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Fleet And Personal Car Reviews-An Unbiased Review Of The Vauxhall Meriva

By Jackie De Burca

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Published: 24Oct2011
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The small MPV is one innovative product with its easy access hinged doors located on the rear. It also features family friendly features and a warranty that is capable of lasting a lifetime.

The major con of this car is the vague steering, poor gear change and the cabin that gets noisy once you speed up. It is also not very affordable with its poor seating capacity.

Its Ecoflex diesels have however been the best selling in the UK low CO2 range market.

The Ecoflex models come in a broader range when compared to Ford's Econetic or the Volkswagen Blue motion variant models. The broad range together with the manufacturer's position in the market, make the claims of the model being the best selling in the market seem true.

The Meriva Ecoflex is the latest model in line. It uses a 95bhp, 1.3 litre diesel as it takes the new model, with Flex Doors made by Vauxhall, in a 120g per kilometer barrier. It is able to achieve this through it cleverer turbo which is unique compared to other models that use diesel and other tall gear ratios.

The model is put at par with the Seat Altea Ecomotive and the Ford C-Max, the latest models which have the lowest CO2 version thanks to the more than generous dimensions of the Meriva.

What makes the Meriva stand out is its hinged doors which allow for easy access to the rear of the car. Though, the Ford C-Max provides another alternative to convention with its sliding passenger doors.

The performance of the Meriva can be rated as adequate though drivers will have to change up a little later than usual since the higher gear ratios are a bit taller.

Forward visibility is not hampered especially when approaching junctions and roundabouts due to the broad A-Pillars that are a common characteristic in other models as well.

The many features inside the car make it very pleasant to drive especially with family during private mileage.

Some versions also have the Flex Rail, a storage area that slides between the rear and the front of the car while on rails.

The folding mechanism and the flexibility of the rear seat has also improved when compared to the other Meriva versions.

Final Verdict

The Vauxhall Meriva has excellent versatility together with ultra low CO2 versions and this makes it ideal for those customers looking for compact people carriers to have on the shopping list for customers looking for compact people carriers and depending on the mileage and purpose involved it may make a decent enough fleet car.

Jackie reviews the Vauxhall Meriva, without bias for both fleet and personal car buyers. She writes for the fleet car blog of UK motor fleet insurance company, Cover 4 Fleet Insurance, who have been serving insurance customers for over 60 years. http://www.cover4fleetinsurance.co.uk/

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