{"id":3013,"date":"2013-12-18T02:51:07","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T07:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceffyl.net\/wordpress\/?p=3013"},"modified":"2014-01-01T03:31:03","modified_gmt":"2014-01-01T08:31:03","slug":"car-search-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceffyl.net\/wordpress\/general\/car-search-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"Car search completed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve had a rental car since two days after the accident. The insurance company gave me a few options: sedans, SUVs, or one little red Fiat 500. I have looked at Fiats earlier in the year and thought they were cute, so I used this opportunity to rent one as a prolonged test drive. It definitely doesn&#8217;t drive the way I expected. The salesman at the Fiat dealership had bragged about how peppy the car is and how well it handles. Maybe a higher trim level might. Definitely not the one I had rented. It cornered like a shoebox. Pressing the accelerator was like the car said &#8220;Oh? Do you really mean that? Okay then.&#8221; After what felt like a few seconds, it would accelerate. Definitely not interested in getting a Fiat.<\/p>\n<p>I want to find a car with good gas mileage, manual transmission (strongly preferred), hatchback, and good handling. Reasonable pickup is also desirable to be able to merge at speed and avoid problems.\u00a0 I test drove several vehicles, including a used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nissanusa.com\/crossovers\/juke\">2012 Nissan Juke,<\/a> 2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edmunds.com\/hyundai\/elantra-gt\/2013\/\">Hyundai Elantra GT (hatchback)<\/a>, and new and used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyundaiusa.com\/veloster\/comparison.aspx\">2013 Hyundai Velosters <\/a>(base and turbo models). The Juke is a crossover between a hatchback, sporty car and a SUV. It handled okay and had good acceleration, but it braked like an SUV (press the brakes and they felt squishy).<\/p>\n<p>The Elantra GT hatchback was a good alternative except that the sales person was obnoxious and made inappropriate comments. It had a little more pickup then the Veloster, but I definitely preferred the Veloster&#8217;s looks. (The salesman said he couldn&#8217;t figure me out: did I want a midlife crisis car (Veloster) or a middle-aged woman&#8217;s car (Elantra)? Yeah, that was a typical comment.)<\/p>\n<p>Velosters are pretty popular and a relatively new model (2012 was the first model year). Used ones run about $16,500. After talking to a few dealers, it looks like the price of a new one might be within the same price range as a new one. Why pay for a used one when I can\u00a0 have a new one? The Veloster manual has a little more horsepower than the automatic (the 20 or so HP make the difference between getting out of the way or a little anemic. But it was a lot of fun to drive. Definitely like the Veloster.<\/p>\n<p>I found one in bright blue and it should be delivered to my door tonight!<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve had a rental car since two days after the accident. The insurance company gave me a few options: sedans, SUVs, or one little red Fiat 500. I have looked at Fiats earlier in the year and thought they were cute, so I used this opportunity to rent one as a prolonged test drive. 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