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Need a gas saver for ~6k

thespeakerbox

thespeakerbox

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I'm gonna be taking some long commute and the SUV just wont cut it anymore.

I'm looking for a 4 dr./safe daily driver that will last.

What do you recommend?
 
I think for gas, you cannot beat Hondas. I had a 2001 Honda Accord V6 that was powerful but still got an 29 MPG. I now have a 4 cylinder 2008 Mazda 3 that gets around 31-32 MPG, but the power difference is quite a bit. I would imagine a 4 cylinder Accord to get a lot better than that.

I think the best thing would be to shop around and find the best deal on a car instead of just choosing one particular brand or model.
 
Unless you're commuting 150 miles a day in a Hummer, you're probably better off just keeping the SUV if gas savings is your only reason. $6000 will buy you a whole lot of gas.
 
$6,000 = 1,333 gallons at $4.50 a gallon.

(removed a bunch of calculations that were wrong... you do the math 😛)

Also consider that if you decide on getting an economy car, that gives you the added convenience of two vehicles. You have to pay more insurance, but you also have a spare vehicle. And while some might argue that your maintenance fees will go up as well, they probably won't go up that much since you'll be driving the SUV a lot less.

EDIT: Numbers changed a bit (15 mpg is a pretty pessimistic estimate for highway driving, even for a large SUV).

EDIT 2: Okay, screw it, my numbers are all wrong.
 
You're numbers aren't right. If the SUV is getting 24,000 miles at 18mpg, then the Civic is not going to get 48,000 miles at 32mpg, it's only going to get about 42,500. You'd need to drive about 54,500 miles to break even on the cost of the car alone, which isn't a worthwhile reason to dump the SUV. 48,000 miles isn't really any better. Add in insurance and any other additional costs and you're unlikely to break even while you own the vehicles. Unless you're getting something that gets comfortably into the 40's in mileage, it really isn't a good financial move.
 
Neither of your numbers are correct because we don't know what he's doing with the SUV. If he's selling it for $6,000 and using the money to get a gas sipper he'll come out ahead. If he's going to keep it though it doesn't make sense to get a second car.
 
Ack, you're right. That'll teach me to not use easy round numbers.

But I think there are probably so many variables that it's hard to predict if it would make financial sense. We'd need to know the SUV's average mileage, how much he drives per year, and the average price of gas over the next few years. Obviously with that last one we can only guess.
 
Originally posted by: Bignate603
Neither of your numbers are correct because we don't know what he's doing with the SUV. If he's selling it for $6,000 and using the money to get a gas sipper he'll come out ahead. If he's going to keep it though it doesn't make sense to get a second car.
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How good do you think the market is for selling an SUV right now? You're practically guaranteed to shafted on any such transaction for the forseeable future.
 
Originally posted by: alphatarget1
Nissan sentra... they're dirt cheap and pretty reliable (my family owns one).
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I'll say this too, I know someone who gets around 7.5l/100km with his 93 or 94. It's a manual and is mostly city driven.
 
Originally posted by: alphatarget1
Nissan sentra... they're dirt cheap and pretty reliable (my family owns one).
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I agree. If I were buying a gas saver for $6k, that's what I would get. You'll get a lot more for your money than a used Civic or Corolla while the reliability, gas mileage, safety, etc. should be very comparable.
 
I think those toyota echos get like 40 on the highway. They have an annoying center console and weren't that popular so maybe they're a little cheaper then the usual "its a toyota, so a used one cost 120% of new MSRP" business.
 
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