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[kliefox]

Feeling a little frustrated with my job.

Not the rage inducing, "I'm going to quit if one other thing goes wrong" kinda thing I was experiencing a couple years ago.

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[kliefox]

Thank you very much, Foxy!

I'm happy with the car! Its more spacious, more comfortable, and a bit more stylish than the Nissan.

but still getting used to some of its quirks (like different blind spots)and features that came with it. XD

Like only having one gear with an artificial gear-shifting system called CVT or Constant Variable Transmission. Its supposed to allow for a nearly unoticeable shift in the transmission upshifts or downshifts to the next gear.

And even though its an automatic, its got those virtual up-shift and down-shift paddles for artificial manual-style shifting.
I read somewhere that if you get that system down to a science. You can get like 40-45 miles to the gallon for in city driving. Hopefully the guy that made that statement wasn't embellishing the truth.

In any event, even when not experimenting with the virtual-manaul option, I'm still getting over 37 miles to the gallon on average, so very happy, since that's at least 17 to 19 more miles to the gallon than my Nissan was getting, and that's nothing to sneeze at!

[alcyione]

That's pretty amazing! o.o I think the most I ever got out of my car was 39 mpg, and that was on a highway in Nebraska, cruising at 90mph. Normally I get like, 23. The fact that you're getting over 37mpg in city traffic is pretty damn awesome!

As for the transmission, my dad has a Dodge Caliber that has a CVT. It certainly wasn't smooth! XD I trust that Honda has a far, far better system. I think I would enjoy the up-down shift paddles. VW has a Tiptronic system that's kind of like that, and I've always wanted to try it. It'd be nice to shift gears manually without having to fuss with the clutch (although Ed says that's the fun part. Hmmm....).

Yeah, I'm really glad you got a new car. The Nissan was a good car, but it was giving you so much trouble over the recent years.

[kliefox]

Yep, I'm pretty impressed with it. I think I need to go put more air in the tires, the Miles-per-gallon has dropped by 0.2 over the last couple days of driving. lol

The CVT hiccups in the Honda from time to time, usually happens from a dead-start at a stoplight, and if I tromp on the gas too hard. its like wuh-wuh-wuh-wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuoooooooo, the last part of that sound-word being normal operation of the engine. lol

The Nissan got about 34 on the freeway, and like 25 in-city. So stoked the new car beats out both of those numbers with the same mixed driving that I do. XD I liked the Nissan a lot, but it was just becoming a money pit. And filling up at the gas station has become less of a pain in the wallet, too!
The gas tank on the Honda is smaller, so less overall fuel needed to get a fuel tank, plus filling up less often all adds up to money saved! definitely helps with budgeting, that's for sure! XD

With the way the financing and warranty worked out, anything goes wrong with the car gets fixed for free, right up until the point that I get the car paid off. XD Hoping between tax returns on possible bonuses from work, I'll be able to get that paid off early, and be able to enjoy some savings from my income before the warranty expires. XD

Really happy with the decision to get a new car, and I am very thankful I'm in a position to afford the expense.