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im pretty much looking for a reliable car that will get good gas milage becauseit will be driven about 150 miles a day
will last the excessive drving without breaking have the basic comforts and less than $19000 if any of you guys own any of these cars or can suggest other options, please chime in im leaning towards the mazda3 but im questioning its longevity and the jetta but its a bit pricy power is not very important right now thanks |
the honda
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honda
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hate to say it but.. honda
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I have a feeling the Jetta would make your money back on fuel economy as long as you go with the diesel.
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the new jetta might, but the old one will fall apart on you, my friend's sister has one that is doing just that. Toyota Corolla? I think the Sentra's getting replaced soon too. Of the choices, id say the Honda.
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one word civic
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they new jettas are amazing, but are a bit expensive, i got to ride in the new jetta gli with a pro driver and i loved it, but for the price and reliablility i would go with civic
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I would go with the Honda as well. Based on what I have seen with the Mazda 3 and Nissan Sentra don't seem to have the best qualtiy. And the Toyota Corolla is so plain especially next to the new Civic.
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hmmm the only thing about the new civic is they look like they're minivans... you know the old toyota previa, or the old pontiac illuminas? i sat in it and its kinda weird inside...
i test drove the mazda3 today, and the interior was very tiny, but the 2.0L offered 35mpg on highway.... only thing that can do better than that would be hybrids. im gunan report back to you guys about the jetta when i test drive it |
mazda3..
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Originally Posted by TYSON' post='794976' date='Jan 18 2006, 08:47 PM
I have a feeling the Jetta would make your money back on fuel economy as long as you go with the diesel. the problem is that the mexicans can't speak german and the Germans can't speak spanish... Don't get a VW if you want reliability. Another friend with a GOLF got rid of it after 1 year after it spent 2 months in the VW dealership with the district technican/engineer replacing the ECU, engine harness, engine, transmission and everything electrical because teh car randomly stalls out while going on the highway at 100 km/h (60 mph) and would not restart without a ECU reset. |
new civic si..I test drove it...fun lil car. or a scion tc with the supercharger package. or a ford focus hatchback. a used srt4 is good too.
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trust me you aint getting no 35mpg with the Mazda.
The Honda will also have better resale value then the Mazda 3, Mazdas generally have bad resale value- let alone a entry level car like the 3. Wait until the new testing goes into effect and see how cars REALLY get rated for fuel economy. |
Originally Posted by Cheers!' post='795077' date='Jan 19 2006, 04:50 AM
only if you plan to keep it only for the duration of the warranty... After the warranty a new bosch throttle body is 800 CDN. A new TPS sensor on the pedal is 300. New AFM/MAF is 200 Cdn. And that was replaced on a 2 year old Jetta VR6. You would think they would last longer wouldn't you. the problem is that the mexicans can't speak german and the Germans can't speak spanish... Don't get a VW if you want reliability. Another friend with a GOLF got rid of it after 1 year after it spent 2 months in the VW dealership with the district technican/engineer replacing the ECU, engine harness, engine, transmission and everything electrical because teh car randomly stalls out while going on the highway at 100 km/h (60 mph) and would not restart without a ECU reset. my dad's GTI is an 01 and still hasnt had ANY problems, other than the radio controlls on the steering wheel stopped working and they fixed that for free, no other problems than that. as long as you treat them nice they are nice back, and of course older vw's are tanks, we will see if dakmis chimes in on to the abuse my old gti got... |
Originally Posted by Rob x-7' post='795156' date='Jan 19 2006, 05:40 PM
trust me you aint getting no 35mpg with the Mazda. The Honda will also have better resale value then the Mazda 3, Mazdas generally have bad resale value- let alone a entry level car like the 3. Wait until the new testing goes into effect and see how cars REALLY get rated for fuel economy. new testing? got a link? never heard about it. i would stick with a honda, or a CPOV honda. i have dealt with many trade ins of old honda's and nissan's and some of them were 15 years old, and it still had great trade in value. had a little sentra with about 220k on the car, 5 speed, and it was worth 1.2k. and that was not even private party!! |
http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles/fuel_...nomy-tests.html
epa results are overstated by a estimated 30% I get the wall street journal at work, they tested a new Lexus RX330 in gas and hybrid form, and got IDENTICAL fuel economy with both. |
mazda 3 turbo i think is over 200 hp t
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Mazda 3 turbo?
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i actually just picked up a used one.....
figured, i can pay off some bills with the extra money and buy a new car sometime in the future when finances are a little more open |
Originally Posted by FikseRxSeven' post='795602' date='Jan 21 2006, 09:30 PM
i actually just picked up a used one..... figured, i can pay off some bills with the extra money and buy a new car sometime in the future when finances are a little more open |
Originally Posted by Rob x-7' post='795587' date='Jan 21 2006, 07:21 PM
http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles/fuel_...nomy-tests.html epa results are overstated by a estimated 30% I get the wall street journal at work, they tested a new Lexus RX330 in gas and hybrid form, and got IDENTICAL fuel economy with both. thanks for the link rob. that is pretty wild. that will also hurt the car companies now. |
1996 honda civic with 60k miles for 2500 bucks
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