I've owned Cagalli Yula [2014 Subaru BRZ Limited] for one week now.
After driving her for a day I took her on a trip back to Chicago through a blizzard. She's a bit messy, I do not seem to have any coin washes in the area, but I do have one car wash with great reviews nearby, so, hopefully she'll be clean by Sunday.
In terms of driving experience, at first she was very very stiff and bumpy. Now, either I've gotten used to it or she's loosened up some.
Steering wise she is very responsive, you feel everything. I compare driving her and the feel you get as the difference between sneakers and Vibram FiveFingers on your feet. We've had some snow and ice and I have no complaints so far. The Continental Extreme Contact DWS tires are doing their job.
Showing posts with label Coyote. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coyote. Show all posts
Friday, January 24, 2014
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Rental Cars
So, recently I've had reason to rent cars a few times...
2013 Ford Focus SE:
It was fairly peppy even though an automatic. I like that I could choose the gear. The dash was ridiculously busy. The seating position was blah and the visibility was just okay. That being said, in retrospect, it was great.
2013 Kia Forte:
This thing was meant to go from A to B. The dash and seating were okay, no complaints. The pickup and gas mileage were nothing to write home about, gut again, just fine. It was good for going A to B and did it fine.
2013 Toyota Carolla:
This was a complete and utter disappointment. It was big, it was heavy, it had tons of road and wind noise, the gas mileage was okay but nothing impressive and the entire experience was just no fun.
The seats were super foamy and gross and extremely uncomfortable.
I was miserable and I took this one for a long trip (1200+ miles to be exact).
And this was all made a lot worse by the fact that from the age of 16.5 to 19 I was driving a 1995 Toyota Corolla, she was tan and her name was Coyote. It was light, so wonderfully light. The seats were simple and comfortable. The car did not like downshifting and passing at all. Up at 70 MPH or so things got shaky. But who cares? It was a great little car, it was peppy off the line, handles wonderfully, had great brakes, and so on. I miss it. I used to drive it in the snow at a 30 degree angle to the curb because it would drag its rear end all day.
The sad thing is even that 1995 was not as good as the rear wheel drive Corollas that came before it (the 1995 was a front wheel drive). And now the car has evolved into something bloated that rather do a barrel roll than go around a corner.
I can always give more details to anyone interested.
2013 Ford Focus SE:
It was fairly peppy even though an automatic. I like that I could choose the gear. The dash was ridiculously busy. The seating position was blah and the visibility was just okay. That being said, in retrospect, it was great.
2013 Kia Forte:
This thing was meant to go from A to B. The dash and seating were okay, no complaints. The pickup and gas mileage were nothing to write home about, gut again, just fine. It was good for going A to B and did it fine.
2013 Toyota Carolla:
This was a complete and utter disappointment. It was big, it was heavy, it had tons of road and wind noise, the gas mileage was okay but nothing impressive and the entire experience was just no fun.
The seats were super foamy and gross and extremely uncomfortable.
I was miserable and I took this one for a long trip (1200+ miles to be exact).
And this was all made a lot worse by the fact that from the age of 16.5 to 19 I was driving a 1995 Toyota Corolla, she was tan and her name was Coyote. It was light, so wonderfully light. The seats were simple and comfortable. The car did not like downshifting and passing at all. Up at 70 MPH or so things got shaky. But who cares? It was a great little car, it was peppy off the line, handles wonderfully, had great brakes, and so on. I miss it. I used to drive it in the snow at a 30 degree angle to the curb because it would drag its rear end all day.
The sad thing is even that 1995 was not as good as the rear wheel drive Corollas that came before it (the 1995 was a front wheel drive). And now the car has evolved into something bloated that rather do a barrel roll than go around a corner.
I can always give more details to anyone interested.
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