Published by Jason October 21st, 2005
in Preview.
Yesterday afternoon I got asked to drive a Volkswagen Thing to the other side of town. It was being shipped to its new owner, and had to get dropped off at the shipping office. On the way back I drove a 2006 Land Rover LR3. Today, I again drove across town in a 1963 split-window Corvette, to be dropped off at the doctor for a few repairs. The drive back was in a 1978 Porsche 911SC. This morning, I drove to work in my daily Honda Accord Wagon, but left work with a Honda Element EX for the weekend. Two days, the keys and wheel of six different cars. All very different experiences.
What follows really isn’t a review, I haven’t drove any of the cars more than 10 miles, but it is a comparison of the differing experiences.
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Published by Jason October 4th, 2005
in 3.5 Stars and Nissan.
This car was a surprise. I had never driven an SE-R before, and when I saw I was going to be driving this car for a while, my first response wasn’t joy. However, this car has many layers, and there is a lot to like, and a few things to dislike.
It has a much nicer look than a standard Altima, with modified front end and a subtle body kit. Don’t miss the small fog lights peeking out of the front grill either.
The interior is actually one of my favorites in recent memory. It’s not exotic, beautiful, or really even that stylish, but Nissan does a good job giving you what you want yet not going overboard inside this car. It feels comfortable; the seats are very comfy with leather panels and an embroidered SE-R logo on the back seats reminding you it�s fast, complete with grilled racing-style pedals. The instrument panel is very clean and easy to read. Nothing is overdone and all the needed items are right where you need them. The real highlight of the dash for me though, is the thermostat controls. Very clean, very simple, very quick to adjust. Nothing is worse than trying to figure out what you need to do to simply turn the heat on�
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