I had a two-hour test drive the day before yesterday and didn't experience any of the listed faults to any serious effect. The car seemed quite happy at 70 mph and did not wander. I liked the fact that there is a spare (emergency) wheel, instead of the squirter that comes with the new Picanto. Boot capacity is better than that of the family Colt, a bigger car. Rear seat accessibility has been praised but I could not get into them, even with the front seats all the way forward, without entering big end first. Beware, then, if you are 6' or more tall, wear size 11 shoes and suffer from arthritis.
The trade-in terms were excellent, with a high valuation on my i30, 2 years' free servicing and 0% finance for 50% of the price. I did wonder if this liberality indicated an imminent model change but placed an order for a 1.2 Active Air yesterday.
Many thanks for all of your hints.
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