2002 Jazz - Greetings from Portugal!

[guest2129]

Hi everyone!

We have a 2002 (secondhand) 1.2 LS Jazz, bought in 2007, with over 160.000 kms, and no major issues at all.

All in all, we are very happy with it - apart from braking in the wet....   That can be scary...



Pros:

- Space
- Modularity
- General quality
- Fuel economy
- Low maintenance


Cons:

- Lack of power
- Brakes
    * Braking in the wet (locks way too easy!)
    * Noisy front disks
- Front lights get 'yellow' quickly
- Mirror posts paint chips away easy.




We have managed to get a whole 3-man sofa bed from IKEA lugged in it (great fun!) with all doors firmly shut, and now that the family is expanding    our only gripe is the un-trusty brakes...

Yet, All in all, we are very happy with the car, and would like to keep it for a long time.

[RichardA]

Hello and welcome

[Garyman]

Hello and welcome 

[olduser1]

Olá e bem-vindos, as regards the wet braking check the tyre pressures  against those shown inside the door frame driver side, then the tread depth.

[guest2093]

Welcome- bem vindo.

[guest2129]

Olá e bem-vindos, as regards the wet braking check the tyre pressures  against those shown inside the door frame driver side, then the tread depth.

I will have to check just that.
I do believe that the braking fault is also due to the low-cost tyres currently fitted, which came with the car, and I can't bring myself to swap for other ones when they are still good.


However (and this is a big however), I haven't tried another Jazz in the wet, to see if the tyres are really that bad... if that was the sole cause, I would swap tyres for sure.


Thank you so much for the welcome and the suggestions!

Thanks to all!

[RichardA]

The Bridgestone tyres fitted to UK models with 15" wheels were never that good in the wet IMHO.

Interesting to read you have a 2002 1.2-litre Jazz - here in the UK we didn't get the 1.2-litre engine until late 2004.

[guest2129]

Interesting to read you have a 2002 1.2-litre Jazz - here in the UK we didn't get the 1.2-litre engine until late 2004.

That's Portugal for you... Here, you're most likely to find all (if not only) the weakest engines a maker has, and then, most likely, have a full or near-full extras car... oh well