Faults:

Little switches acting up, the odd fascia cover.

General Comments:

Good design of car.

Sliding doors are excellent, front doors open wide.

Bench seat in the back is great- our car has two seats in front, two on the outside in the middle and the bench at the back, giving a good center isle with great access to the back. Even Mum can get up while Dad is stuck in traffic and walk down the center of the car, not stepping outside into the rain.

Much cheaper to buy secondhand than Seat or equivalent competition- mad price as new!

€60 of diesel does 600 miles.

Engine size is 1906 cc or so, so it is taxed as a 2.0 litre and has the power of a 1.9- not so clever, Fiat.

Still, it pulls the caravan no problem (although my previous Laguna would do so much more easily) plus all the bodies.

Luggage space? it's in the caravan.

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong in the last 10000 miles.

General Comments:

Like the ability to change the seating or even remove them.

Sliding doors on both sides are a real boon.

Good road holding and handling, easy to drive though clutch can be heavy.

Ample power though it does come in quickly at about 4000 revs.

Reasonable fuel consumption for size.

I would buy another no problem.

Faults:

Entry/Exit delay lamp switch melted.

Intermittent failure of the Air-conditioning.

High engine oil consumption. Crankshaft re-machined to prevent oil leak at flywheel. Pistons wear-off beyond published specification.

Grinding noise when engaging third and fifth gear at 55k km.

Complete clutch system replaced at 64k km including clutch cables, clutch plate and pressure plate.

Grinding noise when engaging third gear occurred again at 69k km.

General Comments:

The car engine was taken off from the chassis for seven times to check the gear-box and engine oil problems within less than ten months duration.

Faults:

Reversing light switch on gearbox.

Fluid leak on power steering rack.

Airconditioning switch (internal to airconditioning, not dashboard).

General Comments:

Comfortable, quite fast, quiet, very roomy.

Poor visibility past thick "A" posts.

Suspension a bit hard unless laden.

Engine torque curve all wrong - power comes in at 4000 rpm, ie. about 20mph in 1st gear or 85mph in top. By the time you get a response to the accelerator you're already speeding!

Faults:

Immobiliser keypad failed resulting in a need for repairs to the wiring loom - more than £400.

It took the dealers 4 attempts over 2 years to track down reason for intermittent non-functioning of air con - luckily mostly dealt with under guarantee.

General Comments:

Excellent 7 seat MPV, sliding rear doors a real plus point. Experience says DO NOT buy any MPV without air con.