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    Hello Folks

    Hi everyone. I should post here in the intro forum before too long. I've been lurking for a while, but I picked up my silver, manual-everything Micra S (with the red/black mirrors and stripes) last week and I've been loving it. Between living in cities for most of the past 10 years and borrowing my wife's Jetta, I've never needed to drive much and as such this is my first car. I've always been a sucker for little hatches, and I hope to keep it for a long time to come.

    Beginning this week I'll be commuting Cobourg to Peterborough 4 times a week, so I'll get some serious time behind the wheel. I know there are a few others on the forum in the area so maybe I'll see you around!



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    Congrats on your Micra... and on successfully "de-lurking".

    Is that somewhat a surprising choice as a highway commuter? Maybe I'm spending too much time on American forums where highway means a Camry-sized vehicle at a minimum for a lot of people.

    I'm curious if you used this forum to research the Micra, or if you had already pretty much decided on one.

    Anyway, welcome!

    Darin

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    Where will you be commuting to in the patch? It's good to have another member in this area!

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    Welcome to the site and congratulations on the new Micra!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
    Is that somewhat a surprising choice as a highway commuter? Maybe I'm spending too much time on American forums where highway means a Camry-sized vehicle at a minimum for a lot of people.
    It is a surprising choice for a highway commuter, but it's going to be my general runabout and the combination of size, styling, and value-for-money won me over. As I said, I am a sucker for a little hatch. I find it incredibly fun to drive around town, and I did a bunch of highway driving during a test drive and found it totally comfortable merging and passing with the rest of them. The power-to-weight ratio and relative pep is leaps and bounds over my wife's 2011 Jetta with (as the VW forums call it) the 115hp "2.slow". I see a few Fiats and even Smarts along my route, so I won't even be the smallest along the way either.

    I did check out this forum quite a bit when I was shopping around, for reviews and real-people impressions. Lots of happy customers and not a lot of complaints, so it seemed like a good option. I'm only 7 days in but I'm happy so far!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ptbo micra View Post
    Where will you be commuting to in the patch?
    I teach part-time at Fleming. It's usually just a few hours a day so I rarely venture into the city that much, but on Fridays I'm there all day with a big lunch break so I'll occasionally head into the city proper.

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    Quote Originally Posted by krssctt View Post
    The power-to-weight ratio and relative pep is leaps and bounds over my wife's 2011 Jetta with (as the VW forums call it) the 115hp "2.slow".
    I've heard that engine moniker before.

    I guess that means my Firefly has a 1.slow.

    I did check out this forum quite a bit when I was shopping around, for reviews and real-people impressions. Lots of happy customers and not a lot of complaints, so it seemed like a good option.
    Thanks for the feedback -- I'm always curious whether people use us as a resource. It seems likely ... and more probably don't register after getting a Micra than do. Maybe a good dedicated thread topic....

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    Welcome! Great choice on the color!



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