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Originally Posted by bartonian
I have spent the last few weekends looking around at local scion dealerships. Had some great experiences so far. I had one dealership tell me they had one on the lot, but when I got there 30 minutes later they didn't have one. Someone told me they sold the last one the previous day...so I was like who the hell lied to me? Have a nice day. See you never.
I had another dealership offer me about 50% of the kbb trade in value of my car and said have a nice day. See you never.
Finally got to a place that is offering me a decent deal so I decided to go for a test drive. They tossed me the keys and said have fun...kind of shocked they didn't come with me.
I was like  right out of the dealership. Actually, I drove like a grandma. It was tough to get used to the clutch and gears. Very High engagement. Drove it around for probably 10 minutes and quite honestly I wasn't that impressed. It's a sharp car and it feels like it brakes and handles quite well but I was let down by the accelaration. Seriously lacks any torque...I didn't redline it so I don't know if it's better higher up in the powerband but it has NOTHING down low. I feel like you'd have to dump it at 6k just to spin the tires.
Maybe I'm expecting too much out of a 25k car...but the power isn't great and the mileage isn't great. I currently drive a 2003 mazdaspeed protege. Similar design (2850 lbs, probably at about 180-190 hp right now). The only real difference is that it is FWD. My 10 year old car gets better mileage and fees like it has more balls.
Definitely got some looks. I was ready to pull the trigger but I am having second thoughts... |
First.. your 10 year old Mazda gets better than 30 mpg?
Second. Yes, at first it FEELS slow but that's because it is so well balanced and planted. At least that's my opinion.