though, the rear seats fold flat, it's not long or wide, just getting a bit old now and the later models aren't considered as 'good' by some.
Personally, I think I'd like the Fabia Estate (are they all Monty Carlo?) and I could give her the Meriva but I think the estates are few and far between?
How reliable would an older Fabia (like a late MK2) be?
Thanks for your time in any case.
