Time to point the bow of the ship for home. Did you know that Detroit is the only major US city where you can look due south and see Canada?
Crossed the border again at Port Huron / Sarnia and it was a pleasant, two minute experience except…why do we still have to pay to cross a bridge that’s got to be 50 years old?
And why is it $1.50 in US funds or $2.00 Canadian? Do we have “ATM, press here” stamped on our foreheads?
The Detroit area has lots of Tim Horton franchises and it’s interesting to note that when you order a “medium,” it comes in a cup that’s a “large” up here.
Droning home on the 401, we noted a number of very favourable impressions of our time with the Accent. The driver’s seat has a fold-down armrest on the right side – nice.
I’m six-three and found more than enough adjustments on the driver’s seat to make me comfortable and there was ample headroom too.
The radio allows 18 preset FM and six AM stations and even though we were well east of London, Ontario, it was pulling in the Detroit oldies FM station cleanly. The built-in single CD player is handy but there’s no cassette or 8-track capability.
Madame, who usually maxes out in a car after two hours, thought the passenger accommodations of the Accent were well above average and I received nary a complaint during our week away.
The tight turning radius was much appreciated when tracking down destinations we weren’t familiar with. Lots of three-point and “U” turns in close quarters and the Accent proved very manoeuvrable.
The Accent’s “sweet spot” on the highway seemed to be about 110 km/h. Any faster and it sounded busy and loud.
After two or three hours straight on the freeway, cruise control would be really nice as my right foot got cramped.
All the controls were very light and the gearshift was slick and smooth. I felt the Accent was a bit undergeared as first is a real stump-puller and you can burble around town at 60 km/h in top gear.
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