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Posted by Doug Miller on June 23, 2008, 6:43 am
>wrote:
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>>Hi;
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>>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.
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>>Any recommendations as to what I should check?
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>>Thanks
>>Pat
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>My dad has a 3 year old Pontiac Vibe (badge engineered, it's a Toyota
>Matrix). Its automatic with the base 4-cyl and he gets around 30+
>around town.
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>I rented a Chevy Aveo and I got around the same, 30 more or less, I
>didn't check it but one time and mostly it was on the freeway at high
>speed. They were advertising new ones here for $11,000. I assume
>they had no options. My dad paid $14,000 for the Vibe. The current
>new Vibe is a redesigned model.
Earlier this spring, I paid $3300 for a used Saturn SL2. I'm getting 29mpg
city and 34 highway.
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