View Full Version : Need something not fast nor furious
willyg4444
03-18-2009, 10:19 PM
Sadly I'm going to be commuting almost 2 hours a day soon and I'm looking to lease (or MAYBE buy) a good commuter car that gets very good mileage, but isn't a boring car to drive. Suggestions?
Would it be too feggish to drive a prius? :crap: I'd like to get mid 30s on the highway at least. Was thinking of buying a used VW TDI diesel.
wasted ink
03-18-2009, 10:20 PM
Sadly I'm going to be commuting almost 2 hours a day soon and I'm looking to lease (or MAYBE buy) a good commuter car that gets very good mileage, but isn't a boring car to drive. Suggestions?
Would it be too feggish to drive a prius? :crap: I'd like to get mid 30s on the highway at least. Was thinking of buying a used VW TDI diesel.
I think you know the answer to that.
Get a hummer :fyi:
willyg4444
03-18-2009, 10:21 PM
I think you know the answer to that.
Get a hummer :fyi:
:fp: I think I do
BobbyDD
03-18-2009, 10:22 PM
I don't know if they get mid thirties but an HHR is an option.
slim8605
03-19-2009, 12:04 PM
Sadly I'm going to be commuting almost 2 hours a day soon and I'm looking to lease (or MAYBE buy) a good commuter car that gets very good mileage, but isn't a boring car to drive. Suggestions?
Would it be too feggish to drive a prius? :crap: I'd like to get mid 30s on the highway at least. Was thinking of buying a used VW TDI diesel.
Don't you know that boring + feggish = Prius
That's fact
Brian_smith06
03-19-2009, 12:34 PM
just get a newer civic. they are not horrible looking and i would imagine driving it being ok. i have never been in a civic though so not sure?
brynm
03-19-2009, 12:55 PM
budget? New VW rabbits are pretty fun to drive, come with a 5-speed and better than I expected power.
Tiger Bass
03-19-2009, 12:58 PM
91-94 Nissan SE-R would be fun as hell to drive and get around 40 mpg on the highway.
Shit I have a ton of fun in my little 92 Nissan XE (The base model :( )
Jamesypoo
03-19-2009, 12:59 PM
I get 40+ mpg with my commuter
My 350Z got over 30 MPG on the highway...
brynm
03-19-2009, 01:37 PM
My 350Z got over 30 MPG on the highway...
30mpg on the highway isn't that lofty a goal. My 94 Mazda 626 is 40+
Jamesypoo
03-19-2009, 01:41 PM
http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2002models/2002-Triumph-TT600d-small.jpg
slim8605
03-19-2009, 01:59 PM
http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2002models/2002-Triumph-TT600d-small.jpg
Hey, read the title again.
Thats too fast and furious.
Jamesypoo
03-19-2009, 02:27 PM
gets very good mileage, but isn't a boring car to drive. Suggestions?
I get around 45 mpg on my tt600 :fyi:
30mpg on the highway isn't that lofty a goal. My 94 Mazda 626 is 40+
Indeed, I dont know what kind of mpg I was getting on pure highway, but I averaged 30 mpg with a combination of traffic and highway. With excessive highway driving I could easily average 33-35 mpg.
atoz350
03-19-2009, 03:22 PM
The VW TDI is a great commuter car. The only problem I have with it is the cost/availability of Diesel fuel. If its available everywhere that you live, it shouldn't be an issue. They are pretty fun to drive as well.
Phantom240
03-19-2009, 06:38 PM
Honda civic. 1990, hatchback, 5speed. Ultra green machine.
IamDeMan
03-20-2009, 11:35 AM
Need something not fast nor furious.
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7503/95800444.jpg
ThomasG
03-20-2009, 01:58 PM
FoFo ZX3
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/42/l_0561cb33277f43febdd60c4044c39fc7.jpg
willyg4444
03-20-2009, 03:07 PM
lmao I forgot about that shirt. I'm leaning towards a TDI. I'd love to get a bike, but I'll need a car for the wifey :crap:
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7503/95800444.jpg
Phantom240
03-20-2009, 06:19 PM
Vdubs are okay cars... Some are good, and some are shitty. Luck of the draw. The TDI motors are tanks though.
willyg4444
03-20-2009, 06:27 PM
Vdubs are okay cars... Some are good, and some are shitty. Luck of the draw. The TDI motors are tanks though.
I would probably never buy a non-diesel VW. I hear the 09 Jetta Diesels are getting in the 50s by browsing through some forums. I can't imagine that kind of mileage
hustlemanlv
03-22-2009, 07:05 AM
try a sentra
hustlemanlv
03-22-2009, 07:05 AM
or try a cheap geo metro
hustlemanlv
03-22-2009, 07:05 AM
on a 5sp trecel
willyg4444
03-22-2009, 04:05 PM
Try not spamming to get access to the house of fappage as well ;)
The VW TDI is a great commuter car. The only problem I have with it is the cost/availability of Diesel fuel. If its available everywhere that you live, it shouldn't be an issue. They are pretty fun to drive as well.
Waste veggie oil conversion :)
Part of me's really thinking about buying a cheap diesel and converting it over to WVO...we have a farmer's co-op here for both biodiesel and straight veggie oil, even the taxed stuff was doing better in price than regular diesel last summer.
Brian_smith06
03-22-2009, 06:37 PM
does the vehicle need to be new or would you be willing to get a slighty older car?
willyg4444
03-22-2009, 06:59 PM
does the vehicle need to be new or would you be willing to get a slighty older car?
Well I was looking at either buying a car no more than 10 years old or leasing a new one.
smllysack
03-22-2009, 07:55 PM
go get a newer corolla or maybe one of those honda fits
IDSkot
03-22-2009, 09:38 PM
just get a newer civic. they are not horrible looking and i would imagine driving it being ok. i have never been in a civic though so not sure?
This or an Altima / Maxima. A friend just leased a new Altima and it's nice. It's stock system isn't too bad. Not good, but it has a good bass response until you turn the bass all the way up then the mids start to get distorted.
Or just get an old school Honda / Acura rice burner. Stock, they get great gas mileage. My ex had a Acrua Integra LS, and she got great gas mileage.
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