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I bought a Spark last year, but there's two things I don't like: fuel economy is far worse than I expected. In stop and go city traffic I'm rarely getting under 7.1l/100km. My meter is constantly stuck just over that 7 mark, always. That's not good for such a small car.
The last problem I have is the back seat ended up being just too cramped. The head rests are terrible in the back of the spark, your head and shoulders are almost pushed forward because there's no room. I took a road trip with friends last year and we had to rotate out just to tolerate it...
Otherwise its a thrill of a car. As a two seater, its great. But I now wished I could have bought the G4, I remember test driving the car and the back seat was so comfy and huge. I didn't realize how much of a need I'd have for a large back seat when I ended up buying.
On the price you are correct, the Spark starts out low (as many of these economy cars do), but for the 1LT model with A/C and other things I was looking for was $16k. The price increased dramatically depending on the options. All I really wanted was android auto, a/c, and electric window controls. The other Spark on the lot for $13k (which I would have negotiated down a bit) had a/c but no android auto compatibility, no electric windows, and was manual.
I love manuals, but I don't know if I had the patience for Toronto traffic. This city is getting out of control with traffic flow...
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