Kia Picanto as a hire car, how bad?
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ian_c_uk said:
Wife has one. The 1.1 with a massive 64bhp.
Gearing is very short, engine likes (has no choice) to rev, fits through every gap and you are so fearful of losing momentum you never, ever, lift.
It's brilliant fun.
It sounds alot like the old Swift, foot pinned to the carpet everywhere! I did love the noise the little 3pot would make, although the car was bloody dangerous at motorway speeds due to it being sprung like a steel bed from the 1980's! If you were forced to adjust your course quickly on the motorway it could take a 1/4 mile to get the car back under control, it really did handle like a bathtub on a staircase! Gearing is very short, engine likes (has no choice) to rev, fits through every gap and you are so fearful of losing momentum you never, ever, lift.
It's brilliant fun.
I have just had the mis-fortune of having a '60 plate Picanto 1 as a hire car, it was utter dross!
Firstly the brakes were a switch, on or off, there was no in between
Secondly I could not get comfortable (I'm 5'11 and 15 stone so it shouldn't have been a problem)
Thirdly there was no kit, it didn't have air con (Ok its a base car), it didn't have central locking (you had to pull up the rear locks - its 2011 for God's sake), it didn't even have a f
king clock!
Horrible car, and it wasn't even that economical!
Good Luck, I'd get the bus/train and risk getting fleas
Firstly the brakes were a switch, on or off, there was no in between
Secondly I could not get comfortable (I'm 5'11 and 15 stone so it shouldn't have been a problem)
Thirdly there was no kit, it didn't have air con (Ok its a base car), it didn't have central locking (you had to pull up the rear locks - its 2011 for God's sake), it didn't even have a f
king clock!Horrible car, and it wasn't even that economical!
Good Luck, I'd get the bus/train and risk getting fleas
Nige_GTI said:
I have just had the mis-fortune of having a '60 plate Picanto 1 as a hire car, it was utter dross!
Firstly the brakes were a switch, on or off, there was no in between
Secondly I could not get comfortable (I'm 5'11 and 15 stone so it shouldn't have been a problem)
Thirdly there was no kit, it didn't have air con (Ok its a base car), it didn't have central locking (you had to pull up the rear locks - its 2011 for God's sake), it didn't even have a fking clock!
Horrible car, and it wasn't even that economical!
Good Luck, I'd get the bus/train and risk getting fleas
Not a fan then?;) Firstly the brakes were a switch, on or off, there was no in between
Secondly I could not get comfortable (I'm 5'11 and 15 stone so it shouldn't have been a problem)
Thirdly there was no kit, it didn't have air con (Ok its a base car), it didn't have central locking (you had to pull up the rear locks - its 2011 for God's sake), it didn't even have a f
king clock!Horrible car, and it wasn't even that economical!
Good Luck, I'd get the bus/train and risk getting fleas
I'm not worried about the lack of kit but the brakes are a concern! When in "on" mode is there much stopping power?
Out of intrest what do you drive as a daily?
teeCup said:
Not a fan then?;)
I'm not worried about the lack of kit but the brakes are a concern! When in "on" mode is there much stopping power?
Out of intrest what do you drive as a daily?
The brakes stopped ok, although i wouldn't want to stop to harsh with them (ie from motorway speeds) just make sure your wearing your belt first time you look at them as you may go through the windscreen!I'm not worried about the lack of kit but the brakes are a concern! When in "on" mode is there much stopping power?
Out of intrest what do you drive as a daily?
I've just sold a 13 year old Puma as a daily and am driving my G/F's SportKa, so hardly anything 'premium'!
teeCup said:
This is encouraging! If its anywhere near as good as a C1/107/aygo to drive then I'll me more than happy, think I'm probably asking a but much though!
Oh it doesn't handle, you have to scream the engine and the tank is tiny. I believe ours had 4 different brands of tyre.But, as discussed; nothing goes quite like a rental.
(vmax was about 132kph, downhill)
Nige_GTI said:
I have just had the mis-fortune of having a '60 plate Picanto 1 as a hire car, it was utter dross!
Firstly the brakes were a switch, on or off, there was no in between
Secondly I could not get comfortable (I'm 5'11 and 15 stone so it shouldn't have been a problem)
Thirdly there was no kit, it didn't have air con (Ok its a base car), it didn't have central locking (you had to pull up the rear locks - its 2011 for God's sake), it didn't even have a fking clock!
Horrible car, and it wasn't even that economical!
Good Luck, I'd get the bus/train and risk getting fleas
I guess it ticks the "it's a car" and "it's cheap" and "it has a 7year warranty" boxes at least. We went wild and got a "2" - a/c, remote central locking, ESP, ipod integration stereo (with a clock Firstly the brakes were a switch, on or off, there was no in between
Secondly I could not get comfortable (I'm 5'11 and 15 stone so it shouldn't have been a problem)
Thirdly there was no kit, it didn't have air con (Ok its a base car), it didn't have central locking (you had to pull up the rear locks - its 2011 for God's sake), it didn't even have a f
king clock!Horrible car, and it wasn't even that economical!
Good Luck, I'd get the bus/train and risk getting fleas
). Mr E said:
Oh it doesn't handle, you have to scream the engine and the tank is tiny. I believe ours had 4 different brands of tyre.
But, as discussed; nothing goes quite like a rental.
(vmax was about 132kph, downhill)
I've done 157 km/h on the gps/185 on the speedometer in the 1.0 55 bhp.But, as discussed; nothing goes quite like a rental.
(vmax was about 132kph, downhill)
The engine is revvy, short gearing, better than eqvivalent Micra etc. and it's light. Me thinks you will have fun.
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Edited by James Dean on Wednesday 1st June 08:45
Got one as a loaner a few years back when my Polo was getting mended - was a blast - driven like a hire car it was great fun, no real handling and no real power, but flinging it around trying to rev the engine to death was a giggle.
I don't think I would ever own one - I can't imagine driving it normally is much fun, and I couldn't bring myself to treat a car I actually owned like a hire car.
I don't think I would ever own one - I can't imagine driving it normally is much fun, and I couldn't bring myself to treat a car I actually owned like a hire car.
I had one as a rental car a year or so back.
The one thing I learnt from the process is that a lot of repmobile drivers don't take at all kindly to being overtaken by what sounds in the distance like a swarm of angry bees, but shortly after is shown to be a pox box going flat out in 4th...
It's a crap car, but when you look at the money they cost it's actually pretty good. You've got to compare like for like, after all.
The one thing I learnt from the process is that a lot of repmobile drivers don't take at all kindly to being overtaken by what sounds in the distance like a swarm of angry bees, but shortly after is shown to be a pox box going flat out in 4th...
It's a crap car, but when you look at the money they cost it's actually pretty good. You've got to compare like for like, after all.
.How did I miss this ? I bought a brand new Picanto 1 in March and TBH its a great little simple A-B car. Not sure I'd like to drive it for hundreds of miles at a time though - I'm 6ft1 and it gets uncomfortable after a while.
Brakes are very responsive as said but you soon get used to it and it does stop very well when you want it to.
Top tip if the rental firm give you a 1 - NEVER lock the drivers door by pushing down the pin because you WILL lock the key in it eventually - I did yesterday at a petrol station
Brakes are very responsive as said but you soon get used to it and it does stop very well when you want it to.
Top tip if the rental firm give you a 1 - NEVER lock the drivers door by pushing down the pin because you WILL lock the key in it eventually - I did yesterday at a petrol station
Mr E said:
Oh it doesn't handle, you have to scream the engine and the tank is tiny. I believe ours had 4 different brands of tyre.
But, as discussed; nothing goes quite like a rental.
(vmax was about 132kph, downhill)
How far can you get out of a tank while revving it to the heavens, as I understand that petrol will be hard to come across on a Sunday in the Highlands? Would a couple of Jerry cans be a good Idea?But, as discussed; nothing goes quite like a rental.
(vmax was about 132kph, downhill)
teeCup said:
How far can you get out of a tank while revving it to the heavens, as I understand that petrol will be hard to come across on a Sunday in the Highlands? Would a couple of Jerry cans be a good Idea?
I think its a sub 40 litre tank, so even at 50mpg you're looking for fuel fairly often.
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