Old guy
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- Iowa, the Hawkeye state
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- 2017 SI Coupe
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i all, long time lurker, whom just pulled the trigger, on a Aegean Blue Metallic Coupe. Just picked it up last Thursday 7/6/17.
Why the SI? I've been researching cars for a couple of years. I wanted power in 2nd gear, that is the gear you can use in town. I don't drag race and I have no tracks, to do track days on, close to me. So it's all about pulls in low gear. I wanted a car that can turn corners. I wanted MPG, my EP3 got 28 on the highway. It was/is a blast in 2nd gear, just sucked on MPGs. I wanted creature comforts, heated seats/mirrors, moonroof, keyless enter and start. Better sound system. Going from 4 speakers to 10 with a sub woofer and 450 watts.
For the longest time I thought I would get an EX-T. Only problem, no manuals came to Iowa. Only one made it here, actually for sale, since they came out. It was Rally Red and I don't drive red cars.
When I saw the stats for the Si I was blown away. 38 miles MPG on the highway (or higher). The mechanical limited slip diff, which will pay big dividends in Iowa during winter. Two tires pulling me thru the snow instead of one? A big win for me. Then after seeing VIT's Dyno numbers of what the car actually has, had to go for it.
Then there are the looks.
Just love the look of the coupe.
What do I think.
I come from a 2003 EP3. Have been driving it since May of 2010. What can I say, everything is a HUGE upgrade over the EP3. When I see people talk about how rough or hard the interior is, I just wanted to say, come drive my EP3 for a week and then tell me how bad the interior is. It's all about persecutive. If your last car was all leather, you will hate the interior. You drive a 2003, like me, it feels like you are driving a BMW or Mercedes. I only have a 153 miles on it, so can't say much. Love the ride. On the highway, coming home from buying it, put in SPORT mode. Much rougher ride on the not smooth roads. MPGS? I sat in the car with the salesman for over 30 minutes, going over all the inside stuff. The temp was 93 degrees, so the car was running and the AC was ON. Took off to drive home, 60 miles in a little over a hour. So the car was running for 1.5 hours and only 1 hour was it moving. By the time I got home, the computer said I was at 37.3 MPG. Impressive!
So after 5 days of back and forth to work, I love this car! Being an Old Guy, the young kids that pull up next to me to check out my car, and then find a white haired, white bearded, old guy, they have no idea what to say/do. Kind of gives me a chuckle.
So far, I'm loving it!!!! Can't wait till I can floor it and flog it up high into the rev range. My right foot is really ready for it. I fight it every time I drive the car at the moment.
Why the SI? I've been researching cars for a couple of years. I wanted power in 2nd gear, that is the gear you can use in town. I don't drag race and I have no tracks, to do track days on, close to me. So it's all about pulls in low gear. I wanted a car that can turn corners. I wanted MPG, my EP3 got 28 on the highway. It was/is a blast in 2nd gear, just sucked on MPGs. I wanted creature comforts, heated seats/mirrors, moonroof, keyless enter and start. Better sound system. Going from 4 speakers to 10 with a sub woofer and 450 watts.
For the longest time I thought I would get an EX-T. Only problem, no manuals came to Iowa. Only one made it here, actually for sale, since they came out. It was Rally Red and I don't drive red cars.
When I saw the stats for the Si I was blown away. 38 miles MPG on the highway (or higher). The mechanical limited slip diff, which will pay big dividends in Iowa during winter. Two tires pulling me thru the snow instead of one? A big win for me. Then after seeing VIT's Dyno numbers of what the car actually has, had to go for it.
Then there are the looks.
Just love the look of the coupe.
What do I think.
I come from a 2003 EP3. Have been driving it since May of 2010. What can I say, everything is a HUGE upgrade over the EP3. When I see people talk about how rough or hard the interior is, I just wanted to say, come drive my EP3 for a week and then tell me how bad the interior is. It's all about persecutive. If your last car was all leather, you will hate the interior. You drive a 2003, like me, it feels like you are driving a BMW or Mercedes. I only have a 153 miles on it, so can't say much. Love the ride. On the highway, coming home from buying it, put in SPORT mode. Much rougher ride on the not smooth roads. MPGS? I sat in the car with the salesman for over 30 minutes, going over all the inside stuff. The temp was 93 degrees, so the car was running and the AC was ON. Took off to drive home, 60 miles in a little over a hour. So the car was running for 1.5 hours and only 1 hour was it moving. By the time I got home, the computer said I was at 37.3 MPG. Impressive!
So after 5 days of back and forth to work, I love this car! Being an Old Guy, the young kids that pull up next to me to check out my car, and then find a white haired, white bearded, old guy, they have no idea what to say/do. Kind of gives me a chuckle.
So far, I'm loving it!!!! Can't wait till I can floor it and flog it up high into the rev range. My right foot is really ready for it. I fight it every time I drive the car at the moment.
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