Buy my 96 Impreza for carrying your kayaks. There be no depreciation as it's already fully depreciated LOL
Buy a flasher vehicle for all the rest of your driving.
serf407,
Apr 22, 10:16pm
op probably won't fit in a hatchback, unless the roof line is modified with a 'Gurney bubble'.
richardmayes,
Apr 23, 1:55pm
The latest Corolla is a good car.
Double wishbone rear end, handles well at open road speeds.
8 speed CVT, cruises at about 2200rpm at 100km/h.
a.woodrow,
Apr 23, 2:00pm
How does an 8 speed CVT work?
tamarillo,
Apr 23, 2:54pm
Mazda 3 or golf show it up completely.
nicolaas3,
Apr 23, 4:38pm
Are you sure you want a hatchback? With a kayak on top you can't open the hatch. A sedan might wok out better and might even be a tad cheaper.
richardmayes,
Apr 23, 4:42pm
Tamarillo - no doubt, but at what price?
Woodrow - it is a cvt.
When you put the stick in "manual" mode, it gives you 7 fixed ratios to change up and down through.
When you are finished changing gears, you put it back into "D" and it will change up once more into a top ratio that is higher still than "7th gear".
nzdoug,
Apr 23, 4:42pm
A Golf is a Golf is a Golf.
a.woodrow,
Apr 23, 4:50pm
So it's not an 8 speed then, it just has 8 programmed in spots that they will hold the CVT to. Kind of defeats the purpose of a CVT being "continuously variable" doesn't it.
richardmayes,
Apr 23, 5:03pm
When it's in auto mode, it uses it like a cvt. step on the gas and it revs up to a speed it likes (e.g. 4000rpm) and then holds those revs as you accelerate.
Any other nits you want to pick? I'm here all week!
bwg11,
Apr 23, 5:10pm
No. How else could a CVT have a "manual" mode if it did not have pre-defined "steps"?
a.woodrow,
Apr 23, 5:20pm
What's the point of having a CVT with a manual mode at all?
richardmayes,
Apr 23, 5:22pm
For fun?
Some people LIKE having the option of changing gears manually, when they want to?
vomo2,
Apr 23, 5:31pm
Love my Honda Jazz 1500 sports!
militaris,
Feb 28, 12:09pm
Still possible to open the boot, just can not open it wide.
Sedans are just a bit to limited in storage.
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