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2000 to 2004

Coupé 2000 to 2004

• Clever packaging, great interior, cute, frugal
• Lumpy ride, jerky automatic box

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Cabriolet 2001 to 2004

• Clever packaging, great interior, cute, frugal
• Lumpy ride, jerky automatic box

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2002 to 2003

Roadster 2002 to 2003

• Like nothing else on the road; great fun
• No doors, no windscreen, no roof...

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2004 to 2006

Hatchback 2004 to 2006

• Neat styling, unique cabin design, performance Brabus version available, decent cdi diesel
• Few around on the second hand market, sluggish automatic gearbox, some lacklustre engines

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2007 on

Coupe 2007 on

• Great around town, stylish looks, fits into the smallest of spaces, cheap to run, amazingly frugal diesel available
• Sluggish automatic gearbox, shallow boot, inert steering

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Cabriolet 2007 on

• Great in the city, well built, easy to park, economical and cheap to run, cdi diesel available
• Too small for the needs of many, wooden handling out of town, jerky gear change

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2004 to 2007

Coupé 2004 to 2007

• Teeny-weeny, anyone can park one.
• Pricey for what it is, no fun on motorways.

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Cabriolet 2004 to 2007

• Cheapest convertible you can buy.
• Pricey for what it is, no fun on motorways.

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2003 to 2007

Roadster 2003 to 2007

• Fun image, handling, cheeky styling, frugal
• Not that quick

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Coupé 2003 to 2007

• Funky image, great fun to drive, very economical and cheap to run, characterful turbocharged engine, Brabus version available
• Limited luggage space, some scratchy interior plastics, noisy at motorway speeds

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