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A last bit of housekeeping from my Micra S notebook...

I had a chance to do a set of speed vs. fuel consumption runs with this car like I did with the Micra SR automatic. Head over to the...

Sounds like you need a Micra Cup race car. ;) All that is removed/deactivated.

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Final thoughts

I've read multiple reviews where the writer says the base Micra brings to mind their old stripper base cars from days gone by. Just yesterday I saw a reader comment on...

For a 5th gear swap, many are external to the case, found underneath a stamped steel cover on the end of the gearbox. It's literally a half hour job for some cars. Not sure about the Micra, but I'd...

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Fuel economy wrap-up

Micra owners already know that the 5-speed car in particular is capable of much better than its official ratings when driven reasonably. My results:



5.0 L/100...

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1) The driver's seat cushion angle (see above).

Though it's hardly a deal-killer: get a wedge style cushion, or mod the seat with more padding.


2) Considering most of my driving is...

I'll be the first to admit these mods hit the poor Micra pretty hard with the ugly stick.

Some of these can be done in much more subtle but equally effective ways than I did. I was going more for...

^ "Elmo Onesie" that'd be a good nickname for a base S.

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Slippery Micra: fun with aerodynamics!

Those of you who saw this Micra at the Loyalist Parkway meet also probably noticed the DIY...

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A rose among thorns? ptbo micra's car -- seen here at the back of the line at this weekend's Loyalist Parkway Micra meet -- was the only SV in a posse of S's.

Something's been bugging me...

It's supposed to get up to 26C / 79 F this weekend. Oh lawd, the heat. :D

So I just installed the Micra's "A/C":

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Happy looking Micra S in a happy looking setting.

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I'm enjoying the same things about this base S that I liked about the top spec Micra SR I tried out last year. Things like: a...

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My nephew just got his licence, and I took him out to try the Micra. He's a rare youth who loves driving stick. He's also an avid snowboarder, and when we were done he said: "It's neat but I...

Allow me to be a complainypants about a couple of things I missed after switching from my Firefly to the Micra:

1) Purely subjective... but the inside of the Canadian Micra is a dreary place to...

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(Note: I am not a car reviewer/journalist. In fact, I think you should be mighty skeptical of the things many reviewers say, which is why I tell people: if you're curious about a car, GO...