If/when gas went/goes to $5/gallon...

[Pliablemoose]

What kind of car would you buy/drive for under $30K?

 

[desy]

Already bought it, I needed a new car and projected FE into the buying consideration
Nissan Versa

 

[mwmorph]

Mazda Miata/MX5 or Mini Cooper S but I would give serious consideration to a Prius, only problem is I want ot have fun and not drive a punishment box.

 

[thirdeye]

I'll still be driving the same 20mpg on a good day car I drive every other day.

 

[NutBucket]

I would buy a ~5K civic/accord as a commuter. My regular car averages a tad over 20 and that doesn't warrant replacement in my mind.

 

[j00fek]

by then ill have a bio diesel operation running at my house

still trying to decide on what car to convert Mercedes? Honda is coming out with diesel hybrids in a couple years in the US

 

[Strk]

A used Pontiac Vibe for under $10k and then a used whatever compact diesel for under $10k when the Pontiac dies.

 

[Gand1]

Still will be driving my 2000 Audi TT 28-30mpg!

 

[ViviTheMage]

2003 VW Jetta TDI
with a lot of mods to get it up to 200whp and bio diesel

 

[Schadenfroh]

I will still drive my Cougar (gets about 27 MPG highway, I live about 25 miles away from my university... all but 3 miles being highway).

I might consider getting a car capable of E85 and getting someone to hook me up with some white lightning:evil:

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Well I currently average 30mpg. I plan on keeping this car until it dies. If gas gets to $5 and my income hasn't adjust to the point where buying gas at that price would be like buying it now and I had to get a car, I would do like i did this time and get a cheap fuel effecient vehicle again or buy something used.

 

[Gillbot]

OLD Ford Aspire, Festiva or Geo Metro. My old Aspire got like 50mpg on the highway when I took it on a trip from Dayton,OH to Cedar Rapids, IA.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
2003 VW Jetta TDI
with a lot of mods to get it up to 200whp and bio diesel

Yep.

 

[ayabe]

I would buy a second commuter car which I'm going to probably have to do anyways since I will soon have a 40 mile trip to work each way on the interstate. The WRX gets about 26 on the highway but I'm gonna need something over 30 or my balls will start to ache.

In retrospect I wish I had kept my Integra for exactly this purpose instead of selling it. If knew then what I know now.....

 

[Vic]

Hmm... my old GS-R never got over 30 mpg. The gearing was pretty short and it spun over 4k at 80 mph cruising. City mileage wasn't that great either, because it was damned torqueless down low.

 

[programmer]

I'd buy a new bike (as in bicycle) and commute most days and keep my current car at home unless its raining or freezing.

Really should anyway, for my health.

 

[Arkaign]

Used Honda NX125

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: Arkaign
Used Honda NX125

LOL, we may all be looking at them.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose

Originally posted by: Arkaign
Used Honda NX125

LOL, we may all be looking at them.

Hehe yeah, you can fix it with a screwdriver and bubble gum, and it gets a jillion miles per gallon

 

[theeedude]

Waiting for that new Camaro with the 6.2L 450hp LS3.
$5 gas will be the perfect time to buy one. High gas price -> very few people buy a car like that -> you own a rare car that is likely to become a collectible later. Plus if gas goes to $5, politicians are going to try to clamp down on cars like that, so you may own a last of its kind genuine American muscle car in its prime form.
Look at the money those muscle cars from the 70s are bringing in now.
Oh yeah, I bike to work, so if I have to spend more on gas to have fun on weekends, big deal. All the more incentive to keep miles on it low and preserve value. Plus just driving a car like that is blinging when gas is at $5. No need to put dubs on it.

 

[ElFenix]

mustang gt vert with whipple supercharger or a G35 (also blown, looking for twin-screw options for a sedan but may need custom work). yeah, they're a little over 30K. i live 3 miles from work.

 

[dud]

"If/when gas went/goes to $5/gallon..."

If you want to see the future ... look to the present. Gas prices in Europe (Germany for example) is ... get this ... is currently $7.17 USD per gallon.

Look at what the Europeans are driving ... at $7 a gallon ... NOW.

 

[nakedfrog]

"New?"

 

[Xyclone]

Mini Cooper S

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
"New?"

New, used, stolen, your choice.

Originally posted by: dud
"If/when gas went/goes to $5/gallon..."

If you want to see the future ... look to the present. Gas prices in Europe (Germany for example) is ... get this ... is currently $7.17 USD per gallon.

Look at what the Europeans are driving ... at $7 a gallon ... NOW.

Excellent point...