Rented a 2011 sedan then bought a 07 Hatch

[Alan1962]

Some observations , so much is covered here on this site & i apologize ahead if i'm bring up things already mentioned.
The 2011 has better seats, better support although the 07 hatch's seats aren't bad.
There's a pretty major blind spot with these cars a trade off i guess with this design { i wonder if the 2000 Ford Focus started this design off, i think maybe ?.
The signals don't cancel sometimes , people must think i'm either an old fart driver or drunk or something ..
The center pod instrument cluster really grows on you, love it, the extra glove box you get, awesome, also all these the glove boxes are really cool.
Yeah whats with the yellow dipstick, hey it works kinda.
The 2011 sedan i rented for a month I threw it around in the snow & these cars although you will get stuck only for a minute as i always got out of snowy conditions, drove 1000 miles in deep freeze snowy conditions here & she is built tough, the engine revs like a snowmobile that why i bought one before even returning the rental, not a bad idea to rent a car first & see what she's made of ! { also seems these cars are popular rental fleet vehicles }
The hatch grows on you, first I wanted a sedan but the hatch is nicer or just a nice, hatch's big doors can get away from you just have to be careful.
Oh I really like the stereo, i'm 51 years old & not too many years ago { maybe 15 or so } you would have to pay 600 bucks minium for this kind of sound, kicks ass.
After flogging the 2011 rental which had a tach I dont care that the hatch doesnt have one, dont need it because i remember the shifts points & redline sort of, no ABS or Traction who cares, like the 07 better without it.
I was lucky enough to get a girls car, 42k original miles clean car fax, threw in a bottle of Tectron in it & drove it like i stole it blew the carbon out of the poor thing, new front tires,brakes alignment, oil change, new car, fun little sucker..2 compliments already, the ladies love this thing & so do i , engine /tranny are jewels, shifts, handles, fun fun, look foward to driving that's the fun factor , sorry for rambling. Great site, fun car.
Alan