billc

Sorry, didn't include in other post, I had an afterthought.

I am thinking on going with the manaul 5-spd in an Ion-2.

Anyone know of any problems, or issues with the manual tranny???

polyatomic ion

i have an ion-1 that is a 5-speed manuel, and i am relativly pleased with the race feel, as compared to the automatic version. The saved money helped too... it is also a good car to use as a base to start a street legal racer.

ImpoRt_KiLLeR_5.7

well if you want a sporty car wait a few mo. and get the redline i test drove one and holy shit are they fast im picking one up in july my wife has the ion 3 if you want the ion go with the 3 the 2 does not have as many options and the interior is pretty bad spend alittle more and get alot more, there manual tranny is very nice and you can but an aluminum flywheel cheap on SPS.com

billc

Back on December 8th, I went with the Storm Grey Ion-2 with manual 5-spd. I have been gettting a consistant 34 mpg, with recent gas prices, I am really loving it. I like the car a lot, no problems to speak of, other than some wind noise and an occasional drop of water coming through on severe downpours.

polyatomic ion

i am cheap, and opted for ahnd crank windows and i can't seem to ever keep them sealed shut. it really sucks

billc

Mine has the hand-crank windows too, but with AC that doesn't matter much. There isn't much need to roll down windows much. Did have a nice cool day the other day, and went with windows down instead of AC.