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So last night my wife and I got to pick up her new HR-V. Our dealer was able to find what we wanted from another dealer. The other dealer is notorious in the area to throw on a whole bunch of extra's as soon as the cars come off the truck example: Nitrogen in the tires for $75.
We had to pay for those but some were items we were going to get anyway and just install ourselves. Therefore our out of pocket loss was the dealership markup on the options and installation. Of course the nitrogen in the tires is a complete waste, but we consider that an expense of getting the car earlier than having to wait for an ordered car to arrive. Part of this was driven by we needed a second car before my wife goes back to work.
FYI, one of the extra items we don't want are wheel locks, MSRP is $56. My wife and I will sell them on the forum for $45 + shipping. Just PM if you are interested.
A Note on the dealership finding us the car else where:
The sale guy said ours was one of three cars that they sourced from other dealers and all three were such bad experiences that they are now telling customers you will just have to wait until what you want arrives.
I found it fitting that dealerships hate working with dealerships too! He said the first place he contacted wanted three cars and additional money before they would make a trade.
Drive:
So this morning was the first chance I got to drive the car solo. I found it a lot of fun and a pleasure. As others have said, the clutch the first time you get in it can be vague. However, just driving out of the neighborhood was enough time to find the engagement point. It's light, but there. As well, some have commented that the transmission shifting action around 4/5/6 is vague. I too found this to be the case on my test drive. However, while driving into work I realized I was trying too hard. Don't think about it, don't think, I want to go from 4th to 5th. Tread it like 2nd to 3rd and lightly move the shifter up, she will slide in like a greased pig! Same for 5th to 6th, just lightly pull back and let the transmission do it's job. When downshifting it was the same, don't over think it, move the shifter in the direction up/down and it will find the correct gear every time.
When I heard about throttle blip between the gear shifts, I thought that was like on newer sports cars where the ecu blips the throttle to do rev making. Having driven the car some, I believe what they were actually talking about was the "Hang". I've still yet to experience that. And so I treated it like the S and did my own rev matching.
As for power, it's progressive and the higher to get in the revs you can feel the torque increasing. Leaving a stop light, it was a similar sensation to a lightly turbo'd car and a lot of fun. Keep it around 4k and "You gonna have a good day!"
Space for stuff:
I'm sure someone else posted on this and I missed it, but I found that on either side of the center console was a pocket for your cellphone. With bluetooth enabled, I was able to access all my music and audiobook with not cables.
I also found it interesting that in the doors, it looked like they added another pocket/drink holder. I should have taken a picture, maybe I'll post one up if people are interested.
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We had to pay for those but some were items we were going to get anyway and just install ourselves. Therefore our out of pocket loss was the dealership markup on the options and installation. Of course the nitrogen in the tires is a complete waste, but we consider that an expense of getting the car earlier than having to wait for an ordered car to arrive. Part of this was driven by we needed a second car before my wife goes back to work.
FYI, one of the extra items we don't want are wheel locks, MSRP is $56. My wife and I will sell them on the forum for $45 + shipping. Just PM if you are interested.
A Note on the dealership finding us the car else where:
The sale guy said ours was one of three cars that they sourced from other dealers and all three were such bad experiences that they are now telling customers you will just have to wait until what you want arrives.
I found it fitting that dealerships hate working with dealerships too! He said the first place he contacted wanted three cars and additional money before they would make a trade.
Drive:
So this morning was the first chance I got to drive the car solo. I found it a lot of fun and a pleasure. As others have said, the clutch the first time you get in it can be vague. However, just driving out of the neighborhood was enough time to find the engagement point. It's light, but there. As well, some have commented that the transmission shifting action around 4/5/6 is vague. I too found this to be the case on my test drive. However, while driving into work I realized I was trying too hard. Don't think about it, don't think, I want to go from 4th to 5th. Tread it like 2nd to 3rd and lightly move the shifter up, she will slide in like a greased pig! Same for 5th to 6th, just lightly pull back and let the transmission do it's job. When downshifting it was the same, don't over think it, move the shifter in the direction up/down and it will find the correct gear every time.
When I heard about throttle blip between the gear shifts, I thought that was like on newer sports cars where the ecu blips the throttle to do rev making. Having driven the car some, I believe what they were actually talking about was the "Hang". I've still yet to experience that. And so I treated it like the S and did my own rev matching.
As for power, it's progressive and the higher to get in the revs you can feel the torque increasing. Leaving a stop light, it was a similar sensation to a lightly turbo'd car and a lot of fun. Keep it around 4k and "You gonna have a good day!"
Space for stuff:
I'm sure someone else posted on this and I missed it, but I found that on either side of the center console was a pocket for your cellphone. With bluetooth enabled, I was able to access all my music and audiobook with not cables.
I also found it interesting that in the doors, it looked like they added another pocket/drink holder. I should have taken a picture, maybe I'll post one up if people are interested.
