I am really happy for you my friend.
It's good to see someone who has driven both motor types and sees the big difference.
Welcome to the sedan club - she's lookin really good!
Hope it brings many years of happy service and good mpg for you and your family.
Wow thanks CoHPhasor - your last sentence is a very nice sentiment. Thank you. Actually, it was nicer than anything anyone at the dealership said lol.
I re-read and may have missed something. I see that he drive an auto hatch but I didn't see that it was a 1.8. At any rate an auto to manual is not a really solid comparison of the two motors. I assumed he drive a turbo auto hatch.
Yeah I am pretty sure that the hatch I tested was a 1.4. It's all good though. I kind of wish I had tested the 1.8 now that I think about it.
For what it's worth, my wife bought a subscription to XM and even has one of those little hand held jobs you can bring into your car or attach to a boom-box. I began to like it more and more, and to her dismay, it became a part of my last car. I love XM radio. And I am really glad it's built into my car!
I am hoping that the rumors I have heard on these forums are true in that if you just let the subscription die, they'll offer you a great discount. As I will be getting it.
I doubt those deals will be around much longer as phone plans with unlimited data plans are going the way of the dodo.