11-06-2020, 12:56 PM
I have little experience of short wheelbase cars, but the very few that I have driven or been a passenger in appear to be uncomfortably 'choppy' to my taste (although, as an owner of an 88" Series 3 Landrover, I should complain!). I agree, however, that a well maintained box saloon is is a perfectly competent little car and my RP is a pleasant and civilised method of transport. It tends to share 'daily' duties with the Mk2 Polo (now 36 years old) but I have recently had to curtail the RP's use, as I have managed to clock up nearly 9K miles in 18 months!