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Buying compact MPVs
I have a family with two babies, (two years old and a ewborn). We mostly drive around town with the occasional weekend trip, around 7000 miles a year.
We like the Ford C-MAX 1.0 EcoBoost or the Vauxhall Meriva 1.4t (120 ps).
Which is the best engine of the two?
Any reliability problems with either car?
Price is more or less the same (little bit cheaper the Ford), your recommendation?
We like the Ford C-MAX 1.0 EcoBoost or the Vauxhall Meriva 1.4t (120 ps).
Which is the best engine of the two?
Any reliability problems with either car?
Price is more or less the same (little bit cheaper the Ford), your recommendation?
Asked on 1 June 2013 by MrQ
Answered by
Honest John
C-Max Ecoboost too soon to say. There were some early reports of turbos failing because drivers were switching off the engines when the turbos were too hot. The Meriva with the 1.4T is pleasantly sporty. All I have on both of them in www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar - with links to the road tests.
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