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T he winter months have seen the Movano fight off frost,

23rd February 2006
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

salt, frost again, snow, hailstones,a thief and some erratic parking by a neighbour. Despite all this it has come through, asking only for more water for the windscreen wipers. a new wing mirror and a change of music—and what's wrong with Westli re?

If there is a downside, it has been the electronic display for fuel. temperature and mileage: the freezing temperatures knocked out the odd bar or digit until the dash received warmth.

Since September the van has clocked up more than 6,0(X) miles. These have mainly been up and down the M6, M40 and M25 between Kendal and London,with the odd excursion to Scotland. the North-East and the South-West. Its drivel ink: has started to bed in well and the roadtest's 33.0mpg unladen fuel result (14 July 200:5) is consistently bettered— one trip between Kendal and Sutton even pushed 40.0mpg. Our next task will be to punt it around the Kent route bra full comparison.

Handling quirk

The Movano's handling is different to that of many similarly bodied vans, as the 4.078mm wheelbase means the rear axle is less than a metre from the rear doors. The turning circle is compromised as a result and reversing into spaces has to be direct, requiring ma front-end room to swing around in time t straighten up.

Earlier criticism of the gear change mig well be retracted. As always, work with a vehicle day in and day out. and you get to any idiosyncrasies.

What's more, the cabin has proved to h• insulated from exterior noises—except fo concrete section of the M6 either side ofJ But everything we've driven through that section has suffered. •

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Locations: London, Kendal

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