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Old 03-01-2007, 11:13 PM   #1
lip277
The old cranky SOB....
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: several cars... way too many....
Location: Near Seattle
Posts: 4,798
Rented a Kia.....

Kia Optima that is.

I had a funeral to go to near Sacramento yesterday - so we flew down and drove up towards Colusa. (A cousin of my Mother's passed....)

If you had to drive an appliance... I guess it wouldn't be too bad.
Buzzy 4 banger and automatic make OK driving with decent economy.

Fairly quiet interior with low wind noise. Freeway joints or bots dots do kind of resonate though. Decent materials but tinny doors and trunk lid.

I could never really get settled in the drivers seat. That and the position of the gas pedal just never seemed right - hard to explain. My ankle was bugging me the entire time I drove it for some reason....
Seat belt kept getting caught in the seat adjustment mechanism near the door

Drove ~140 miles and used just under 5 gallons of gas. Not to bad - Mostly freeway driving. Good visibility all around. .

Just thought I'd toss this info your way. I was almost given a Malibu to drive but the interior smelled of smoke so this was the alternate...
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1970 2800CS - - 2001 740iL - - 2006 997.1 - - 2012 Escalade
1968 Mustang GT Convertible - - 2003 Ford F250 PSD - - 1985 728i
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