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    Hello from Winnipeg

    My wife and I picked up our new Micra this morning. We got the SV model with 5 speed manual in the metalic grey color. We will be taking a short trip this weekend so are looking forward to finding out how good the gas milage is.
    We wiil keep you posted. Thanks



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    Hi, micranut! Welcome.

    Sounds like you contributed to the 2nd best month of sales so far for the car.

    What were you driving before?

    You've probably read about the car's fuel economy here in the forum. The manual especially can return really good numbers (better than the ratings) when driven nicely. EG see: Head to head: 2015 Micra manual vs. automatic MPG/fuel economy comparison

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2015 Micra S manual: 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.5 mpg (Imp) ... 20.0 km/L ... 47.0 mpg (US) ...


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    Thanks for the welcome. The Micra is a replacement for a Chevy Aveo we had for 10 years. The Chev was quite reliable for all that time but was due for a bunch of things that would cost a fair bit so we decided to replace it with a similar car and the Micra looked like the best buy on the market. My wife is the main driver but I did not care for the way it drove ie. seating position, gear spacing and leg room in the driving seat. We had many Datsuns years ago ie 510, B210, 1200 and a Nissan Quest. I found this forum to be very useful in helping to make the decision to purchase the Micra. Thanks again and will check the forum often for more info.

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    I missed your intro post. Welcome to the site.

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    Quote Originally Posted by micranut View Post
    I did not care for the way it drove ie. seating position, gear spacing
    I'm curious to know what you mean about gear spacing.

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    The spacing between first and second gear ratios was too large and the first gear ratio was too low. Because of that you had to shift early from first and it bogged down in second. I also drive a Mazda Miata which has perfectly spaced ratios. Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by micranut View Post
    The spacing between first and second gear ratios was too large and the first gear ratio was too low. Because of that you had to shift early from first and it bogged down in second. I also drive a Mazda Miata which has perfectly spaced ratios. Thanks.
    Like the travel distance from first to second ? I was thinking of installing a short-shifter, wonder if anybody has done that yet.

    -CMM

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    Quote Originally Posted by callmemister View Post
    Like the travel distance from first to second ? I was thinking of installing a short-shifter, wonder if anybody has done that yet.

    -CMM
    Not yet, but nismo is making a batch soon. im going to order one.


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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2015 Micra S manual: 7.7 L/100 km ... 36.8 mpg (Imp) ... 13.0 km/L ... 30.6 mpg (US) ...


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