[2013Versa]

I took my first trip with my 2013 Versa yesterday and lemme tell ya, that thing is squirrely on the Interstate. It only has 5,000 miles on it, but jeez, it doesn't want to track straight and reacts like a leaf to any kind of wind from passing trucks or rut in the pavement. :26:Between having to stay on task the whole time and not having cruise, my 300 mile trip was exhausting! My right ankle was worn out from keeping it on the accellerator pedal and having to constantly adjust for speed changes.

Are there any things I can do to make it settle down on the highway like air pressure changes, just being able to track straight would be a huge improvement.

 

[2013Versa]

Whenever a major blast of wind hit me, the car would slow down a bit and I'd have to adjust, then it'd happen again. I guess it didn't help that most of the traffic yesterday was giant semi-trucks, suburbans, & dually-pickups pulling trailers passing me going 80.

There was a 20 mile detour for construction onto a 55 mph highway and it was actually okay on that.

The Versa really needs cruise control.

I can't afford rims right now, but I think I'll go with a wider/lower tire that has the same height when it's time to buy baby some new shoes, say going from a stock 185/65/15 to a 205/60/15 or a 225/55/15 and trying to find a more aggressive tread

 

[2013Versa]

I drove my Versa to Miami Beach, 850 miles there, and 850 back, 1,700 miles round trip, no cruise control. no automatic transmission, no MP3 Plug for the radio :driving: very boring, but I like boring :banana: i had fun and the versa did great! :cheers2:

my Garmin GPS was my best friend, if I ever buy an automatic with cruise control, my Left and right foot won't know what to think :eatpopcorn:

I didn't like having an MP3 player either after having an USB port in my last car. I got one of those cheap fm transmitters that you set to an unused frequency like 87.7, tune your radio to that same frequency and put in a flash drive with your mp3s on it. You can usually get them for 3-5 bucks on fleaBay. Only having the single power port in the console does suck tho, I have to look down to switch songs so I usually just let it play. With what I talked about in my OP, I don't feel safe taking my eyes off the road. Get a big enough flash drive and you won't repeat much, mine has 653 songs on it.

Thanks for the input guys, are there any downsides to the bigger tires? Things like rubbing the wheel well when turned, extra wear on the transaxle from the increased weight/different size, anything else I can't think of?