The clutch issues affect a minority. If I was buying a car today I would buy another S5.
My niggles are not enough to put me off buying another but here they are:
1 - RHD peddle offset is not very good. Its far too much to the right and requires me to sit further forward than I would like.
2 - Clutch peddle needs a lot of travel. Again that requires sitting further forward more.
3 - no seatbelt adjuster. If you are short you can find yourself fiddling with the belt so it doesnt rub into your neck
4 - front drinks holder on RHD is badly placed (its the LHD version and drinks put in there can get in the way of your gear change movement).
The biggest positive of all is that you just want to drive it all the time and when you do you cannot help smiling. It may not be best in class in any one area (speed, acceleration, electronics for example) but it is a brilliant all rounder and for the money I dont think you can get much better. Spend more and you can but not at this level.
My niggles are not enough to put me off buying another but here they are:
1 - RHD peddle offset is not very good. Its far too much to the right and requires me to sit further forward than I would like.
2 - Clutch peddle needs a lot of travel. Again that requires sitting further forward more.
3 - no seatbelt adjuster. If you are short you can find yourself fiddling with the belt so it doesnt rub into your neck
4 - front drinks holder on RHD is badly placed (its the LHD version and drinks put in there can get in the way of your gear change movement).
The biggest positive of all is that you just want to drive it all the time and when you do you cannot help smiling. It may not be best in class in any one area (speed, acceleration, electronics for example) but it is a brilliant all rounder and for the money I dont think you can get much better. Spend more and you can but not at this level.
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