Fuel Economy

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by roxy1

for $18k, it was (mostly) the nicest car by far ive ever driven anywhere near that price range. awesome seats/seating position and silky smooth manual shifter, nicely appointed interior. I could get 40 mpg's highway without too much work, though in the 500 and yaris it is much easier. it stayed very flat through hard cornering, which was fun. the downsides were the ride was just too firm for my tastes for an everyday driver and the low rear glass was not the best choice for transporting dogs, which I do often.

some complained that the veloster promised much more on looks than it delivered in driving performance. essentially, it is an economy car (same 1.6 direct injection engine as the accent) underneath that looks very cool (depending on ones taste) and has an interior nicer than most econoboxes.

Thanks for the info. I like the styling. One of my neighbors has had one for about 6 months (they also have an Accent SE, and a full sized pickup). My neighbor's Veloster is Yellow (an ugh Yellow, IMO), and I've been hoping I'd see a white one. A few days ago I finally saw a white one, and liked what I saw. Any problems with clearance/scraping when you had yours (speed bumps, and transitions from roads into parking lots) ?

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Any problems with clearance/scraping when you had yours (speed bumps, and transitions from roads into parking lots) ?

not that I can recall. I only had it at the tail end of that years winter, so can say much about driving in snow. I doubt the ground clearance is much different then the yaris.

[nookandcrannycar]

^^^^^ Thanks. I like the way you captured the car relative to the background in the pic . I would think that the color of the interior (in addition to the configuration of the space as mentioned) might have been less than ideal as well re transporting dogs.

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

^^^^^ Thanks. I like the way you captured the car relative to the background in the pic . I would think that the color of the interior (in addition to the configuration of the space as mentioned) might have been less than ideal as well re transporting dogs.

yeah, im about 6'1", and the top of my head would touch the glass sitting in the rear seat. however, if I had to fold the rear seat down and put several dogs in, their backs were against the glass...not optimal.

besides, I often felt the interior was too nice for having dogs in there all the time.