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Foo Foo Barney - 05 Jul 2005 20:27 GMT

Just has a little sit and play in a 1007 (left hand drive). Very very nice.
Feels as solid as a rock with loads of headroom and kneeroom for 4 adults.
Cute design with interchangeable trim finish. My one had paddle shift gears!
Boot very small though and I guess that the solid feel results in the car
feeling heavy. Also a tad expensive at 10800GBP starting price tag.

But the star of the show had to be the sliding doors - I predict that in 15
years time most cars will have them they really transform how easy it is to
get in and out. Well done Peugeot.

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androo - 06 Jul 2005 09:58 GMT

> Just has a little sit and play in a 1007 (left hand drive). Very very nice.
> Feels as solid as a rock with loads of headroom and kneeroom for 4 adults.
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> years time most cars will have them they really transform how easy it is to
> get in and out. Well done Peugeot.

It's a car that will either be a great success or a complete flop, I reckon.
You forgot to mention that it also recorded the best ever crash test score
in the Euro NCAP crash tests.

If those doors start to develop faults, it'll get such a bad press, so I
hope they've tested them properly and made them easy to fix. But I think
most people will love the doors, even if they start to get impatient about
how long it takes for them to open and close. Perhaps they'll introduce a
cheaper one with manual doors, though there might be finger-trapping
implications.

The Top Gear presenters' mothers didn't reckon much to it, but I wish it
well. It's different and interesting.

Androo

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G.T - 06 Jul 2005 10:50 GMT

Hi,

No miracle for the boot, a tiny car can't have a lot of "cargo" space ;-)

> feeling heavy. Also a tad expensive at 10800GBP starting price tag.

Pffffffffffffffffff ! Price starting around 13k EUR here.

> But the star of the show had to be the sliding doors - I predict that in 15
> years time most cars will have them they really transform how easy it is to
> get in and out. Well done Peugeot.

Yeah, that *is* brilliant. Driving with 3-doors for a while, I assume it's a
damn good thing, esp. in underground car parks. The electric driving of
these doors seems to be a bit of a gizmo to me, a manual drive would have
been nice, too and would have lowered the price (perhaps in a future,
economic version - why not calling it a 1007 Junior ? :-) ).

Regards,
G.T
g.t6@worldonline.fr
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