The hold-off-then-press is actually a good trick for any automatic, when you want a bit more power. Applying gas then removing prompts the car to down-shift, because it reads the sudden lack of gas as lack-of-power, and correspondingly downshifts to get more power from what little gas it's getting.
As for cargo-space... the Versa actually has slightly less cargo space than the Fit, but (apples to pears!) it has a larger back seat by like 4" or so. The Fit takes away that back-passenger leg room and puts it into the trunk-space, instead. The Versa is also about 10" longer than the Fit, but its internal overall capacity is less than the Fit, so my guess is that the Versa's design adds that length in its larger forward and rear bumpers (while the Fit's forward bumpers aren't so pronounced).
One reason I actually said no to the Versa was because of the rear-seat fold-down position. I tend to put things in the trunk and then shove them towards the front, to make room for the next, and the way the Versa's back seat folds down means you can only shove so far, then you must lean into the car and lift the box/item up to get it onto the laying-down part. Or you come in from the side and do the same, and that's hell on your back, and back-issues are a major issue for CP, so I prefer to avoid anything that might do that to him. Much easier to just drag a heavy object across a flat folded-down area, over to the door, and tilt it out, rather than lift while bending over. Actually, I just found out today this is also why my sister decided against the Versa, because her artwork requires a large flat space when moving it, and the Versa's trunk area is not flat when seats are down.
What I find amusing, though, is that the VW's cargo space is much greater than even the Honda's. I've packed 36 cases of books in that car -- with room to still see passenger-side mirror! On other days, up to 17 2x4s, and even twice now I've carried a quarter-ton of rockbase in the trunk area. It's my little workhorse... but that's one big reason to keep it: so the new car doesn't have to bear the dogs-to-vet, lumber-from-yard, rock-from-quarry, grocerystore/hardware trips. Not because the new car can't, but because those kinds of things mess up the interior, and given the veedub's already a little woodshed kinda boy, there's no reason to muss up the new to us car Tachikoma as well.
(Incidentally, we did buy the car today, and CP has already labeled the car paperwork for filing: "TACHI".)
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Date: 31 Jul 2010 11:50 pm (UTC)As for cargo-space... the Versa actually has slightly less cargo space than the Fit, but (apples to pears!) it has a larger back seat by like 4" or so. The Fit takes away that back-passenger leg room and puts it into the trunk-space, instead. The Versa is also about 10" longer than the Fit, but its internal overall capacity is less than the Fit, so my guess is that the Versa's design adds that length in its larger forward and rear bumpers (while the Fit's forward bumpers aren't so pronounced).
One reason I actually said no to the Versa was because of the rear-seat fold-down position. I tend to put things in the trunk and then shove them towards the front, to make room for the next, and the way the Versa's back seat folds down means you can only shove so far, then you must lean into the car and lift the box/item up to get it onto the laying-down part. Or you come in from the side and do the same, and that's hell on your back, and back-issues are a major issue for CP, so I prefer to avoid anything that might do that to him. Much easier to just drag a heavy object across a flat folded-down area, over to the door, and tilt it out, rather than lift while bending over. Actually, I just found out today this is also why my sister decided against the Versa, because her artwork requires a large flat space when moving it, and the Versa's trunk area is not flat when seats are down.
What I find amusing, though, is that the VW's cargo space is much greater than even the Honda's. I've packed 36 cases of books in that car -- with room to still see passenger-side mirror! On other days, up to 17 2x4s, and even twice now I've carried a quarter-ton of rockbase in the trunk area. It's my little workhorse... but that's one big reason to keep it: so the new car doesn't have to bear the dogs-to-vet, lumber-from-yard, rock-from-quarry, grocerystore/hardware trips. Not because the new car can't, but because those kinds of things mess up the interior, and given the veedub's already a little woodshed kinda boy, there's no reason to muss up the
new to us carTachikoma as well.(Incidentally, we did buy the car today, and CP has already labeled the car paperwork for filing: "TACHI".)