dustypenguin

Couple of points. I now have two Sparks and like them, however, I do have to agree with Greg_E that there seems to be quality control issues with these models. I researching when we were buying the first one we had driven no less than six sparks in differant configurations, and the quality and even performance of the individual cars varied wildly. The one we ended up getting was the most solid of the bunch and on the dealers lot, so we were dealing on (as much as you can tell) a known quantity. Issues we observed in some of the six were: Distinct lack of power compared to other Sparks in

The blue berry and the tomato

What size winterforce tires did you use, and on what rims?

Mid Wisconsin to Carmel California and driving all around the Bay area of CA and then back through Nevada. About 5500 miles. Ran great. Went up mountains, through deserts, kept up to traffic and more through the speedway of Wyoming. Averaged just around 40 mpg, even with all the fast freeway driving.

In April of 2013 paid 13500 for a 2013 1LT manual, all inclusive (tax title all fees) Yesterday (May 2014) paid 13500 for 2014 LS manual, all inclusive for our 2nd Spark.