[bwilson4web]

We once owned a one of the 10 worst cars, a Chevette, which even today makes my wife frown except when she remembers the last crash. She was following a pickup truck with a steel beam rear bumper but instead of racing through the yellow light at 'cop corner,' he stopped and the Chevette radiator and hood were decapitated. She hated the car so much that everyone was surprised at her 'happy dance'. I'll never forget her look when I got down to the accident site and looking over the damage said,"Oh, I don't know, maybe $50 in parts and we can get it running again." So I was amused to read this review:

A behind-the-wheel look at Scion’s micro car, the iQ

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Where the iQ stumbles is at speeds. It manages to keep a fairly good pace, and although a 0-to-60 time of close to 10 seconds isn’t exactly Earth-shattering, it is sufficient. It just feels like it isn’t meant to be driven like that — and it isn’t. The engine strains to reach 80, while the electronic steering is a bit twitchy. It can be slightly nerve-racking to take curves at any real velocity, but it is still a massive improvement over the Smart Fortwo’s “Oh God, oh God, we are all going to die” highway experience.
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It was the description of the "Smart Fortwo" that reminded me of the long gone but not forgotten, nightmare Chevette.

This is a good and entertaining article for what sounds like a nice commuter or 'going to school' car. In contrast, the 1980 Chevette was everything the iQ is not and because of that experience, my wife won't look at a GM vehicle today. As the author, Ryan Fleming, points out, the "Q" is for quality and that is how you get repeat business.

Bob Wilson

[jdenenberg]

My wife thought that the iQ is ugly. So no iQ for me.

JeffD