Brief update - the wife now been driving it for almost a week. She's got used to it very quickly and likes all the gadgets the t-spirit comes with. The boot is much, much smaller than the Civic, at least it will help focus her mind on only keeping the stuff in there she really needs! Must be a 'handbag' mentality lol. The lack of emphasis on 'handling' funnily enough means that she drives that tad little slower (and hence smoother) especially round corners. She misses the digital speedo too, which just seems like a no brainer especially when there's speed limits wherever you go nowadays. Overall a winner (and I save on running costs!).