First, I want to thank the people on FitFreak for all the knowledge they've shared. I could use a whole paragraph listing their names. Thank you all.
I've been waiting for this car since the first photo's were leaked in, I think Sept. of '07. That distorted fish eye view of the grey future '08 jdm version where the headlights looked 3' long.
My ordered car came in last Monday 10/13 and I picked it up on 10/15.
I'm loving this car! I have my usual, somewhat long list of "to do's" around the house before winter sets in, but all I want "to do" is zip up, down and around the mountains and hills where I live. This morning, going out for a half gallon of milk at the local convenience store took over an hour instead of the usual 10 minutes. I took the long way.
The car corners great and sticks to the road. I haven't taken it on the Thruway yet and I'm still in the break in period, but so far I'm delighted with the responsiveness and there seems to be plenty of pep.
What a difference from my last car; '93 Corolla wagon. It served me well for years, but the handling was Very Sloppy.
I love the large script on the radio head unit and the easy to read dials. (older eyes) Seats are very comfortable and I'm glad the headrest position is not an issue for me, as it is for some. And if I lean my head back a tiny bit, it's a great resting spot.
The USB is great. I bought a cheap 8 gb flashdrive and copied all my music onto it. (Thank you "
IfTheFoo" for CDex info. Even I could figure out how to use it.) With the head unit it's fast and easy to scroll through dozens and dozens of albums/folders.
I've ordered the usual items from Collegehills. Mats, cargo cover, wheel locks and body side moldings. I have till next spring to get the windows tinted. No problem with heat till June around here. My first interior "mod", and I'm using that term very loosely, will be to put a strip of black tape, probably duct tape along front strip of front doors where body color shows when your inside and door is closed. With the red paint, my eyes keep being drawn to that vertical line. (1/2" wide by 11" long) On other colors it may look OK, but with the red it's just too bright. And if I don't like it? Just remove the tape. And duct tape will give it that carbon fiber, textured look that so many seem to like.
Anyway, thanks again for all the info. Now that I actually have the car, I'll see if I can contribute more. I've taken some pictures of my car in different locations, but since there are lots of pictures of Milano Red Fits out there, I'll include my favorite one in this post. The view from sitting behind the wheel. ( from my milk run this morning) Len
And as soon as I post this, I'm out for another ride.
sorry about the OT.
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