118d M Sport 5dr Hatchback

Never again, can't believe it's so bad

I've now had this car for 2.5 years and I just grow to dislike it more and more. Luckily we have other cars (and my wife's Jazz which cost less than half as much is used as the family car).
Good news is it has a great engine, service intervals are long and it pulls well with little noise or fuss.

Bad news is the ride is crashingly hard, it skips and hops at the back, the steering feels dead and lacks communication (I also drive a Lotus on track and feel I can comment on this). Interior space is cramped, no storage, can't hold two small cases to go to the airport, pedals offset, seatbelts cut across throat of adults in back, fronts don't adjust, auto-start stop does not always start, seats have limited adjustment notches, climate control has never worked, suspension wheezes going over bumps, phone book does not load into the handsfree, eats tyres (front and back), don't try driving in ice (use the Exige on semi slicks)....but it does have a good radio.

Very disappointed; only upside is nobody ever wants to go in my car on a business trip!

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