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Originally Posted by Arragonis
The one I want is a SEAT Ibiza TDI ecomotive estate (wagon)
1.2 Litre TDI, 6 speed, skinny tyres, aero, stop-start...
I would have that over 70 MPG.... 
I wait for Mrs A to vacate her Prius and maybe it might be mine....  |
I wanted that car too, so much so that I went for a test drive in it.
It was horrible. It was very small inside, my then 3 year old daughter had no leg room when I set the chair to my length, back upright and all. The indicator stalk has a seam right where you touch it; it irritates with every touch. Nothing feels solid.
But worse than all else combined is the low torque at low RPM.
At a T junction I tried to pull away in first gear, RPM just above idle. It is a diesel, right? It went creeping forward at 5 km/h. hmm, more gas. Nope, still creeping. Traffic was coming up. Planking the damn thing! 7... 8...9...10 km/h... planking in first gear! INSANE!
Only past 1300 RPM did it really begin to accelerate, and jolted forward at 2000 RPM.
I was so happy to get back in my old Nissan Almera. Never liked it as much as I did after that dreadful test drive.
Next stop was the Honda dealer and the rest is history.
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2011 Honda Insight + HID, LEDs, tiny PV panel, extra brake pad return springs, neutral wheel alignment, 44/42 PSI (air), PHEV light (inop), tightened wheel nut.
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