Since my car is at the dealership due to a mishap (http://death-merchant.blogspot.com/2012/05/ramsey-subaru-sucks.html) I have a 2012 impreza. This evening I got A to drive to the store. Once she got it out of sport mode she really liked how it handled and how much better the front and rear visibility was than in her toyota.
Since I needed to start packing for the weekend I took it out for a drive to start packing camping supplies just past 12am.
The fuel mileage is pretty damn respectable too on the highway. The seats are very comfortable. I really like the leaning headrests. Kind of wish my headrests did that too.
The acceleration is nice, I'd say a little better than my impreza but than again the car is completely empty.
They finally added wire cutouts from the armrest compartment for charging cables etc. A's 2010 toyota even has that. My impreza didn't until I fixed that with a dremel and some wire grommets. Sometimes it's the little things...
The power mirror adjustments are different. Not sure if I like them more or better but it's different.
The storage in the front console is taller (like) but narrower, so my 3 way 12v slitter doesn't fit (dislike).
I do like the electric display that tells me how many miles to go until the next fill up. No love for a fuel economy display. I know I have a heavy foot. I have no desire to see it rock to the left when I get those RPMs up. If I gave a damn I'd drive a different car, and probably drive closer to the speed limit.
The dimensions seem a little bigger. I need to check the #s to see if it's just because it's a coupe instead of hatchback or if they actually made them longer. I can tell the difference because the garage floor is marked off where the car usually goes.
Looking forward to the roadtrip!
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