Don't let your non car appreciating spouse book a rental car. Got to Phoenix and head to pick up the car...
"We have a Chevy Spark for you".
Me "WTF"
Wife "It said Ford Fiesta!"
Me "That is no better."
Anyway we "upgraded" to a Nissan Rouge AWD for another $15 a day. I did not want to drive through the mountains from Phoenix to Sedona in anything like a Spark or Fiesta. Up and down mountains with tractor trailers and a 75mph speed limit in a Chevy Spark? Not something I wanted to try.
It looked like this but with hubcaps and black fabric interior
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Google says 170hp @ 5600rpm and who knows how much torque if any at all. It was almost difficult to keep this thing above 75mph. Going up 2-3k ft elevation changes with AC on was grueling. I passed a car or 3 on RT180 on our way to the Grand Canyon and boy it had been a while since I literally had the pedal on the floor of any car. I had to keep it pressed there for what felt like 2 minutes so we didn't die.
The steering feel? I should say lack of feel. The best comparison I can think of is to equate the weight of the steering to a racing game at an arcade where the wheel just flings from one side o the other. ZERO feedback.
The only somewhat redeeming quality of the Rouge was the gas mileage. Even with mountain driving, we averaged 31-32 MPGs with almost entirely highway driving.
If you buy this crossover, you either have no idea what a car is supposed to be like or you hate yourself. These things go for about $23k for a base model AWD version and I see why. What a piece of shit.
"We have a Chevy Spark for you".
Me "WTF"
Wife "It said Ford Fiesta!"
Me "That is no better."
Anyway we "upgraded" to a Nissan Rouge AWD for another $15 a day. I did not want to drive through the mountains from Phoenix to Sedona in anything like a Spark or Fiesta. Up and down mountains with tractor trailers and a 75mph speed limit in a Chevy Spark? Not something I wanted to try.
It looked like this but with hubcaps and black fabric interior
Google says 170hp @ 5600rpm and who knows how much torque if any at all. It was almost difficult to keep this thing above 75mph. Going up 2-3k ft elevation changes with AC on was grueling. I passed a car or 3 on RT180 on our way to the Grand Canyon and boy it had been a while since I literally had the pedal on the floor of any car. I had to keep it pressed there for what felt like 2 minutes so we didn't die.
The steering feel? I should say lack of feel. The best comparison I can think of is to equate the weight of the steering to a racing game at an arcade where the wheel just flings from one side o the other. ZERO feedback.
The only somewhat redeeming quality of the Rouge was the gas mileage. Even with mountain driving, we averaged 31-32 MPGs with almost entirely highway driving.
If you buy this crossover, you either have no idea what a car is supposed to be like or you hate yourself. These things go for about $23k for a base model AWD version and I see why. What a piece of shit.
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