Some of the cars I drove in the past month - 5
 

First up the 206CC.

A decen't car. Sporty character. It had a diesel engine. 109hp. A nice little engine. It drives fairly well, as I said, sporty character, suspension on the stiffer side. Levels of grip are totally adequate for the ocasional fast driving.

Now the bad things. I had an irresistable urge to explain to people standing at the traffic lights that the car isn't mine. It just suits women better. I felt funny and strange and I didn't like it. That's all I'll say.
The sitting position is HORRIBLE, like in every other 206. I don't know, is it the age showing (the car's, not mine :wink: ), but If my hand's were in the right position, my legs were squeezed and the other and if the legs were ok, my hands could barely reach the wheel.

Feels dated inside. The gearbox is not precise and just bad.

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Fiat Multipla. The car has character. Lot's of it, but that's it. Well, it's practical, spacey and strangley, it's wierd shapes attract people.

The suspension sucks big time. It's better to stay on roads with no bends or go really slow, when you approach one. I warned you.... :wink:

Fun car started loving it after a while :?

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The Astra 1.3 Diesel. I like all the Astra's. Nice looks and good build quality. Ride not bad either. The engine is a bit underpowered, but it does it's job if you're not a racer at heart.

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The S60 D. Broke down 3 times in a week. Always the same problem. The pipe leading into the turbo broke. After the second time they put in a brand new one, from the car in the shop and it wen't again. And it broke again. Later we found out that it was all the computer's fault.....strange.

And guess what, we got the XC90 two day's ago and the same thing happened to it today. 4 failures in 2 weeks by Volvo. Funny.

The seats are SUPERB. The music system perfect. The engine pulls well and the ride comfort is on a very high level.

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The passat 2.0 FSI

It has been ages since I have driven a VW with a petrol engine.

Good engine. Good car. Great build quality. But lack's soul. But it's getting better.

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Ford Focus 2.0 Tdci

Interesting, how the 136hp engine pulls strong! The car jumps from the start line like there is no tomorrow. The suspension set up is hard and comfortable at the same time. The cornering speeds I could acheeve with this car were suprisingly high. I love this car. And I even got past the new shape.

My second night shoot. I decided I'll have one night photoshoot in every mag.

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The Ford Fiesta ST. My new favourite car. 150hp. The engine could have just a little more punch to it. But boy does the handling make up for it. The suspension is just so perfect. It wirks great together with all the other parts.

You just turn the steering wheel and go. You can place the car ANYWHERE you wan't. The hand brake connet's you to the other dimension of fun. The response of the wheel is just right.......well, maybe it could be just a little bit sharper, but not much. The grip lasts and lasts, on good roads of course. If you lift of the car get's tail happy :D

High speed corners are a joy to do in this car. You know exactly where the car will go, how it will respond. Ford really knows how to make a car handle.
Probably my favourite car in a long time. The colour suits it perfect. The seats are very good they held my 85kg's well in the corners.

I was taking pics thw whole day today. This car really is a toy to have. The back seats are not something I will compliment, but who cares. With a handling like that...............

It's parked in front of my house right now, and when I'll finish writting this, I'll go for a spin... 8)

The action shot's are not the best because I had some problems with the camers setings , but if anybody will wan't any of the Fiesta pics in 1600-1200 resolution let me know.


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Hope you enjoyed the pics.

yes i have :D
sounds like a fun car...and the pics of it are pretty good too, not as bad as you said...the 1 in ur sig is awesome 8)

the pic in my sig is the one in the third one in the third row from the bottom, the 4th pic. Just did a bit of cropping and added colour and contrast......

haha komotar is becoming a rally driver??? :lol: :lol: :lol: it looks really fun but too bad there are none in the US but the 150hp seems kind of weak but im guessing there are performance parts for it?

The little Fiesta seems like a lot of fun. You apparently enjoyed going sideways with it :D My favourite pics are the ones of the Focus Estate on the ramp of the underground car park.

It doesn't weight 2 tons ;)
Maybe with 200 bhp it would be faster, but 150 bhp in this little car is enough for some good old fashion fun if the chassis is well sorted out.

hehe i havnt driven too many cars and mostly all of them have been large sedans so im used to the heavy weight so when i drove a 140hp Camry i thought it was really weak :P

Theres NO doubt that you enjoyed Fiesta :lol:

Thanx alot for review and pics Komotar :wink:

Nice report as always! Kinda obvious the Fiesta was your fav considering the amount of pics posted :D must be a funny car! Nice action shots! Well done also for the Astra break!

realy nice review Komotar - thanx!!!
as you wrote, it seems like the small fiesta puts the other cars to the dust :D

great action pics man!! and those with nearly black clouds :shock: - beautifull photoshoot!!!

Awesome action shots of the Fiesta, my grandma has one (the lower power version though) - wonder if she drives like that? :P

So how many times did you lose it in the Fiesta to get those pics, be honest? :D

Thanks for the report.

Great!!! I cant thank you enough for the Fiesta ST shots. Its one of my favourite cars at the momment, even considering getting one. I have searched high and low on the net and not found hardly any decent pics of the ST. So im very greatful indeed.

EDIT- Just saved all the ST pics, this has to be one of my favourite threads.

To be honest, I never lost it. And on most of those pics, it's my cousin driving. The only guy I ask to do these kind of things.... I was taking pics 8)

I did that corner about 7,8 times and he did it about 7 times.

Nobody ever lost it...

It was close one time, but everything was still under controll.

The car gives you so much feedback about all that's happening.....

Thx, I'm glad you like them.

The ST really is a cool little car. I say go for it 8)

very good report on the Fiesta :wink:

I understand the plaisure you could have had, it remembers me my previous car: a peugeot 106 GTI upgraded to 150bhp and stiffer suspension...just amazing to drive !!

and congratulation for your driving skills... :wink:

Excellent write-up and pics, thanks Komotar 8)

I've always been impressed by the Focus, the 1.8i petrol always seemed to be 'just powerful enough' for spirited driving IMHO,so the extra power and and torque of the TDCi should make it even better, you seem to have been very impressed with it. The TDCi Ford is a car that is on my list to drive when I get a chance to, for sure. No diesel Fords in the USA though, so that one will have to wait.

The Fiesta ST emblem picture would make a nice avatar for one of the Fiesta boys too, IMHO. :wink:

Ever since gettin my fiesta and going to the ford dealership ive loved the ST.i sat in one for about 5 minutes and the seats were gorgeous to sit in.ive wanted one ever since and thanks to your pics mate i want one even more now,lol

tx komotar for this review

i like the astra but the motor is too weak (onl 70 hp if im correct), hope i get astra :D

and the fiesta its just an animal, like i seen on pics its a toy
how do you compared to the c2 vts i know that it has 25 hp more.
you will have to gave me pics of fiesta :D

nice, that Fiesta is great

thanks komotar for reviews and pics. ST looks good but sadly ford isn't selling this joy machine in Turkey. I have no chance to see it on roads. :cry:

You're welcome.

Why isn't it selling the ST??? Are the other fiesta's are for sale???

Most of the Fiesta range is selling in Turkey. Ford isn't selling it because it has 2.0 liter engine. 2 liter engines pay alotof taxes in Turkey. Focus St and Focus RS Mondeo St220 didn't sell in Turkey too.

damn, that's strange :?

Too bad :x

good stuff Komotar. I love seeing these dramatic photos and spirited reviews of real daily driver cars

It is not strange in Turkey we pay alotof taxes for car has more than 1.6 liter engines. Because of this car has little engine displacements sells well. So companies sells little engine cars. Last year about 450.000 cars sold and 65-70 percent of it has 1.6 liter or less engine.

What an awesome set of pics and what some fortunate and technical comments as well, probably your comments are better than some of the cars magazines; in addition, i started laughing a bit when i noticed that you were using the had brakes in a slow bend, it must have been a great fun when driving someone else´s car for a moment

Cool roadtest report komotar ! :D

I always been a fan of Passat, the new one seems really interesting on several points. Those action pictures of the Ford Fiesta ST are really great. In short, your whole photography is always professional. :wink: