4 speed vs CVT.

[AlphaMicra]

While waiting for my Micra, my dealership was generous in offering me a loaner, which was an Altima with the CVT. Anyone who believes an auto trans is faster in accelerating than a CVT either has a terribly underpowered engine, or is out to lunch. In the Altima, it would take me to the sweet spot in the engine, and just keep me there until I realized the excessive velocity I was propelling myself at. Without gear shifts, it's easy to lose track of how fast you're going until traffic travelling in the same direction starts to feel like oncoming traffic.

[ptbo micra]

I'll always choose to "row my own" and my girlfriend does not mind. Reminds her of her old civics.

[Pete]

Reminds her of her old civics.

That's why I bought Micra #1 to begin with. It reminds me of the 92 to 95 gen civics with modern features. If honda brought out that car again with modern upgrades I would want one.

[micrapolis]

"For me, my wife hisses at the idea of a manual"

for some reason, this sentence made me chuckle.