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Thought I would re-post this in a more appropriate part of the forum :beer:
I was given the keys to the car yesterday after signing the necessary liability forms from my wife :crazy: , lol, we had a quick blast around the backroads between Reading and Henley. Have to say it is a cracking little car. This is the first time I have been able to drive it properly as my wife had been having the test drives. First thoughts, certainly very fast, slightly bumpy, sorry sportier ride but I was expecting this coming out of the A7. The engine is truly a peach and the gearbox in this car is matched perfectly. Does anyone know if the gearbox is sourced or developed in partnership with BMW as well as the engine?, I am guessing that it was just the engine that was developed with BMW, if not then full credit to Peugeot for developing a cracking gearbox.
Seems strange but the car has nearly as much tech kit as my A7, even down to the option of having the onboard WiFi. I have a data plan for my own car but I am hardly using it at the moment but it is a nice to have just in case. The performance of the JBL stereo is superb, a close match to the BOSE system in my A7.
The seats are very supportive and the adjustment is great and I was surprised by the headroom provided by the double bubble roof. Even though I am 6' tall I can get in and out easily enough but the roof line is very low but that's what gives the car the appeal. We both noticed that we were getting admiring glances in the RCZ as we were driving around today, then again it does look quite stunning in the matt finish. We have already come up with a plan of attack in terms of trying to keep the car relatively clean, just common sense things such as trying not to park under trees, keep it garaged at home when possible and Magica's work car park is underground as well.
The finish inside the car is excellent and it has alot of nice touches however the only criticism would be lack of storage space. Am I right in thinking that the black box in the passenger glovebox with the three video cable sockets is the hard-drive/multimedia system?
Finally, no rattles or squeaks to speak of, can't say that about my A7 which has had an annoying quiet rattle in the boot from new, but you get use to it.
Next challenge will be trying to get the RCZ and the A7 into the garage, not easy as they are both relatively wide cars. Just need to find a buyer for my wife's old Corsa now :eusa-think: , in the meantime by car stays outside on the drive lol
These are just my initial thoughts and I am sure I will be able to provide more comments as we get further into our ownership experience :beer:
I was given the keys to the car yesterday after signing the necessary liability forms from my wife :crazy: , lol, we had a quick blast around the backroads between Reading and Henley. Have to say it is a cracking little car. This is the first time I have been able to drive it properly as my wife had been having the test drives. First thoughts, certainly very fast, slightly bumpy, sorry sportier ride but I was expecting this coming out of the A7. The engine is truly a peach and the gearbox in this car is matched perfectly. Does anyone know if the gearbox is sourced or developed in partnership with BMW as well as the engine?, I am guessing that it was just the engine that was developed with BMW, if not then full credit to Peugeot for developing a cracking gearbox.
Seems strange but the car has nearly as much tech kit as my A7, even down to the option of having the onboard WiFi. I have a data plan for my own car but I am hardly using it at the moment but it is a nice to have just in case. The performance of the JBL stereo is superb, a close match to the BOSE system in my A7.
The seats are very supportive and the adjustment is great and I was surprised by the headroom provided by the double bubble roof. Even though I am 6' tall I can get in and out easily enough but the roof line is very low but that's what gives the car the appeal. We both noticed that we were getting admiring glances in the RCZ as we were driving around today, then again it does look quite stunning in the matt finish. We have already come up with a plan of attack in terms of trying to keep the car relatively clean, just common sense things such as trying not to park under trees, keep it garaged at home when possible and Magica's work car park is underground as well.
The finish inside the car is excellent and it has alot of nice touches however the only criticism would be lack of storage space. Am I right in thinking that the black box in the passenger glovebox with the three video cable sockets is the hard-drive/multimedia system?
Finally, no rattles or squeaks to speak of, can't say that about my A7 which has had an annoying quiet rattle in the boot from new, but you get use to it.
Next challenge will be trying to get the RCZ and the A7 into the garage, not easy as they are both relatively wide cars. Just need to find a buyer for my wife's old Corsa now :eusa-think: , in the meantime by car stays outside on the drive lol
These are just my initial thoughts and I am sure I will be able to provide more comments as we get further into our ownership experience :beer:
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