3008 Road test

[chopper1192]

Seems positive...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...d4-review.html

[bluetyler]

We had a couple in for pdi and they are a nice car. Dont know why they have a silly electric handbrake though. Head up display is a nice touch.

[MadV]

Until it goes wrong!!!! . RCZ looks good

[chopper1192]

The heads up display is awful. On Bimmers, Chevvys etc it projects onto the screen, but on the 3008 it projects onto a flimsy bit of plastic sticking out the top of the dash. Not only does it look like a piece of broken CD case, it's so low they might as well not have bothered. I, and many others, told them this at the press preview a year ago, but they didn't care.

[manofkent]

Originally Posted by bluetyler

We had a couple in for pdi and they are a nice car. Dont know why they have a silly electric handbrake though. Head up display is a nice touch.

Ref handbrake, I am considering changing our 307sw for a 3008 but am not sure about the brake. Reading in 'What Car' they go on about the hill start capability, but what I want to know is:- if I pull up onto my driveway, which is on a slope, can I stop the vehicle , and leave the engine running whilst I, say, get out to open the garage doors?

[bluetyler]

Short answer is yes, also it comes on automatically if the engine is switched off.

[chopper1192]

Originally Posted by manofkent

Ref handbrake, I am considering changing our 307sw for a 3008 but am not sure about the brake. Reading in 'What Car' they go on about the hill start capability, but what I want to know is:- if I pull up onto my driveway, which is on a slope, can I stop the vehicle , and leave the engine running whilst I, say, get out to open the garage doors?

yes, you can. It'd fail its MOT at 3 years if you couldn't. Works just like a normal handbrake, except you don't yank a big lever.

I'm on day 6 of a 10 day jolly with a 3008 (I'm press officer for a large official pug club so occasionally get such jollies) and other than lacking in driver elbow room I can't fault it. That said, I fail to see what it does that my 308 couldn't do, exept allow me to wear a hat while driving.

[bettyswollocks]

Originally Posted by chopper1192

That said, I fail to see what it does that my 308 couldn't do, exept allow me to wear a hat while driving.

And a bobbies hats quite large.

[chopper1192]

Too right - those bacon sarnies won't fit in your hip pocket!