There are some people that feel this forum is a Read Only place, but that's Their problem. Wonder what they are like in person?
Maybe it's me, which I Know a big part is, or maybe the car, but this07' Impreza is a challenge. I was telling a restaurant owing friend who has had a Lot of new cars, like BMW's, Mercedes, and Jag's and even an SVX about some of the things, like the lights turning off and on with the emergency brake, and he was surprized. Maybe that because of and for the daytime running lights. I used to feel I could get used to a car in the first mile, but this 07' Impreza 5M is taking some time. Granted I never drove an AWD, but manuals were my favs. Once getting familiar with the shift pattern, which usualy was, where is reverse, I was usually OK. OK, I have disabilities, and the heavier steering is giving me a workout, with all limbs working, but I think having to depress the clutch to the floor to start the car, and feeling that is probably the engagement point, and I don't feel very capable if I grind the gears, which has happened 2X in 1K mi, and I stalled it once, and a lot was stop/start driving in a big city. With a lot of ripples and repairs in the streets, and stiff suspension bouncing me around, and figuring the optimum shift points, while trying to keep the revs down till it has some miles on it, and in big city traffic, with people maing U turns out of nowhere, like from between cars parked in the center of the streets. It Has been a Challenge..
Yesterday I played with the seat adjustments, and raising and lowering it, and think I found a good position. Drove a snaking road along a river, with stone outcropings, that come to the curb, and tight tunnels, that I drove the Sube on before, at 3AM, so was more familiar with it even with More traffic since it was midnigh. The winding, very narrow construction cattle schute wasn't as stressing, though Still uncomfortably tight.
My Latest problem is the headlights. I though my vision problems were over or better, but I have a Hard time seeing people walking on, or crossing high speed roads, untill I am uncomfortable close to them. Usually something lets me see them moving, like a lighted area behind them, or something reflects on them. Picking up which way the winding or curvy road goes, even ones I know, is uncomfortable. I have heard that some new cars don't have bright enough lights, and heard that the new lights don't light like the old sealed beams,. The car was inspected, being bought out of state, so the lights Should be aimed right, but I have to do somthing, or I'll be driving the car well below speed limits. Maybe my height or the height of the wagon is the problem. Oncoming headlights don't help with seeing.
The dash mat works great keeping the sun from reflecting the dash into the windsheild, maybe I won't need a 26' Chevy like one poster suggested, just have to make the Sube Fit Me... Not me trying to contort and get beat up by a new car.))
VF