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Diversion 07-12-2009 12:48 PM

Need ideas for a daily driver, high MPG, real high please and roomy..
 
I'm looking for a daily driver, putting too many miles on the Z way too fast (I drive 60 miles a day, sometimes more, 6 days a week!).

I'm looking for something automatic, gets high mileage, roomy (4 door perhaps?) and is around 6k or less.. I've seen a few Prius' go for this amount but they get snatched up fast.

Any ideas? Found some decently priced 96-99ish Civic HXs which get over 30+ city, 40+ highway.

cow 07-12-2009 12:54 PM

I'm in the market for a car with the same thing. I've looked at Civics, but they're usually all trashed.

I've started thinking about Infiniti G20s. They're basically a nicer interior Sentra with a better motor & suspension. I don't think they get 40+ highway, though.

Diversion 07-12-2009 01:10 PM

Yeah an older G20, like mid 90s would be cool to have.. I think most of them were equipped with LSD even + the full leather interior.. would be hard to find a decent car in any shape when we go back that far it seems.

bigaudiofanat 07-12-2009 01:46 PM

Honda civic you can find them and not be trashed, I got my 2003 for 8 grand and it had 63,000 on it great car and very reliable, will probably get another one when this gets over 300,000 on it.

Diversion 07-12-2009 02:03 PM

Sounds like a Civic HX is what I need to locate.. a lot of people with over 50 mpg on those things and they are priced decently.

Diversion 07-24-2009 08:45 AM

Welps, ended up buying a 1999 Civic Si.. not the best Civic by any means for good gas mileage but it still gets over 30 with all the highway driving i'm doing. I'm making a full tank gas mileage test now and will report back.

cow 07-24-2009 09:18 AM

Cool car. I like those. Get an alarm, though. They're the most stolen car EVER (not really sure whether that's true, but... y'know).

theDreamer 07-24-2009 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by cow (Post 123696)
Cool car. I like those. Get an alarm, though. They're the most stolen car EVER (not really sure whether that's true, but... y'know).

Nationally it is one or two, but different states have different results. Texas the number one is usually a F-150 followed by the civic. Wonder if my friend will give me a good deal on his Civic Si, though it is only a year old. ;)

nogoodname 07-24-2009 09:21 AM

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cow 07-24-2009 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 123701)
Nationally it is one or two, but different states have different results. Texas the number one is usually a F-150 followed by the civic. Wonder if my friend will give me a good deal on his Civic Si, though it is only a year old. ;)

The new ones are "nicer" cars, but they're too... I don't know the word. I like them, but I'd never buy one.

theDreamer 07-24-2009 09:29 AM

Civic Si? Yeah, they are nice, but I see my friends and I am just like..."It is nice..."
Idea for a daily driver:
~Drive to and from work is about 30-40 miles daily.
~Lease a car for two years to daily drive? Just find one of those 99 or 199 a month deals.

Only time I would drive it is to and from work, and not even every day. Have to enjoy the Z during the week once and awhile.
35 miles a day times 365 is only 12775, which means I would be well under the that since I do not plan to drive it on long trips or on weekends.

cow 07-24-2009 09:30 AM

I've never thought about leasing a car for a DD. That might be a better idea than a cash car.

Mike 07-24-2009 09:31 AM

Jetta TDI wagon. My clear bra installer has one and it gets over 40mpg.

theDreamer 07-24-2009 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by cow (Post 123717)
I've never thought about leasing a car for a DD. That might be a better idea than a cash car.

Just thought of it, newer car, nothing fancy, good MPG. Should be low cost of maintenance or try to get one of those free maintenance during lease deals, basic oil changes, etc.

cow 07-24-2009 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 123720)
Just thought of it, newer car, nothing fancy, good MPG. Should be low cost of maintenance or try to get one of those free maintenance during lease deals, basic oil changes, etc.

Yeah. I might crunch some numbers this weekend. If I could get a Kia or some crap for $99/ month, it would probably be cheaper over two years than a cash car. The one issue for me, though, would be mileage penalties. I did close to 55k last year.


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