Just got my new xD!

[Boosted20]

All in all I'm pretty stoked. We've had an 07 Yaris and an 05 xA and a 04 Matrix and a 00 Echo in the past so I'm pretty darn pleased. I did trade in an 07 5.7 Tundra for it so the loss in power was poignant, but the gas mileage should more than make up for it. The Inerior room and comfort is excellent, and it has tons of cool gizmos and gadgets to keep me busy when stuck in traffic. (which here in Houston is pretty much twice a day when going to and from work at a minimum) I was also very favorably impressed with the handling. HUGE step up from the xA IMO. Turning radius isn't quite as tight as I expected, but the car is great for darting in and out of small holes in traffic and it handles high speed cornering with surprising aplomb so I forgive it for that minor foible. Here are pics of the new whip:

[playindagamewell]

cool! congrats

i like the color
tis the other color i liked but I wasn't ready to stray from black

[zoltiz]

Automagically red. Cute.

[zoltiz]

Originally Posted by zoltiz

Automagically red. Cute.

Hmm. That bumper protector... Did it come with the car? I ordered one couple of weeks ago and it had a SCION word in the bottom left corner - yours doesn't. I wonder if it was just a dealer's impromptu initiative.

[Boosted20]

Originally Posted by playindagamewell

cool! congrats

i like the color
tis the other color i liked but I wasn't ready to stray from black

Yeah Black and silver were both serious choices but my wife thinks the red is cute so red it is.

[Rich]

Really nice looking. Thanx for the pix!
Question: The 16" alloys on your car, the dealer had them in stock??
Mine have been on backorder for a month..........:-(

[Boosted20]

Originally Posted by zoltiz

Hmm. That bumper protector... Did it come with the car? I ordered one couple of weeks ago and it had a SCION word in the bottom left corner - yours doesn't. I wonder if it was just a dealer's impromptu initiative.

Yep - it was port installed. Texas is in a region called GST and they seem to do a lot of their own accessories. The wheels are Enekeis and were also installed at the port.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Boosted20

Yep - it was port installed. Texas is in a region called GST and they seem to do a lot of their own accessories. The wheels are Enekeis and were also installed at the port.

Those alloys look just like the ones in the xD sales brochure, and are the first I've seen on anyone's car. THey look really great on your car. I hope it means mine may be coming soon.

[LiTtLeDeViAnT]

Definitly like the new car! Congrats!

[Boosted20]

Figured I would do a 3 month 4200 mile update.

I like the car quite a bit more than I did when I got it. I don't know if it was an ECU learning thing, the colder weather, or the engine breaking in, but it is WAY peppier than when I first got it. I've actually beat a few cars off the line and I don't hesitate to take an open lane knowing I will probably get out ahead of the average guy now. (Not because the xD is faster per se, but because most people don't leave a stoplight at WOT)

We've had the car on a 2100 mile round trip road trip for Xmas with 2 adults, 2 kids in carseats and a rediculous amount of luggage and I was VERY pleased to note that acceleration and braking did not seem to suffer noticeably from the extra load. It did take a bit of creativity to fit everything we wanted to bring though. We're averaging about 27-28 MPG which is pretty damn good considering the way I drive and the average cruising speeds of about 80-85 MPH.

Anyways another road trip to Florida is in store for 2 weeks from now. This time we're looking at about 2600 miles total. We'll see how it goes.

Cliff notes - very pleased with the car, its picked up some nice power and is quite fun to drive.