I have had my car a few months and have posted a few comments on other threads. I like the 2008 a lot (the car itself) and got used to the 'quirky' egc gear change in full auto. The key seems to be coming off the gas a little as a change is about to take place - you get to recognise when this is going to happen and it becomes second nature.
I took the car to France and it performed well on autoroutes with enough power to keep up to the speed limits with some to spare for overtaking.
But I couldn't get to grips with the strange noises my car made particularly when coming to a halt, very disturbing. I was told it was fine and normal so maybe its just me or perhaps the car I had was not a good example - other egc drivers (I suspect all diesel versions - perhaps they are a better match for egc?) say their cars are smooth and make no discernible noises. Either way I was fortunate that my dealer was accomodating and offered me a decent deal to change. There was a cost of course but it was reasonable. So after driving autos for the best part of 20 years I'm back to manual and have a new Feline. Its fine, I have the car I already like a lot and have got used to, and although I would prefer auto the manual gearbox is very slick. I also get grip contol of course so thats a bonus.
A pointless post in a way other than I would recommend to anyone considering this particular model to pay close attention and listen out for odd noises on test drives etc. It might just save someone going through the same process I have.
Edited by: haligary
I took the car to France and it performed well on autoroutes with enough power to keep up to the speed limits with some to spare for overtaking.
But I couldn't get to grips with the strange noises my car made particularly when coming to a halt, very disturbing. I was told it was fine and normal so maybe its just me or perhaps the car I had was not a good example - other egc drivers (I suspect all diesel versions - perhaps they are a better match for egc?) say their cars are smooth and make no discernible noises. Either way I was fortunate that my dealer was accomodating and offered me a decent deal to change. There was a cost of course but it was reasonable. So after driving autos for the best part of 20 years I'm back to manual and have a new Feline. Its fine, I have the car I already like a lot and have got used to, and although I would prefer auto the manual gearbox is very slick. I also get grip contol of course so thats a bonus.
A pointless post in a way other than I would recommend to anyone considering this particular model to pay close attention and listen out for odd noises on test drives etc. It might just save someone going through the same process I have.
Edited by: haligary