Hi Everyone
I'm new to the Jazz. Believe it or not I changed from a Jaguar X-Type 2.2 diesel estate to a Jazz GE 1.4 ES i-shift so both my wife and daughter can drive the family car - my wife wouldn't touch the 6 speed manual on the Jag and I couldn't insure my daughter for it.
I have to say I am impressed by the space inside the "Tardis" Jazz - doesn't seem massively smaller than the Jag despite being over 2'6" shorter. Unlike many other club members, I actually quite like the i-shift. It can be a little notchy in full auto but I've found changing up in manual using the paddle and just lifting the accelerator slightly during the shift (as you would on a manual box) results in a very smooth change up. I generally let the box change down automatically.
With very mixed driving I have managed just under 53mpg, which I think is remarkable for a petrol automatic.
Despite missing the power of the Jag I'm comforted in knowing I have the legendary Honda reliability along with 3 years Honda backed warranty. I think the risk on a Jazz that has covered only 6.7k miles will be a little lower than the Jag with 76k miles on the clock.
