First impression is that this is one interesting color for a car. A very strong orange color that got everyone to wrinkle their nose and ask, “What’s with the color on that car?” It can’t be ignored. This color was weird, and I regardless of my personal thoughts on the aesthetic, I don’t think it made a good color for a car. I certainly would be a little embarrassed to have paid $40,000 for such a color, and constantly be explaining myself and my choices. Big elephant in the room, and I had to address it.
The vehicle itself was the IronMan package, created in honor of the unbelievably intense IronMan Triathlon which they sponsor. It came with special floor mats, special bodyside cladding, special big bumpers, wheels, etc. With all of the ‘extras’, this car went from $28,800 to $39,325. That’s 33% of the original price just in add-ons. I’m not sure if I’ve seen a car go from affordable to over-priced that fast. In itself, it was a nice ride. Pretty smooth, decent power, good handling, and above average visibility for a mid-sized truck. However, there were also some small, nagging issues. The turn signal indicator (the audible click-click-click) was so loud that I turned it off at long stop lights. It was painfully louder than it needed to be. And I found the seats to be somewhat uncomfortable, very stiff and unforgiving during long drives.
