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The V6 is absolutley glorious . But eyewateringly expensive to tax.
My twin spark is £270 a year , but my Abarth 595 with more power is only about £80!
How things have moved on.
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Rest easy that you don't live in Ireland. My 2.4 JTDM is going to either cost me €750 or €1034 a year to tax depending on what a shower of cunts revenue decide to be.
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Luckily here in Aus the rego (tax) costs are not too bad.
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Was just about to say UK car ved is generally very reasonable imo, try Ireland, Switzerland, Norway or some of the islands like Madiera and Malta. Think the Netherlands and Denmark are pretty painful too
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So general ride, comfort and handling are actually quite lovely. It's extremely planted on the road, very stable. It's a heavy car so it's not what I would call a sporty drive but I'd imagine the 3.2 V6 would be similar enough in a sort of gentleman's express style. A really lovely way to cover miles in a reasonable hurry.
I drove down from Birmingham to Salisbury with mine today and it was just a really pleasant experience which is what I was after really. It's got plenty of go when you want tops it along but it's greatest attribute I've discovered so far is how little I have to say about it. Haven't had a chance to get it around a few twists yet but I might try and find a few around the New Forest tomorrow to see what it's like.
Boot space is ample although I don't have a lot of experience with estates. It's puny in comparison to my Discovery Commercial obviously but I also think I'm going to get along very well with it. We had a large North Face duffel, a carry-on size suitcase and two backpacks in the boot and there was easily enough space for the same again and some more I reckon.
There are a few odd quirks such as there is only one cup holder which is a bit strange though nothing that isn't dwarfed by the sheer joy of the beauty of the thing so far.
I've already been looking into the 3.2 V6 myself.