My only niggle is the seatbelt keeps getting caught in the lever on the side of the seat. Everytime I get in and pull it forward it nearly always catches. Probably my most minor niggle since car ownership began, so all good!
Haha, that winds me up as well. It's bad enough trying to reach back behind a bucket seat for the belt without it getting snagged!
I also find that when I tip my seat to let the kids climb into the back (MY kids, don't worry) it never goes back into position so I have to adjust it. Only have them at weekends though so not a biggy, just surprising.
I only picked my FN2 up on 1st Feb but I've done nearly 1k miles already on a variety of roads.
I've read a lot of reviews describing it as "hard to live with" but I haven't found that at all. Maybe if you were used to cruising around in modern executive cars then it might feel harsh but it's a dream compared to most cars I've owned. If I did most of my driving in town centres then I'd probably choose something else because it is jarring but on the open road it's fantastic.
Chucked a full set of Goodyear Eagle F1 A2s on it straight away on the advice of Loxy.
In terms of fuel economy it's not great but I knew that before buying and was willing to take the hit in exchange for a bit of fun.
The i-vtec engine is weird. I owned a Lexus IS200 a few years ago that was similar in that it was high revving (VVT-i) and hit a power band at around 6k but it didn't feel anything like this, it was RWD and straight six with pull at the lower end. There's hardly any torque in the Type-r engine yet it can pull up pretty severe hills without having to drop down through the gears and I've found it to be very forgiving in terms of gear selection from 4th - 6th so I find it very easy to drive.
Looks aside, my favourite thing about this has to be the sound. Mine is completely standard (as far as I'm aware) but I can't help giving it some stick on open roads just to hear that roar and my kids love it too!
All of my family
(except for my mum *), friends and colleagues love it and comment on how nice it looks.
Gadget-wise, it's got almost everything I need. Not fussed about parking sensors because... well, I can drive.
My one niggle that I should have researched more before buying is the lack of iPod / Aux input so I'll need to sort that out before long
(unfortunately the money I was putting aside for that will now have to be used for removing the artwork that some chav smackhead has scratched into to my bonnet / wing already!). My 99 Volo S40 had a tape deck so I bought an aux adaptor that slotted into that and the quality was actually really good. With a CD player I don't even had that option so will need to get to the back of the head unit.
Oh and the other day I'd given it a bit of stick on the way to my parents', only slowing as I got close to their place and there was a tinny rattle underneath as I was parking. I couldn't see anything and it was gone by the morning so I'm hoping it was just a heat shield or something!
Other than that, love it!! 8)
*My mum hates it because:
a) It's fast so she's waiting for that phone call;
b) She's too fat for the bucket seats;
c) She's too fat to get into the back.