i40, nice.

The Tyre Dude · 17-12-2011 7:03pm #1

Saw an i40 estate today, looks a bit wonky in the pics but in the flesh a very handsome machine. Makes your Mondeos, Passat look very, very tired. Would certainly get me into the showroom.

deaglan169 · 17-12-2011 7:55pm

its a nice motor seen a few on the road and had a look around one at the dealers its a dead ringer for the insignia estate

Lex Luthor · 17-12-2011 9:16pm

deaglan169 wrote: »

its a dead ringer for the insignia estate

pajo1981 · 17-12-2011 10:56pm

The Tyre Dude wrote: »

Saw an i40 estate today, looks a bit wonky in the pics but in the flesh a very handsome machine. Makes your Mondeos, Passat look very, very tired. Would certainly get me into the showroom.

A soggy cardboard box makes a mondeo and, to a lesser extent, a passat look tired.

What's your point?

-Corkie- · 17-12-2011 11:01pm

Lex Luthor wrote: »

Must have meant the Avensis estate I think.

18-12-2011 10:04am

There have been a few posts on the i40 and all have said that it looks more 'premium' than much of the opposition but no-one has said anything about the interior.

Anyone care to comment on how the interior stacks up against the opposition? (quality & looks).

jwmurph · 19-12-2011 3:08pm

I bought an I40 in Aug, I changed from a 2009 Passat and the car interior quality is just as high as the VW. The design is a lot different but that doesnt mean it's lower quality, it reminds me a lot of an Accord I had a few years ago. The I40 drives well, it's not very fast but that's not where it's being pitched. It does about 1100km on a tank of diesel and is very comfortable with loads of space for the kids and buggies (that's something the Passat couldnt do) while looking fairly stylish (to my eyes).