Hi Jason just to let you know we are now in spain, use this on web site if you want ,The Meriva did exactly what it said on the tin, no hassles whatsoever, 2050km in 30 hours of driving, 36 hours total, are we knackered yes, are we happy ?, ecstatic!!! cant thank you enough for making our purchase so straightforward, and the car, well you lied about the fuel consumption, 35mpg I dont think so!! we spent 188 euros from basingstoke to alicante area on fuel (Torreivieja) thats 1281 miles I think? which is £174.00 at 1.08 euros exchange rate, google maps estimated 256 euros!! so that is brilliant, sorry my maths are not good enough to convert all this into mpg, should give you something to do when your not busy!! Its got to be better than 35mpg, so anybody out there who wants a reasonabley priced car to move to spain or any where in europe this is the place to go, I would be happy to converse with anybody by e-mail if they want any other information, pass my e-mail on if you think they are not time wasters. I know we purchased with some trepidation not knowing lhd from adam, knowing that any gaurantee once we were in spain would be difficult for us, all my worries have melted away, well it is rather hot here at this time, sorry you dont want to know that lol, well thats it for now Jason, mpg workout would be nice if you have time, but for now many thanks again, Neville and Gaynor Ovenden.