Thursday, July 19, 2012

7500 mile review!





I know...my mileage is rather insane.  I drive a lot, and have a 100m round trip commute, plus a couple of trips to visit customer sites and...why not drive the thing you most like driving?!


I've got the chirping issue, and the shift knob vibration issue, but I'm not super concerned with either atm.  The knob issue can be solved by screwing it all the way down and the chirping noise is either going to be deemed normal, or will get a TSB...I no scare.


I've noticed that the care feels more loose, and more powerful.  Not a huge difference but enough that a few times 1st-2nd gear pulls have slightly put me back in my seat, just a tad.  Perhaps this is also me getting to know the shift points and launch points of the car?  Not sure. 


I've done one auto-x and had a blast.  You can't really feel the balance of this car until you get to whip it around on a track or course.  My fear of the limits of this car melted away after my first hard lap.  It's just so predictable and easy to recover if you don't do the right thing.  I also beat the FR-S that was there by 1.0s, so that helped make the day that much better.  :thumbup:


As mentioned I do drive long distances, but I also live in Milwaukee so I see a fair bit of city driving.  I've said im at 70/30 hwy/city.  That being said my current displayed mileage is 32.4mpg.  My current calculated mileage with 21 fillups is 32.31mpg...so the dash display is very accurate.


I'll be doing my 2nd oil change this weekend and haven't noticed any drop in oil level from my first change, also the oil color still looks great.  My Quik valve also goes on this weekend, so hopefully oil change 3 will be even easier.


I'm still loving the car and (obviously) driving any chance I get. It is, hands down, the best car purchase I've made to date.

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