Here at Edmunds, we make an effort to give back to the community in our home base, which is located in Santa Monica.
Today, we volunteered with Meals on Wheels. We have the wheels so we want to use them for good. We took along the Audi A4, the Ford Flex and the Honda Fit.
I was driving the A4 wagon. It had plenty of room for the multiple containers of food and a cover to protect them from the sun. Most of the meals were in temperature-safe bags. But we also had fruit and milk.
We realized the Audi A4 doesn't have the easiest hatch to operate. It opens very high above our heads and is heavy to close. Of course, you wouldn't normally open and close the back repeatedly in such a short amount of time. With normal use it wouldn't be a problem. After 10 houses, it gets a little tiring.
We were grateful for the navigation system, however. Finding our way around the streets of Santa Monica was a breeze. The nav lady always told us we were at our destination about a block away but the map itself was much more accurate.
The best part of the day, we met a lot of nice people. We encourage you to volunteer in your own community. It only takes a few hours to make a difference.
Donna DeRosa, Managing Editor
caheew says:
06:51 PM, 05/20/09
You guys are sooo nice. I love you guys at Edmunds. Make a post on how the Fit did as well. I love hearing about the Fit.
dragonflight says:
08:16 PM, 05/20/09
Great to hear you guys are giving back to the community! This really *is* the dream job...
autoboy16 says:
08:44 PM, 05/20/09
Thats sounds like a cool day! Great to hear you guys helping out! Now if only the free tire check made its way across country.... ;)
OTOH, I was wondering if you guys have had any problem hatches (ex: LT C300 that pops too high) or if you were comparing the hatches... SX4 vs Fit vs A4 vs Impreza vs FX vs ect
falkinator says:
09:48 PM, 05/22/09
Great job.
Would have been nice to have the prestige package (electric liftgate with adjustable height & advance key)