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Hey fellow Accent owners!
My name is Matt, a college student at the University of North Dakota, snowkiter, flight instructor/pilot, and outdoor adventurer!
Also, I am a new owner of a 2007 Accent SE! I love the car, and think it is going to suit my needs very well! I needed something sporty, high cargo capacity for size, and fuel efficient. I have the 1.6 I4 5 speed (which just makes it that much more fun). After only driving it a few times its easily the best car I've ever owned. Needless to say I'm highly excited!
However, I have some questions for all you experts! Some may be obvious (excuse my newbie-ness).
1) 5th gear....with 75mph ND speed limits = 4,000+ rpms!! any ways to cope?
2) light weight hitch assembly? moving a cargo carrier
3) Roof rack, bikes and board. Yakima? Thule?
4) WINTER - starts, tips, driving performance (It gets to -30/-40 F in ND)
5) Maintenance - overall, common schedules, oil, grease, fluids, tires, etc
6) Plug in oil/block heater suggestions? even needed for the winter?
7) Plug in battery maintainer? for the winter also
All in all those are specific questions. I could use any advice to the above as well as any advice in general about being a new accent holder! Tell me about what i need to know, what problems i might run into, what i should be aware of, etc.
Finally, I am currently in Cleveland Ohio, and in about 3 weeks I will be making an 18 hour trek to ND in my new accent. What should I do to prepare the accent for long hauls (besides checking fluids, pressures, the usuals). Anything accent specific.
Thanks everyone! I can't wait to get back and drive some more, the cornering on these cars are amazing! no body roll at all, its like driving a go kart!
See you soon, good riding, and good winds (for my fellow pilots and/or kiters
)!
Matt
My name is Matt, a college student at the University of North Dakota, snowkiter, flight instructor/pilot, and outdoor adventurer!
Also, I am a new owner of a 2007 Accent SE! I love the car, and think it is going to suit my needs very well! I needed something sporty, high cargo capacity for size, and fuel efficient. I have the 1.6 I4 5 speed (which just makes it that much more fun). After only driving it a few times its easily the best car I've ever owned. Needless to say I'm highly excited!
However, I have some questions for all you experts! Some may be obvious (excuse my newbie-ness).
1) 5th gear....with 75mph ND speed limits = 4,000+ rpms!! any ways to cope?
2) light weight hitch assembly? moving a cargo carrier
3) Roof rack, bikes and board. Yakima? Thule?
4) WINTER - starts, tips, driving performance (It gets to -30/-40 F in ND)
5) Maintenance - overall, common schedules, oil, grease, fluids, tires, etc
6) Plug in oil/block heater suggestions? even needed for the winter?
7) Plug in battery maintainer? for the winter also
All in all those are specific questions. I could use any advice to the above as well as any advice in general about being a new accent holder! Tell me about what i need to know, what problems i might run into, what i should be aware of, etc.
Finally, I am currently in Cleveland Ohio, and in about 3 weeks I will be making an 18 hour trek to ND in my new accent. What should I do to prepare the accent for long hauls (besides checking fluids, pressures, the usuals). Anything accent specific.
Thanks everyone! I can't wait to get back and drive some more, the cornering on these cars are amazing! no body roll at all, its like driving a go kart!
See you soon, good riding, and good winds (for my fellow pilots and/or kiters
Matt