Managed to prise the up! from my wife for an hour this morning. Took it for a long run along a variety of roads and I am thoroughly impressed. The little engine takes some getting used to, especially starting off in first gear, but once mastered it proved to be lively and remarkably quiet. Cruising along at 80 mph ( sorry officer I meant 70 mph) it was much quieter than expected and the ride was really smooth and comfortable. The handling was excellent. I would have no hesitation in taking the car on long journeys. My only criticisms are minor. I find the polished black dashboard reflects the sunlight and is annoying. Only being able to control the electric window on the drivers side was a pain but I suppose if it only had manual windows that would be all you could do. The fuel gauge will also take some getting used to. As it is a large scale gauge with a small fuel tank it does move quite rapidly down but I am sure that the fuel economy will be good.<div id="myWatcherDiv" style="display:none;">
I think that I will let my wife have my Golf 1.6 Tdi and I will keep the up!!!!