Hi Guys:

Its been 5 weeks since I bought my cool HCH and I still can't hide a smile on my face when I drive it ! I got 43 MPG on my first tank and am currently doing 44.6 MPG. Not as high as some people on the forum reported but my daily commute is barely 5 miles oneway. BTW, I must thank you guys for the useful information and driving tips.

I live in Minnesota and its getting cold. I have noticed that the Auto stop takes a while to come on when the car has been sitting out in the cold for 8 hours or so. After driving for a while the auto stop feature starts working. Has anybody noticed this ? A CVT owner I met told me that the car need to warm up before the auto stop feature starts working (he read about it somewhere). Is that true ?

I have also been driving with the ECON button on all the time. Is there a way to get the Autostop feature to work with the ECON button off ?

When I slow down at right turns or speed bumps, I seem to have my feet on the clutch (depressed) as well as the brake. As a result, the Auto stop shuts the engine and starts again once I release the clutch and use the gas pedal. I have got used to it but was wondering in there is a better way to do this ?

Thanks

Shrini