Thanks for posting such an honest review. So many people hate this car because it isn't fast! Its not made to be a race car. I'm getting this car for the same reason you did, economy and fuel efficiency. Oh and also because its cute lol Can't wait to get my yellow baby on the road! 😁
I liked the car allot, the dealer offered to buy it back because they ran out and demand for the car was high. They paid me almost what I bought the car for or I never would have traded it. I was skeptical at first so I went to their lot when they were closed and saw they had no sparks. When I bough mine they had over 20 sparks in front of their lot. I traded for Trax wich I like well to. I don't think the car will disappoint you. Thanks for the nice words on my review. Once I put a few thousand more miles on the Trax I will review it as well.
The place were I'm going to get mine, there's only one left as well! I really hope no one gets it before I do. You're so welcome, thanks for responding and I can't wait for your review for Trax! 👍😄
We bought one new & my wife is pulling 40+ mpg with her 2014 and we live in the mountains, lol It's all about driving style in these gas savers. We love our Spark... no issues thus far.
How many miles do you have on yours? PS have you checked out my new sub-contest? There are 4 good prizes and I will sub you back. Thanks for checking either way! Cheers. ua-cam.com/video/UrAdeEbNBJ0/v-deo.html
Glad you like it! I bought mine back in February and honestly for the money and for the job there is not one better! Took mine on a 500 mile round trip and averaged 44 mpg with a high of 50.
I love mine 39 mpg on the highway!! It's a lot of car the price was great!! It's not made to be a race car but it will keep up with you anywhere!! Love it!!
Hi, yes sadly I let mine go because the Chevy dealer wanted to buy it back. I got a really good trade in on a Trax. I loved that one too! A year later I had to have a Chevy Colorado. I love this truck allot! It gets way better mileage than the Nissan Frontier I had a few years ago. 22 mpg in the city. I love this truck! I am getting near 20k and nearing 2 years. I'm delivering food for Uber Eats now. Before I hit the 60k left on my warranty I'm thinking seriously about buying a Chevy Bolt. I'm pretty well sold on Chevys now. They have all been good cars for me. I am wondering, how many miles do you have on your spark?
glad ur back and doing well!! was doing some youtube subscription cleanup and noticed ur back!! staying subscribed!! your tourer review got me and I enjoyed ur other vids as well!! Im all about great products for less money then most guys my age buy and looked into the spark, but thinking im going for sonic as I build em....the tourer was a great priced motorcycle and reiable...unfortunately owned it only few months as decided since im debt free I really shouldn't of financed that bike even though was affordable an I sold it in one day with only 300 miles on it!! keep vids coming and continue ur health journey and Gods speed!!
+Lou Cigna Thank for the feedback guys, I guess I should have just called it a Toyota and left it at that. Interesting to note, I traded the spark for a Chevy Trax. Chevy gave me almost what I paid for the Spark because they ran out of Sparks and did not have any to sell. I like the Trax just as well.
It's really just another car to me. Sory so many people take it personally. They should have spelled it phonetically since it mattered so much to so many people.
My spark just had an air conditioning failure took it to the dealer and they said the bottom radiator hose clamp was rubbing against the air conditioner hose and ruptured it. It took about an hour and the car was good as new again and it cost me nothing good job Chevy
+ScratchinMyAss BAC was my only problem and wasn't really the fault of the car but it was fixed very quickly. I do my own oil changes whenever whenever the oil life gets to about 10% and I only use Delco filters and Castrol Edge full synthetic
BTW I did actually end up purchasing one... very happy with it overall. When looking at it on a cost per value ratio it was the best "bang for the buck" I've received on a used car in a long time. Only "complaint" I have is it seems repair costs (parts prices) are a bit higher than I expected and most shops seem to have some difficulty sourcing parts. Fortunately reliability is high and all my repairs so far can be considered normal wearing.
I’m 16 working and saving up for a car.. I’ve been browsing around and this one caught my eye , I keep seeing reviews about how bad the transmission is and how loud it is. So I’m not sure haha
i own 2013 manual just hit 100k. Major issue was AC unit stopped working last summer. Seemed to have a leak the year before, i had bought some refrigerant at Walmart worked. Now AC clutch wont turn on. oil still leaking from pvc after recall. i just make sure i have oil every 3k miles..im lazy. 37 average city and highway haven't changed plugs i need to do that ASAP. averaged 42mpg highway . paid $12,800 back in 2013
I own a 2014 Spark, great car. My biggest complaint is the CVT transmission but once it gets going on the highway it is great. Also great crash test ratings.
The Spark and Mirage both use the Jatco CVT7 the difference is Mitsubishi knows how to program theirs for reliability. Too many Spark owners are on the Spark forum crying about premature CVT FAILURE.
funny, i got rid of my Directions and Connections plan for a GPS with voice commands. i saved $100 a year with a GPS rather than the D and C plan, but i kept the OnStar Safe and Sound Plan, they have answered my dashboard alerts on several occasions (schedule appointments etc.) and have got me roadside assistance for a flat tire when I was 19 miles from nearest town, 57 miles from nearest Chevy dealership, 250 miles away from my hotel reservation with 6 hours of daylight and 125 miles from home. without OnStar would've got to hotel by midnight (ruined vacation) instead got there one hour after sunset. it's a lot harder changing/buying your own tires in a strange area when you don't know where you're going to sleep for the night. what's the point of sightseeing in the dark?
18 grand for a SPARK :( Man, go BASE. These are meant to be an economy car. $9500. If you are going to spend 18 grand, a Fit is a much better car that will last longer. Shoot, I could get a Subaru Impreza, a Mitsubishi Lancer for less.. the higher end AWD one is only a hair more. $18000 is more than the EV model, that after incentives (depending on where you live) is $12,000-14,000. I am pretty sure all the same one could negotiate one of these higher end ones for under $14,000. $18,000 is NUTS.
Firstly, it's none of your business how much I spend on a car. Secondly, we have two fits in my family, one for each daughter. My spark has electronics including OnStar that Honda can't touch. Finally, when I sold the Spark a year after I bought it my Chevy dealer gave me back every penny I paid for it because they were in such high demand in it's my area. It was the same story when I bought this one. I paid a premium because I wanted one, period. So, you don't know as much as you think you do. Thanks anyway though for your input.
Why did you sell it so fast? I will admit, 18 grand for a Spark caused a knee jerk reaction. Double entry level is a lot. I only brought it up because you brought it up. I never knew there was a $4000 premium in some areas. Wait, they gave you your money back in a year? Was it a lemon law case? Not meant to be disrespectful, sometimes people pay too much.
The dealer called me and wanted to buy it back. They ran out of the Sparks. They gave me what I paid for the car. I only had 6K on the car. I traded it for a Trax which I like.
I am thinking about buying a 2014 Chevy Spark LS. How does your spark do driving during the winter and in the snow? I am worried that it may be a little unsafe, since the car itself is so low to the ground.
+Gabi Worcester Hello Gabbi. I'm in Houston so, no snow here. There is a traction control button in my car but I have not felt the need to use it so far. I have 6500 miles on my car so far and I really like the car. I am happy I bought it. We rented a Nissan Altima for a 1200 mile road trip recently and I hated it. Very uncomfortable compared to my spark. At least in the front seat, the car is roomy and comfortable. Very easy to get in and out of. I'm getting an honest 35 mpg all city driving. Have not taken any highway trip but I'll bet this little car gets over 40 mpg easily on the freeway. At 70 mph, it is only showing 2000 rpms and just 2700 rpms at 80 mph. 1 year and 6500 miles in, the car is quality in my opinion. My wife has a Kia Soul and I think many of the parts are made by the same company. At least inside the car looks similar in many ways. Thanks for visiting and good luck with your next car purchase.
Scratchinmyass I'm glad you love your spark but let's not lie and say the Altima was uncomfortable. It's third best selling car in the U.S. For a reason and being uncomfortable is not one of them
I have no reason to lie. I also feel sorry for many who bought that car. My family and I rented one, a newer one and drove it from Houston to Kentucky and back. We all hated the car it was very uncomfortable. We owned an early 1990 Ultima with the older body style and were very pleased. The new one we rented sucked. A majority of Americnans voted for Obama, twice look how that turned out.
+Kyle Rider well I had a 2014 Altima and I was unhappy with the quality of the car paint job and steering was heavy handed but the seats were very comfortable in my opinion of course loved the thirty eight mpg though. But next time I'm going Honda Accord if I buy in that class or spark in the mini segment
Kyle, I owned Nissan's for the past 25 years. 240 sx, Altima, Pathfinder, Frontier, X-Terra and an earlier Altima. In fact, we've had two earlier Altimas. All great cars. The late model Altima we rented last year sucked! On a long road trip it was very uncomfortable. Very hard to get out of the drivers door at least for me. We bought 2, 2008 Honda Fits and have passed them both down to my daughters. They are both in the 100K range and other than maintain no real problems. I traded the Spark for a Trax because the dealer ran out of Sparks and gave me what I paid in Trade after 12 months. Until these two cars, my impression of Chevy quality was crap. These tow Chevy's I have owned recently are good quality in my opinion. I would purchase another Chevy, I may also purchase another X-Terra next year. Good luck. I think Honda near me is less willing to deal on price than the Chevy dealer so I have stayed away from Honda. Only because of price not quality. Cheers!
It's really just another car to me. Sory so many people take it personally. They should have spelled it phonetically since it mattered so much to so many people.
Just Eat It! I know I was just being funny btw I really enjoyed your video the reason I watched is because I’m thinking about buying a 2013 or 14 . Are they worth it? Do you still have yours if so how many miles do you have on it now and how is it holding up? Thanks again for the great video.
Hey, the dealer called me about a year after I bought it and said it was in demand and offered almost everything I had paid for it. I traded it for a Chevy Trax with about 7K on the clock. Never gave me any problems. Long term, I could not say. Accelleration was not great. I traded it for a Chevy Trax which I loved. Got 30 mpg, was a bigger car, good features, 6 speed auto/tran. I don't like the styling on the newer sparks. If they had had an electric spark I think that would have been a better car and zippy as well. I would not tell you not to purchase a spark; however, I would tell you to consider a Trax while you are shopping. Trax also has a cast iron engine block, not aluminum like the spark.
That's spectacular I really wanted the 5 speed but here in the Bay Area they get bought up quick there was another comment that said the auto Trans is horrible the CVT is bad
+Erik Gonzalez yes I got the five-speed because of performance concerns and it seems very quick for a 1.2. I must admit that my mileage does drop two about 44.5 MPG during cold winter. But can go as high as 54 miles per gallon in pure highway driving under 65 miles per hour. What a great car and not one problem and one-and-a-half years of driving.
+HOTRODRICH indeed it's a peppy reliable little engine with the 1.4 it seems like it wants to Rev all day that's the first thing I read before purchase I was looking for a timing chain driven engine its a plus it uses synthetic
Thanks for dropping by Coolwone! My first car was a 67' Plymouth Valiant Station Wagon. I paid $150 dollars for it. I was 15 years old and my mom didn't know I had it. We lived in apartments so I could park it anywhere so she didn't see it. I drove that thing all over Houston, without a drivers license. I'm setting a bad example here. Here's to all your success in getting your car! I hope it's sooner rather than later.
Mine runs great on the highway and it is getting 42 mpg city and 51 mpg freeway. At 80 mph it revs at 2300 rpm. Is a great car and well worth what I paid. It is not a stripped down model. Part of the 18K was a 60 month bumper to bumper warranty. I love my Spark, so get your ass up of the floor Josh and drive whatever you like, I'll keep my spark. I filled an empty tank yesterday for $14.00.
@@kylemas2005 I put 275K on that car before I traded it for a Trax. All depends on how well you maintain your vehicles. I would not own a Mitsubishi even if you gave me one.
@@ScratchinMyAss Listen brand loyalty is nice but I find it hard to believe you hit 275k troublefree miles in a Chevy Spark or hell any Chevys for that matter, unless you were driving a 5 speed? Was yours a stick?
Micro cars are unsafe in my opinion, especially in the event of a collision. They're cute but I would not own one!! The Chevy Spark looks like it'd just crumble on impact and kill all the occupants.
@@kylemas2005 well it was a chevy sprint....but it was a suzuki engine.so the engine was never torn into..the radiator went and i don't know how many struts i had to replace but i think it was five pairs over the life of the car
I cannot believe you paid 18K for that. You could have gotten a 2 year old Accord V6 with like 260HP with less than 30K on it for the same price and it would just literally blow this vehicle away every single day. Not to mention the resale value would destroy this car.
+sw9301 We have a FIT, POS will never buy another Honda. This car is getting 35 mpg city miles and I like it a lot. I did not buy it to go fast, I bought it for economy and I am very please with it.
I don't know man. Every auto magazine including consumer reports and J.D. Power ranks the fit by far the best car in this category. Much better made. Only reason I looked into this post is my spark rental car from dollar blew an engine yesterday with 40K on it. I just simply gunned it. Engine reved up as you always have to in this car to stay with traffic and Bang. Dead engine.
+sw9301 Well, only 5400 K on this one and I am having no problems. Doubtful I will put 40K on this car before I trade it for a truck. I live in Houston and the traffic moves fast around here. Seldom do I have to rev the engine past 3000 rpm and average freeway speed is 80 mph around here. Roads are mostly flat and this is probably a performance factor. At 80 mph, rpms are just over 2000 rpm. The CVT does rev higher on inclines but levels off after that. I'm not saying the car is fast by any means and I would not try to compare it to a honda V6 performance. I researched the car before I bought it. Air conditioning problems and oil leaks were the two main complaints. So far, I have had neither; however, in Houston heat the A/C struggles and when you run it with a 1.2 liter engine, the performance struggles as well. I don't use the A/C that much. Interior room in this car is unreal in the front seat and I often tell people it is an optical illusion. The electronics and the 8" view screen are terrific and I can even play movies from my smart phone. Overall, I did not expect a great deal when I bought this car; however, in many ways the car exceeds my expectations. I'm glad I bought it. I think I paid $1800 for the 6 year bumper to bumper warranty and I live 2 blocks away from the Chevy dealer where I bought it. So 16k is probably closer to what I paid for the car. I have driven Nissan's for the past 20 years. This Spark has changed my mind about Chevy's. I will probably got back to a Nissan or Toyota when I buy a truck because I don't want to pay 40K for a truck. Otherwise, I would have no problems buying a Chevy truck after owning this spark. If you don't like the car, I don't have a problem with that. Either I did not makes these points clear in my video or the car does not float your particular boat. Either way, thanks for watching the video and your feedback as well.
Thanks for posting such an honest review. So many people hate this car because it isn't fast! Its not made to be a race car. I'm getting this car for the same reason you did, economy and fuel efficiency. Oh and also because its cute lol Can't wait to get my yellow baby on the road! 😁
I liked the car allot, the dealer offered to buy it back because they ran out and demand for the car was high. They paid me almost what I bought the car for or I never would have traded it. I was skeptical at first so I went to their lot when they were closed and saw they had no sparks. When I bough mine they had over 20 sparks in front of their lot. I traded for Trax wich I like well to. I don't think the car will disappoint you. Thanks for the nice words on my review. Once I put a few thousand more miles on the Trax I will review it as well.
The place were I'm going to get mine, there's only one left as well! I really hope no one gets it before I do. You're so welcome, thanks for responding and I can't wait for your review for Trax! 👍😄
Leslie Powers exactly
Lady Rae did you end up liking it!??
Alot of the hate was related to the CVT crapping out early in the 2014 Spark models. I would get one with a 5 speed no problem though.
We bought one new & my wife is pulling 40+ mpg with her 2014 and we live in the mountains, lol It's all about driving style in these gas savers. We love our Spark... no issues thus far.
How many miles do you have on yours? PS have you checked out my new sub-contest? There are 4 good prizes and I will sub you back. Thanks for checking either way! Cheers. ua-cam.com/video/UrAdeEbNBJ0/v-deo.html
When your CVT craps out get a Mitsubishi Mirage next time. Same Jatco CVT, but better programming and reliability.
Glad you like it! I bought mine back in February and honestly for the money and for the job there is not one better! Took mine on a 500 mile round trip and averaged 44 mpg with a high of 50.
Most useful review I've seen so far on this vehicle. Thanks for a great job!
I love mine 39 mpg on the highway!! It's a lot of car the price was great!! It's not made to be a race car but it will keep up with you anywhere!! Love it!!
Hi, yes sadly I let mine go because the Chevy dealer wanted to buy it back. I got a really good trade in on a Trax. I loved that one too! A year later I had to have a Chevy Colorado. I love this truck allot! It gets way better mileage than the Nissan Frontier I had a few years ago. 22 mpg in the city. I love this truck! I am getting near 20k and nearing 2 years. I'm delivering food for Uber Eats now. Before I hit the 60k left on my warranty I'm thinking seriously about buying a Chevy Bolt. I'm pretty well sold on Chevys now. They have all been good cars for me. I am wondering, how many miles do you have on your spark?
thanks for the video.Im buying a 14 tomorrow....made my decision even better..love it
glad ur back and doing well!! was doing some youtube subscription cleanup and noticed ur back!! staying subscribed!! your tourer review got me and I enjoyed ur other vids as well!! Im all about great products for less money then most guys my age buy and looked into the spark, but thinking im going for sonic as I build em....the tourer was a great priced motorcycle and reiable...unfortunately owned it only few months as decided since im debt free I really shouldn't of financed that bike even though was affordable an I sold it in one day with only 300 miles on it!! keep vids coming and continue ur health journey and Gods speed!!
Dude I got one and it's perfect for me, I do 100 miles a day to work and back home and I couldn't get a better gas car ,👍
Thanks for dropping by DJC!
The fact that he kept pronouncing scion as skyon was driving me insane. It's pronounced sigh on.
+Lou Cigna Thank for the feedback guys, I guess I should have just called it a Toyota and left it at that. Interesting to note, I traded the spark for a Chevy Trax. Chevy gave me almost what I paid for the Spark because they ran out of Sparks and did not have any to sell. I like the Trax just as well.
It's really just another car to me. Sory so many people take it personally. They should have spelled it phonetically since it mattered so much to so many people.
My spark just had an air conditioning failure took it to the dealer and they said the bottom radiator hose clamp was rubbing against the air conditioner hose and ruptured it. It took about an hour and the car was good as new again and it cost me nothing good job Chevy
I have had no problems getting my car fixed at Chevy Dealer. So far, all I have needed is oil changes.
+ScratchinMyAss BAC was my only problem and wasn't really the fault of the car but it was fixed very quickly. I do my own oil changes whenever whenever the oil life gets to about 10% and I only use Delco filters and Castrol Edge full synthetic
Thanks for the review, just about ready to pull the trigger one one of these used.
BTW I did actually end up purchasing one... very happy with it overall. When looking at it on a cost per value ratio it was the best "bang for the buck" I've received on a used car in a long time. Only "complaint" I have is it seems repair costs (parts prices) are a bit higher than I expected and most shops seem to have some difficulty sourcing parts. Fortunately reliability is high and all my repairs so far can be considered normal wearing.
I’m 16 working and saving up for a car.. I’ve been browsing around and this one caught my eye , I keep seeing reviews about how bad the transmission is and how loud it is. So I’m not sure haha
Excellent review! Best that I've seen for a Spark
I love the rear view mirrors on mine for a 1.2 it rocks I love it recommend it!
I will soon have this car thanks for your review I enjoyed it great job
i own 2013 manual just hit 100k. Major issue was AC unit stopped working last summer. Seemed to have a leak the year before, i had bought some refrigerant at Walmart worked. Now AC clutch wont turn on. oil still leaking from pvc after recall. i just make sure i have oil every 3k miles..im lazy.
37 average city and highway haven't changed plugs i need to do that ASAP. averaged 42mpg highway . paid $12,800 back in 2013
I own a 2014 Spark, great car. My biggest complaint is the CVT transmission but once it gets going on the highway it is great. Also great crash test ratings.
The Spark and Mirage both use the Jatco CVT7 the difference is Mitsubishi knows how to program theirs for reliability. Too many Spark owners are on the Spark forum crying about premature CVT FAILURE.
I might buy one but im.afraid it will feel light on the hwy and all over the place ???
33 mostly city driving? And not a hybrid? That's money well spent!
Thx! I'm looking at giving one a test drive next week. My newer car? Not sure yet but thanks for the owner's review! :)
Good review scratch. nice car !
Where have you been scratch?
funny, i got rid of my Directions and Connections plan for a GPS with voice commands. i saved $100 a year with a GPS rather than the D and C plan, but i kept the OnStar Safe and Sound Plan, they have answered my dashboard alerts on several occasions (schedule appointments etc.) and have got me roadside assistance for a flat tire when I was 19 miles from nearest town, 57 miles from nearest Chevy dealership, 250 miles away from my hotel reservation with 6 hours of daylight and 125 miles from home. without OnStar would've got to hotel by midnight (ruined vacation) instead got there one hour after sunset. it's a lot harder changing/buying your own tires in a strange area when you don't know where you're going to sleep for the night. what's the point of sightseeing in the dark?
18 grand for a SPARK :( Man, go BASE. These are meant to be an economy car. $9500. If you are going to spend 18 grand, a Fit is a much better car that will last longer. Shoot, I could get a Subaru Impreza, a Mitsubishi Lancer for less.. the higher end AWD one is only a hair more. $18000 is more than the EV model, that after incentives (depending on where you live) is $12,000-14,000. I am pretty sure all the same one could negotiate one of these higher end ones for under $14,000. $18,000 is NUTS.
Firstly, it's none of your business how much I spend on a car. Secondly, we have two fits in my family, one for each daughter. My spark has electronics including OnStar that Honda can't touch. Finally, when I sold the Spark a year after I bought it my Chevy dealer gave me back every penny I paid for it because they were in such high demand in it's my area. It was the same story when I bought this one. I paid a premium because I wanted one, period. So, you don't know as much as you think you do. Thanks anyway though for your input.
Why did you sell it so fast? I will admit, 18 grand for a Spark caused a knee jerk reaction. Double entry level is a lot. I only brought it up because you brought it up. I never knew there was a $4000 premium in some areas. Wait, they gave you your money back in a year? Was it a lemon law case? Not meant to be disrespectful, sometimes people pay too much.
The dealer called me and wanted to buy it back. They ran out of the Sparks. They gave me what I paid for the car. I only had 6K on the car. I traded it for a Trax which I like.
djkenny Would this car be worth it for $6,500?
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Does this car comes with spare tire crowbar jack or not
I am thinking about buying a 2014 Chevy Spark LS. How does your spark do driving during the winter and in the snow? I am worried that it may be a little unsafe, since the car itself is so low to the ground.
+Gabi Worcester Hello Gabbi. I'm in Houston so, no snow here. There is a traction control button in my car but I have not felt the need to use it so far. I have 6500 miles on my car so far and I really like the car. I am happy I bought it. We rented a Nissan Altima for a 1200 mile road trip recently and I hated it. Very uncomfortable compared to my spark. At least in the front seat, the car is roomy and comfortable. Very easy to get in and out of. I'm getting an honest 35 mpg all city driving. Have not taken any highway trip but I'll bet this little car gets over 40 mpg easily on the freeway. At 70 mph, it is only showing 2000 rpms and just 2700 rpms at 80 mph. 1 year and 6500 miles in, the car is quality in my opinion. My wife has a Kia Soul and I think many of the parts are made by the same company. At least inside the car looks similar in many ways. Thanks for visiting and good luck with your next car purchase.
Scratchinmyass I'm glad you love your spark but let's not lie and say the Altima was uncomfortable. It's third best selling car in the U.S. For a reason and being uncomfortable is not one of them
I have no reason to lie. I also feel sorry for many who bought that car. My family and I rented one, a newer one and drove it from Houston to Kentucky and back. We all hated the car it was very uncomfortable. We owned an early 1990 Ultima with the older body style and were very pleased. The new one we rented sucked. A majority of Americnans voted for Obama, twice look how that turned out.
+Kyle Rider well I had a 2014 Altima and I was unhappy with the quality of the car paint job and steering was heavy handed but the seats were very comfortable in my opinion of course loved the thirty eight mpg though. But next time I'm going Honda Accord if I buy in that class or spark in the mini segment
Kyle, I owned Nissan's for the past 25 years. 240 sx, Altima, Pathfinder, Frontier, X-Terra and an earlier Altima. In fact, we've had two earlier Altimas. All great cars. The late model Altima we rented last year sucked! On a long road trip it was very uncomfortable. Very hard to get out of the drivers door at least for me. We bought 2, 2008 Honda Fits and have passed them both down to my daughters. They are both in the 100K range and other than maintain no real problems. I traded the Spark for a Trax because the dealer ran out of Sparks and gave me what I paid in Trade after 12 months. Until these two cars, my impression of Chevy quality was crap. These tow Chevy's I have owned recently are good quality in my opinion. I would purchase another Chevy, I may also purchase another X-Terra next year. Good luck. I think Honda near me is less willing to deal on price than the Chevy dealer so I have stayed away from Honda. Only because of price not quality. Cheers!
How do you set the cluster to show miles per gallon?
The auto trans is terrible.
Skyon??
It's really just another car to me. Sory so many people take it personally. They should have spelled it phonetically since it mattered so much to so many people.
Just Eat It! I know I was just being funny btw I really enjoyed your video the reason I watched is because I’m thinking about buying a 2013 or 14 . Are they worth it? Do you still have yours if so how many miles do you have on it now and how is it holding up? Thanks again for the great video.
Hey, the dealer called me about a year after I bought it and said it was in demand and offered almost everything I had paid for it. I traded it for a Chevy Trax with about 7K on the clock. Never gave me any problems. Long term, I could not say. Accelleration was not great. I traded it for a Chevy Trax which I loved. Got 30 mpg, was a bigger car, good features, 6 speed auto/tran. I don't like the styling on the newer sparks. If they had had an electric spark I think that would have been a better car and zippy as well. I would not tell you not to purchase a spark; however, I would tell you to consider a Trax while you are shopping. Trax also has a cast iron engine block, not aluminum like the spark.
Just Eat It! Great thanks
Very Cool!
My 2014 Spark LS 5 speed is averaging 49.5 miles per gallon mix driving.
That's spectacular I really wanted the 5 speed but here in the Bay Area they get bought up quick there was another comment that said the auto Trans is horrible the CVT is bad
+Erik Gonzalez I only got the CVT and even considered it because traffic is horrible here
+Erik Gonzalez yes I got the five-speed because of performance concerns and it seems very quick for a 1.2. I must admit that my mileage does drop two about 44.5 MPG during cold winter. But can go as high as 54 miles per gallon in pure highway driving under 65 miles per hour. What a great car and not one problem and one-and-a-half years of driving.
+HOTRODRICH right im always changing to low gear since chevy made the CVT low gear it helps me get up to speed
+HOTRODRICH indeed it's a peppy reliable little engine with the 1.4 it seems like it wants to Rev all day that's the first thing I read before purchase I was looking for a timing chain driven engine its a plus it uses synthetic
FYI the c is silent in scion
ill vouch that and say you're 100% correct. My cousin down south says it like skion and he's firm on it lol
Is the Key for the Chevy park 2014 a standard key, or a flip key?
Flip Key
For the LS (base model) its a standard key. For the LT it’s a flip key.
the car ill drive when i'm 16
Thanks for dropping by Coolwone! My first car was a 67' Plymouth Valiant Station Wagon. I paid $150 dollars for it. I was 15 years old and my mom didn't know I had it. We lived in apartments so I could park it anywhere so she didn't see it. I drove that thing all over Houston, without a drivers license. I'm setting a bad example here. Here's to all your success in getting your car! I hope it's sooner rather than later.
Just Eat It! 😂😂😂😂
@@ScratchinMyAss Update: The car is really fun to drive and it saves me a lot of gas
Edit: It's a 2015 model
how do I set from Celsius to Fahrenheit ?
Why didn't you buy the Versa? Choosing between this and the Versa.
+Grace Riley These are loose on the highway. And when he said he payed $18k for this i almost fell out of my seat.
Mine runs great on the highway and it is getting 42 mpg city and 51 mpg freeway. At 80 mph it revs at 2300 rpm. Is a great car and well worth what I paid. It is not a stripped down model. Part of the 18K was a 60 month bumper to bumper warranty. I love my Spark, so get your ass up of the floor Josh and drive whatever you like, I'll keep my spark. I filled an empty tank yesterday for $14.00.
@@ScratchinMyAss Just like a Mitsubishi Mirage, except you be getting 200k miles out of your Spark like you will a Mirage. MirageForum.com
@@kylemas2005 I put 275K on that car before I traded it for a Trax. All depends on how well you maintain your vehicles. I would not own a Mitsubishi even if you gave me one.
@@ScratchinMyAss Listen brand loyalty is nice but I find it hard to believe you hit 275k troublefree miles in a Chevy Spark or hell any Chevys for that matter, unless you were driving a 5 speed? Was yours a stick?
Micro cars are unsafe in my opinion, especially in the event of a collision. They're cute but I would not own one!! The Chevy Spark looks like it'd just crumble on impact and kill all the occupants.
i just bought a 2015 chevy spark..it has 10 airbags..overall it had a four star safety rating..it is pretty safe.
Small does not equal weak. In fact, the smaller the frame, the easier and less costly it is to make the frame stronger and more Ridgid...
how is it with highway driving.
Runs 80 mph no problem. Pretty flat where I live in Houston. Don't know how it would do in mountains.
Mountains are fine as long as you are going fast,if you get stopped half way up not so good.
The geo metro replacement
Iliked that little car but I have since traded it for a Chevy Colorado. Thanks for visiting.
@@ScratchinMyAss right i used to have a 1988 chevy sprint 1.0 liter three cylinder ..i put 225,000 miles in it!
@@xhippie That's an awesome accomplishment!
@@xhippie 225k miles on any Chevy is an accomplishment. Although I wouldnt want to know all the repair bills to get to that amount.
@@kylemas2005 well it was a chevy sprint....but it was a suzuki engine.so the engine was never torn into..the radiator went and i don't know how many struts i had to replace but i think it was five pairs over the life of the car
I cannot believe you paid 18K for that. You could have gotten a 2 year old Accord V6 with like 260HP with less than 30K on it for the same price and it would just literally blow this vehicle away every single day. Not to mention the resale value would destroy this car.
+sw9301 We have a FIT, POS will never buy another Honda. This car is getting 35 mpg city miles and I like it a lot. I did not buy it to go fast, I bought it for economy and I am very please with it.
I don't know man. Every auto magazine including consumer reports and J.D. Power ranks the fit by far the best car in this category. Much better made. Only reason I looked into this post is my spark rental car from dollar blew an engine yesterday with 40K on it. I just simply gunned it. Engine reved up as you always have to in this car to stay with traffic and Bang. Dead engine.
+sw9301 Well, only 5400 K on this one and I am having no problems. Doubtful I will put 40K on this car before I trade it for a truck. I live in Houston and the traffic moves fast around here. Seldom do I have to rev the engine past 3000 rpm and average freeway speed is 80 mph around here. Roads are mostly flat and this is probably a performance factor. At 80 mph, rpms are just over 2000 rpm. The CVT does rev higher on inclines but levels off after that. I'm not saying the car is fast by any means and I would not try to compare it to a honda V6 performance. I researched the car before I bought it. Air conditioning problems and oil leaks were the two main complaints. So far, I have had neither; however, in Houston heat the A/C struggles and when you run it with a 1.2 liter engine, the performance struggles as well. I don't use the A/C that much. Interior room in this car is unreal in the front seat and I often tell people it is an optical illusion. The electronics and the 8" view screen are terrific and I can even play movies from my smart phone. Overall, I did not expect a great deal when I bought this car; however, in many ways the car exceeds my expectations. I'm glad I bought it. I think I paid $1800 for the 6 year bumper to bumper warranty and I live 2 blocks away from the Chevy dealer where I bought it. So 16k is probably closer to what I paid for the car. I have driven Nissan's for the past 20 years. This Spark has changed my mind about Chevy's. I will probably got back to a Nissan or Toyota when I buy a truck because I don't want to pay 40K for a truck. Otherwise, I would have no problems buying a Chevy truck after owning this spark. If you don't like the car, I don't have a problem with that. Either I did not makes these points clear in my video or the car does not float your particular boat. Either way, thanks for watching the video and your feedback as well.
sw9301 why would someone who wants a new car by a used car with 30,000 miles ? Guess you miss the point of wanting a brand new economical car.
Yeah, and that guy out there that never changed his oil in 30 k. I have met that guy.
"sCion"!?!?!? Sorry bro, but it is pronounced "scion", the c is silent😂😂😂