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I just took another spin. Actually, i guess the handling isn't that bad when it is smooth and dry. It just corners with way too much understeer for my taste.
Just got one of these at BUR for a week of running errands between SoCal oan Las Vegas.
VERY impressed! And for a six foot fella with a backside that should have a "WIDE LOAD" sign on my pants ( ) I am finding the heated ( )leather seats super comfortable!
Now I just have to sync up the MySync feature from my subscription on my 2012 Focus. Any tips on this? TIA
Unfortunately I think tire complaints like these are going to be more and more common as fuel economy standards get stricter -- low rolling resistance tires boost fuel economy enough to be significant, but on anything but dry, warm pavement they're pretty lousy. Easily fixed if you own the car, not so easily on a rental.
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I just drove a 2013 SEL from BNA to DCA via the Smokies to pick up a new dog, and it was, amazingly, a pretty good car. I averaged 26.5mpg over 775 miles, with a ton of mountain driving, and the AWD actually did ok on some moderately muddy dirt roads heading up to a friend's cabin.
The MyTouch, however, is godawful. It crashed 5 or 6 times in 3 days.
I just drove a 2013 SEL from BNA to DCA via the Smokies to pick up a new dog, and it was, amazingly, a pretty good car. I averaged 26.5mpg over 775 miles, with a ton of mountain driving, and the AWD actually did ok on some moderately muddy dirt roads heading up to a friend's cabin.
The MyTouch, however, is godawful. It crashed 5 or 6 times in 3 days.
That's pretty good; was it the 2.0L engine or the 1.6L?
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Originally Posted by drzoidberg
That's pretty good; was it the 2.0L engine or the 1.6L?
It was the 2.0L. As I had a new dog in the back, I took it pretty easy, particularly in the mountains, but I did keep a pretty consistent 75mph all of the way from the Tri-Cities to DC on 81 and 66.
One thing I disliked, and forgot to mention, is that the gas tank is tiny (15 gallons, I believe), and the range is only 300-350 miles per tank. Having driven several Camrys and Altimas lately, plus being very used to my A4, I'm used to a cruising range of 450+ miles.
It was the 2.0L. As I had a new dog in the back, I took it pretty easy, particularly in the mountains, but I did keep a pretty consistent 75mph all of the way from the Tri-Cities to DC on 81 and 66.
One thing I disliked, and forgot to mention, is that the gas tank is tiny (15 gallons, I believe), and the range is only 300-350 miles per tank. Having driven several Camrys and Altimas lately, plus being very used to my A4, I'm used to a cruising range of 450+ miles.
I think the tank might be 12 Gallons! It is very small. But it is a pleasant suprise when you go to fill it up.
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I have another one of these right now. I don't remember mentioning it before, but there are some serious blind spots going on trying to look over your shoulder around headrests and the B pillar. In my parking garage I have a big concrete post with nice red paint that would show up distinctly on a rental car if I happened to wander into it Trying to avoid that backing up is seriously more difficult because of this vehicle's side visibility.
) I am finding the heated ( 
)leather seats super comfortable!
Trying to avoid that backing up is seriously more difficult because of this vehicle's side visibility.
