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#71 of 225 personal opinion by chrisducati Apr 17, 2006 (6:29 am)
I'm just glad there are more to chose from now. I'm a small car lover. If I had to pick a car for styling alone it would be the Yaris hatchback. Unfortunately , Toyota has left out the tach in the U.S market. I drive stick only and while I know the rev limiter will keep me from blowing the engine I still use a tach to get the best performance and gas mileage. That one thing moves me to the Fit, even though I like the styling less. I was disappointed with the Versa sedan styling. As the car is basically a Renault Megane. I was hoping we would get a car based on the Megane II What we end up with was a car that looks more like the older Megan   The Hatchback is closer to the Megane II but still you can tell it is based on the very up right Versa sedan. If I thought there would be a sports version of the Versa hatchback or even dealer add on items I would give it a hard look. 120 hp is enough to make me look twice.
#72 of 225 Skimping on the tach by b3nut Apr 17, 2006 (6:39 am)
is a pet peeve...DCX does it with the base Caliber and Ford does it with the S and SE Focus trim levels (unless you get the SE Sport Group option). Even the strippo Kia Rio and Hyundai Accent come with a tach, for crying out loud...I like having a tach even with an automatic like my Rio5 has, I like knowing what my powerplant is up to. The automakers are just being cheap here.   And what's with this new omit-the-coolant-temp-guage fad? The Scion xA and xB, Toyota Yaris, and Honda Fit suffer from this malady. The Chevy Cobalt almost does, but you can bring up the coolant temp in the display if you page through it enough. Again, it's nice to know what the powerplant is up to. I miss oil pressure guages too...I prefer proper guages to idiot lights...   Todd in Beerbratistan
#73 of 225 There's no coolant temp by iluvmysephia1 Apr 17, 2006 (11:34 am)
guages in the 2007 Toyota Yaris hatch or sedan? Say it isn't so! My two Kia's have had those, yes they have.   Not enough to dampen enthusiasm, but...I'll bet the 2006 Kia Rio LX sedan and 2006 Kia Rio5 do offer a coolant temp guage and for no extra charge, either! I guess it's time to compare the Rio value quotient over the Yaris, eh? Now's the time to do that, not after you purchase a Toyota and wish you had certain feautures.   That Rio5 is very, very nice. Replies to this message: b3nut (Apr 18, 2006 11:01 am) alex2d2 (May 03, 2006 9:36 am)
#74 of 225 Re: There's no coolant temp [iluvmysephia1] by b3nut Apr 18, 2006 (11:01 am)
Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Apr 17, 2006 11:34 am) Nope, at least not an analog guage. Whether you can bring it up on the LCD or not, I don't know. But the Scions lack coolant temp display of any kind save for an idiot light that comes on if you're overheating. Bah.   Even the most base, strippo '06 Kia Rio and Hyundai Accent have a coolant temp guage *and* a tach.   Yes, the Rio5 is a darn nice car. I saw a Sapphire Blue one like mine the other day, and it had a full tint job. Dang, it looked sharp!   Todd in Beerbratistan
#75 of 225 Versa MPG revision, Loses 5MPG! by harrychezt Apr 19, 2006 (4:39 pm)
http://theautochannel.com/news/2006/04/10/003552.html   Says now 33 combined, down from 38MPG(I had read that the 38MPG was Hwy, on other sites,magazines, etc?).   Replies to this message: reddroverr (Apr 20, 2006 10:25 am)
#76 of 225 it's a by nippononly Apr 19, 2006 (7:58 pm)
2700-pound car with a 120 hp engine - 38 mpg combined would have been pretty surprising.
#78 of 225 Suzuki SX4 by dglozman Apr 20, 2006 (6:19 am)
I just saw Suzuki SX4 on NY autoshow. It looks like a winner to me. Great looking car with AWD! Replies to this message: chrisducati (Apr 20, 2006 9:45 am) dglozman (Apr 20, 2006 12:09 pm) chrisducati (Apr 21, 2006 7:53 am)
#80 of 225 Re: Suzuki SX4 [dglozman] by chrisducati Apr 20, 2006 (9:45 am)
Replying to: dglozman (Apr 20, 2006 6:19 am) Yeah, Looks good. I was hoping for the New Swift but from the reviews I have read in the European press it is a nice car. The only complaints have been the back seat is not as roomy and it has less content than other small cars in its class. The saving grace is that it is a real 4x4 with locking 4 wheel drive. We will get a 2.0 with 143 hp. I think that is what the Aerio had when it first came out. Don't look for really high gas mileage because of the 4 wheel drive system. Replies to this message: dglozman (Apr 20, 2006 12:09 pm) chrisducati (Apr 21, 2006 7:53 am)

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