Post by rodge on Mar 6, 2020 6:33:22 GMT
This weeks rental was slightly more obscure and was almost 600 miles of driving in one of Japan’s lesser known offerings- the Mitsubishi Outlander.
The car itself was one I had briefly considered as a purchase, until I saw that it only comes with a CVT.
I’m not a fan of lots of revving and no motion, and this proved to be the case.
As a 7 seater, the front 5 are decent enough, but the rear two wouldn’t be comfortable for anyone taller than Frodo and Samwise.
There was no leg room and the boot was tiny, I couldn’t even stand up my laptop bag and close it.
Driving it was interesting as the steering felt very twitchy.
It had plenty of fg for a middle of the road model, and had switchable 4wd.
It did the job for the 3 days I had it, and was a welcome change to the Nissans they all seem to have now.
Not sure what I’ll get the next time. I am enjoying the variety of cars I’m getting to drive so might look for a different style- saloon/compact/sports/non Nissan.
The Q5 I had 2 weeks ago was a much nicer car to be in and was better for not trying to squeeze 7 seats into a 5 seat body. While they aren’t direct competitors, the Audi betters the Outlander in every aspect except maybe price.
Glad I got the opportunity to try it out, glad I’d decided not to buy one too.
The car itself was one I had briefly considered as a purchase, until I saw that it only comes with a CVT.
I’m not a fan of lots of revving and no motion, and this proved to be the case.
As a 7 seater, the front 5 are decent enough, but the rear two wouldn’t be comfortable for anyone taller than Frodo and Samwise.
There was no leg room and the boot was tiny, I couldn’t even stand up my laptop bag and close it.
Driving it was interesting as the steering felt very twitchy.
It had plenty of fg for a middle of the road model, and had switchable 4wd.
It did the job for the 3 days I had it, and was a welcome change to the Nissans they all seem to have now.
Not sure what I’ll get the next time. I am enjoying the variety of cars I’m getting to drive so might look for a different style- saloon/compact/sports/non Nissan.
The Q5 I had 2 weeks ago was a much nicer car to be in and was better for not trying to squeeze 7 seats into a 5 seat body. While they aren’t direct competitors, the Audi betters the Outlander in every aspect except maybe price.
Glad I got the opportunity to try it out, glad I’d decided not to buy one too.
