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Hello from Ireland,
After weeks of stalking this forum I'd thought I'd eventually give back, knowing how much I enjoyed seeing people post their cars after collecting them. This is my hybrid Sol in metal stream :
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The trim levels are different in Ireland but this is the top spec with most of the bells and whistles, the only thing I added we're the mud flaps (€75). This is my first hybrid car and I traded my very reliable, very loved 2004 2.0 D4D RAV4 for it.
Having driven both the turbo petrol and hybrid models I went with the hybrid because I really enjoyed how it drives, although the turbo petrol was probably slightly better you can't argue with the economy of the hybrid and it's a joy to watch how it cleverly charges itself. This is indeed a fun car to drive.
For those wondering, it does rev higher when you plant the the pedal but that's not really how it's meant to be driven anyway and it's still quiter than the Rav was so for me it's certainly not a deal breaker. All in all I love it.
Only issues I've found are the park assist going off all the time while driving, even when I'm stopped at lights with nobody in front of me. I've found the only way to stop it is to switch it off while driving and engage it again when it's time to park. Not sure if that's how it's meant to be done but that's how I'm getting around the issue.
That and that's fact people keep walking out in front of it because it's silent and the amount of attention it draws driving through town. Comments range from "the batmobile" to "the predators car" whatever that is?
I'll post more photos of the interior and so on as soon as I get time,
Cheers.
After weeks of stalking this forum I'd thought I'd eventually give back, knowing how much I enjoyed seeing people post their cars after collecting them. This is my hybrid Sol in metal stream :
The trim levels are different in Ireland but this is the top spec with most of the bells and whistles, the only thing I added we're the mud flaps (€75). This is my first hybrid car and I traded my very reliable, very loved 2004 2.0 D4D RAV4 for it.
Having driven both the turbo petrol and hybrid models I went with the hybrid because I really enjoyed how it drives, although the turbo petrol was probably slightly better you can't argue with the economy of the hybrid and it's a joy to watch how it cleverly charges itself. This is indeed a fun car to drive.
For those wondering, it does rev higher when you plant the the pedal but that's not really how it's meant to be driven anyway and it's still quiter than the Rav was so for me it's certainly not a deal breaker. All in all I love it.
Only issues I've found are the park assist going off all the time while driving, even when I'm stopped at lights with nobody in front of me. I've found the only way to stop it is to switch it off while driving and engage it again when it's time to park. Not sure if that's how it's meant to be done but that's how I'm getting around the issue.
That and that's fact people keep walking out in front of it because it's silent and the amount of attention it draws driving through town. Comments range from "the batmobile" to "the predators car" whatever that is?
I'll post more photos of the interior and so on as soon as I get time,
Cheers.
