midsmikey said:
Comgratulations Martin, on a slightly different note can you tell me what you thought of the Rexton? I'm kinda half heartedly thinking of one next
I suppose the first thing to say was I never went out to find a Rexton but at the time three years ago it was about all I could find that fitted the budget and to do the job.
Negatives out of the way first, lots of minor electrical grumbles by the time she went, clock had packed up, the memory setting for the electric seats had stopped working, something was leaking from somewhere underneath and making a mess on the drive, boot catch was playing up, boot light worked sometimes. Previous work done over three years (bought at two and half years old) was a worn CV boot and a cable that hed worked loose from the accelerator.
The positives were that she towed well, performed perfectly well solo, was quite comfortable and refined. tax was cheap because of age, economy was no worse than anything else in it's class, insurance was a bit pricy (nice refund on getting the defender) Did all that was asked of her when it was asked, general reliability was good as far as mechanics went. At the end of the day the old merc technology that the rexton is based on is pretty solid stuff and in some ways better than the more modern merc technology in my opinion.
Generally speaking a perfectly good all rounder. Would I have another one?? For the price yes, but the depreciation is very scary so would not have a new one!!! Not sure when it is going to be replaced, I note there is a new Kyron so may be a new Rexton on its way too, certainly about time. The 7 seater was getting hard to get hold of last year when someone was looking for one. Dealers of course are a bit thin on the ground and I've noticed you don't see many on the road unless a dealer is close at hand. If there is a dealer near by you see quite a few about. The 5 year warranty is good of course as well and transferable.
Hope that helps! Good luck with the search, it took us about a year to decide what to get, but we're pretty sure we've got it right for our lifestyle.
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