We bought a 65-plate model (so the one before the current shape) for our son, one of the later ones with a 1.2 Pure Tech engine. We bought it at 9 months/6,000 miles old, an ex-Avis rental car that was also a repaired Cat D write off for just £3,250. You never know what you're getting with a used car, but apparently this one had been vandalised, hence the write-off. Couldn't resist at that price!
It has been 100% reliable and had no issues whatsoever, now with 18,000 miles. I will be having the cambelt changed early because of the issues with the belts on the early Pure Tech engines disintegrating. The post 17 ones are supposed to be better, but it's still a belt that will need changing.
It has a soft French feel to the drive (quelle surprise!) which is a nice change from the harder German feel that my daughter's Up! and other son's Suzuki Swift has.
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