Well, she's had the Renegade a month now and she is delighted with it. "Best car I've ever had" according to her.
I know it's no favourite of car nerds, who can't seem to get past saying, "Y'know it's a Fiat don't you" ( yes, we knew thanks ) ;-)
But, she is so taken with it. What's more, it seems to have chimed with her elderly parents, her middle aged friends and indeed with our 21 year old son, his girlfriend and their crowd who all like it.
In truth, I wasn't sure if I'd like it, but she's been hankering after one for a while and sort of thought what the heck, it's not for me anyway.
However, it has cast a little spell over me too, it's actually a very pleasant thing to drive, much more so than her old Qashqai which was a worthy thing, but not something you'd rush to take out just for the fun of it.
Only a 1.4, but with a turbo very smoothly generating 140 bhp, which feels more than adequate in a small car. I'm more of a fan of autos but it's a sweet little manual gearbox that is really quite Fordy in its precision.
I'm not keen on the EPB, but we've both got used to it if nothing else.
As previously mentioned, it feels a bit like a big Panda really. Inexplicably puts a smile on your face.
Still a bit of a domestic fight for the keys to it which must be a good sign I suppose.
Last edited by: Runfer D'Hills on Tue 20 Apr 21 at 13:28
|
Fiat-egade new
Fiat-egade new
