Other TCH owners, is it a thumbs up to buy a TCH? Two Thumbs, way up.


How does the TCH perform a hilly roads? Well, bearing in mind that I live in CT, not CO, I have had no problems with any of the hills around here, including the hill that goes up after the the West Rock Tunnel on the Wilbur Cross Parkway. This stretch of road was agonizing for my husband's parents' '70's era diesel VW Rabbits (I am told), and not exactly a joy in my '86 Nova either. My Corolla didn't have a lot of trouble with it, but I wasn't exactly flying up the hill either. In the TCH it's pretty effortless.

Does the engine give a decent pick up? Yes, IMO, and I would justify that with the fact that my husband is not at all disappointed and he is accustomed to driving a TDI Jetta.

Although the TCH marks the machine at 187 hp it says it is Net System... something that I haven't seen before on regular cars.... so does it give 187 hp or less? Would the engine cry if I were to drive it on a hilly road? I believe that the TCH has plenty of hp and plenty of torque.