Faults:

Not much to be fair, was reliable enough when I had it. It was a company car for me at the time. I heard the guy that had it after me was not soo lucky - apparently the head gasket went not long after it was given to him and the car was scrapped by the company (not worth fixing, the car had such low value), but it was only 8 years old by then and had about 60K miles, which is poor going. Most cars have plenty life in them at that age and mileage, but not this car!

General Comments:

Was given this Magentis as a company car. Never liked it. Boring to drive. Ugly to look at with its bug eyed headlights. Silver exterior.

Inside was the only positive thing it had going for it. Full leather seats in black, very comfortable. Problem was on the motorway the cabin was noisy so you could never enjoy that luxury cruising feel. Ride was also poor. Cars like like profess to be executive cars but cannot cut it with the likes of similar cars from Ford, and certainly not German cars. My previous Ford Mondeo was better than this car in every way.

Fairly spacious inside. Boot was big.

Terrible on fuel, barely did 29 mpg. It was an automatic, but this was still poor. Not very fast either.

Just a mediocre car at best, that was cheap for a reason. I've heard the more modern Optima that replaced this Magentis is much better, but I'd still be skeptical.

Faults:

Drivers electric window switch faulty, won't drop automatically with a single touch.

Leaking rainwater getting in to the spare wheel well.

General Comments:

This car is very comfortable on main roads, motorway or city driving. However it handles badly on bendy roads, makes for slower progress.

For drivers 6 foot or more, the absence of rake adjustment of the steering column leads to a compromised driving position.

Boot space is long but very shallow.

General Comments:

This car is horrible.. Driving it is like sitting in an old leaky boat on a rough sea. The suspension is far too soft.

The gearbox appears to work on the principle of random selection.

The air con is very aptly named, as it seems to be incapable of cooling the entire cabin, on even a cold day.

The radio looks like it was stolen from someone else. The aerial isn't even automatic and the central locking isn't even remote.

All the window switches seem to be the wrong way around, and have been positioned by a blind man who doesn't drive.

The petrol consumption is poor, and matches the performance.

This is a truly dreadful car, and should be avoided like the plague. Save your money!!

General Comments:

Purchased car especially to tow a caravan. Find that it does not know what gear it wants to be in. Very slow to get to optimum revs. Towing a caravan is not possible as it will only do 9.9 miles to a gallon. Driving in town gives about 20 on a good day. Please has anyone any more information on the cars performance when towing.