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Old July 30th 08, 07:57 PM posted to uk.rec.cars.misc
Chris Bartram
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Default VW Fox Mini-Review

As it seems traditional here if you have a courtesy car:

Basic Fox, 1.2, 55bhp, 80ft/lb.

It's not quick. By a good margin. It will go fast enough to get you
nicked on the motorway if the copper is feeling unhappy, but there's a
fair old load of mechanical thrash. As there is is you try to accelerate
any faster than 'in a leisurely manner'. Lets face it though, it's a
1.2L 3-cyl shopping trolley.

It's not economical in my hands, but I suspect it could be if you have
lots of spare time.

It's very basic: manual windows, no aircon, no central locking. No STD,
but several cupholders of the non-folding variety.

Reasonably built, dash plastics a bit cheap but not awful, seat cloth
OK, seats themselves pretty standard boggo VAG, so a bit firm for some.
Handling and brakes ok for a shopping trolley, in fact, not bad at all
considering. Controls light but not over-light. Radio bearable and does
MP3s if you like that kind of thing. Boot bigger than the laughable one
in a Lupo.

Feels far too big from behind the wheel: It's about a foot longer than
the Lupo, a bit shorter than the Fabia, feels bigger than both, and as
usual these days, the bonnet is invisible from the drivers seat.
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