ls1mike
$50 Site Donor 2024
So I will say this one has 42,000 miles on it and lives in New England I have had a lot of rentals this year. A Colorado, Mustang, Escape, Camary, Sportage, a few Cadillacs and a Jetta.
This thing makes me miss my 2002 Jetta TDi. Most here know how I felt about that.
The worst rental I have had this year.
Loud, turning 1500 rpms sounds like 3000. I keep looking at RPMs to see if it has shifted. It is supposed to have 200 HP. I am not sure I agree. I hit the gas it just gets louder, not faster.
Lots of body roll, marginal brakes. Not very roomy for it's size. Worst start/stop I have ever driven.
It has a horrible rattle from the front passenger side. I think it is a ball joint or a LCA. I will chalk that up to being a rental car in the Northeast. I would bring it back but don't want to sit at Avis for 3 hours, however I don't think it should be that bad at 42,000 miles. I only need it to get back to Logan, so an hour drive.
It does have easy to read gages uConnect is easy to use and it has a pretty good turning radius.
Maybe it is better from new, but it is certainly not my thing. I'm trying to be objective, but I'm not sure I could live with it. The Escape and Sportage were better.
This thing makes me miss my 2002 Jetta TDi. Most here know how I felt about that.
The worst rental I have had this year.
Loud, turning 1500 rpms sounds like 3000. I keep looking at RPMs to see if it has shifted. It is supposed to have 200 HP. I am not sure I agree. I hit the gas it just gets louder, not faster.
Lots of body roll, marginal brakes. Not very roomy for it's size. Worst start/stop I have ever driven.
It has a horrible rattle from the front passenger side. I think it is a ball joint or a LCA. I will chalk that up to being a rental car in the Northeast. I would bring it back but don't want to sit at Avis for 3 hours, however I don't think it should be that bad at 42,000 miles. I only need it to get back to Logan, so an hour drive.
It does have easy to read gages uConnect is easy to use and it has a pretty good turning radius.
Maybe it is better from new, but it is certainly not my thing. I'm trying to be objective, but I'm not sure I could live with it. The Escape and Sportage were better.