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OT..... Fuel Efficient Vehicle Recommendations komobu 05-04-2008
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Posted by komobu on May 4, 2008, 3:31 pm
Hi;

I have an 2006 vehicle with a V-6 in it that only gets about 18 MPG in
the city. I
don't do a whole lot of highway driving and have put 16,000 miles on
it over the last year. I am thinking about trading it for something
more practical. I am looking for something less than $20k with an
automatic trans that gets 30+ mpg.

Any recommendations as to what I should check?

Thanks
Pat

Posted by Nate Nagel on May 4, 2008, 3:37 pm
komobu wrote:
> Hi;
>
> I have an 2006 vehicle with a V-6 in it that only gets about 18 MPG in
> the city. I
> don't do a whole lot of highway driving and have put 16,000 miles on
> it over the last year. I am thinking about trading it for something
> more practical. I am looking for something less than $20k with an
> automatic trans that gets 30+ mpg.
>
> Any recommendations as to what I should check?
>
> Thanks
> Pat

It's hard to go wrong with a Volkswagen with a TDI, but I'd strongly
recommend learning to drive a stickshift if you are interested in best
economy.

Hybrids are an appealing technology, but they still haven't managed to
build one with a clear economy advantage over the tried-and-true
turbodiesel, and the extra complexity seems to me to be more stuff to break.

nate

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Posted by ransley on May 4, 2008, 3:58 pm
> Hi;
>
> I have an 2006 vehicle with a V-6 in it that only gets about 18 MPG in
> the city. I
> don't do a whole lot of highway driving and have put 16,000 miles on
> it over the last year. I am thinking about trading it for something
> more practical. I am looking for something less than $20k with an
> automatic trans that gets 30+ mpg.
>
> Any recommendations as to what I should check?
>
> Thanks
> Pat

30+ city limits you to something like a Corolla or a Hybrid, a Ford
Escape SUV hybrid might do 34 city, or a Camry, but I dont know prices

Posted by Jim on May 5, 2008, 7:11 am
On Sun, 04 May 2008 12:58:17 -0700, ransley wrote:

>> Hi;
>>
>> I have an 2006 vehicle with a V-6 in it that only gets about 18 MPG in
>> the city. I
>> don't do a whole lot of highway driving and have put 16,000 miles on it
>> over the last year. I am thinking about trading it for something more
>> practical. I am looking for something less than $20k with an automatic
>> trans that gets 30+ mpg.
>>
>> Any recommendations as to what I should check?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Pat
>
> 30+ city limits you to something like a Corolla or a Hybrid, a Ford
> Escape SUV hybrid might do 34 city, or a Camry, but I dont know prices

Pat needs to consider the total cost per mile. While going from 19 mpg
to 30+ mpg is appealing not factoring in the extra costs of the new
vehicle including higher insurance would be a mistake.





Posted by Clot on May 4, 2008, 4:11 pm
komobu wrote:
> Hi;
>
> I have an 2006 vehicle with a V-6 in it that only gets about 18 MPG in
> the city. I
> don't do a whole lot of highway driving and have put 16,000 miles on
> it over the last year. I am thinking about trading it for something
> more practical. I am looking for something less than $20k with an
> automatic trans that gets 30+ mpg.
>
> Any recommendations as to what I should check?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_(automobile)

Any good?

We do not have the deisel ones imported to the UK, otherwise I would have
one.

My deisel Focus does 52 mpg (UK).



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