It's a great car. If I leave for work real early, take the 40 mile per hour speed limit road to work (13 miles), with the synchronized traffic lights, and if I don't drive like Edgar, I can get amazing gas mileage. Varies 60-80 miles per gallon.
Combined with short trips, traffic laden trips, and full load trips which don't do as well, I average 50-53 mpg. At 4 dollars a gallon, that's about 8 cents a mile. The Tax Man gives me credit for a lot more than that if I use the car to deliver fish.
The hatch has a flat bed to put large boxes of fish on the way to FEDEX. Easy loading and unloading. And if I need more room, the seats fold down, as in this application, and fold back up with no sweat.
To unlock, I simply approach the car with key fob in purse or pocket and lift the handle. I have it set to unlock all the doors at the same time. Really handy with transporting kids. To start, press a button. To lock the car, I press a button on the outside. There are three of them, conveniently located. I never have to fish for the keys. If I try to lock the car with the keys inside, it gives me a warning beep, and will not lock.
To steal this car, one would need a flat bed truck and pulley. Unless someone gets my fob, or breaks a window, they can't open it.
Really a nicely designed car, so versatile, comfortable, practical, and
it's red!
