Ben
I recently got a Nissan 300zx i love the car, however it has terrible mileage....
and since im not filthy rich its a pain to put in like 200 dollars worth of gas every month,...
so i was wondering what other cars... equally as sporty... have pretty decent gas mileage (around 25 city...) and are at least 5-10 years old.
Answer
erhaps you need to pencil this fuel economy problem out a little further ...
You've got cars now that are "avg 22 mpg", which infers you're driving around 300 miles per week, not "150-200" ... on $40 per week. With $3.00/gal gasoline, that's 13 gallons of fuel per week.
But, looking at the cars that you've got under consideration ... let's suppose that you can get 30 mpg in your average (which is doubtfull). The reduction in fuel cost per week would take you to using only 10 gallons of gas per week, or $30.00 in fuel at your current amount of travels. So you'd save $10 per week in fuel ... and that's if you parked your Mustangs and didn't drive them at all.
Does it pay you to spend $5,000 in acquisition costs + insurance + registration to save $10 per week? that's on top of all the costs you've got with your two current cars which won't be driven ... or will they?
FWIW, a late 1990's Ford Ranger with a 3.0 V6 will turn in fuel economy in the 22 mpg range with an automatic trans. If you need a little pick-up for an occasional chore, these are pretty good little units. But to buy one for fuel economy in regular transportation doesn't pencil out. You won't get much better fuel economy in the 4-cylinder model, and the performance ... in town driving ... is kinda' sluggish, even without a load. With a tow load, the 4-cyl is a slow little truck. The larger F-150 with the 6-cylinder is a better truck if you need the towing and weight capacity ... but again, you're paying a full time price for a part time "maybe I'll be moving in a couple of years" need. You can rent a truck for that use and be many dollars ahead of the costs.
I don't know all the cars you've mentioned, but I've rented the Pontiacs. In actual driving, it's not reasonable to expect more than mid to high 20's fuel mileage. These cars ... and the similar vehicles ... simply won't achieve much fuel cost reduction for you. Few SUV's will do this in actual driving, either.
To see any truly significant reduction in your fuel cost per week, you need to look at cars that deliver fuel economy in the high 30's to low 40's mpg. At your price range, I know of cars that can do this ... but they're older and not without ongoing maintenance issues. I'm thinking older Tercels, Civics, Corolla's ... small cars which may or may not be something that you'd want to drive compared to the vehicles you've mentioned so far. In today's marketplace, I think you'll need to spend a lot more money up front to achieve significant fuel savings per week ... and the cost of the vehicle will take a long time to pay it back in savings, if at all.
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/automotive/1127013-iso-older-car-good-avg-mpg.html#ixzz21BZhrrnl
erhaps you need to pencil this fuel economy problem out a little further ...
You've got cars now that are "avg 22 mpg", which infers you're driving around 300 miles per week, not "150-200" ... on $40 per week. With $3.00/gal gasoline, that's 13 gallons of fuel per week.
But, looking at the cars that you've got under consideration ... let's suppose that you can get 30 mpg in your average (which is doubtfull). The reduction in fuel cost per week would take you to using only 10 gallons of gas per week, or $30.00 in fuel at your current amount of travels. So you'd save $10 per week in fuel ... and that's if you parked your Mustangs and didn't drive them at all.
Does it pay you to spend $5,000 in acquisition costs + insurance + registration to save $10 per week? that's on top of all the costs you've got with your two current cars which won't be driven ... or will they?
FWIW, a late 1990's Ford Ranger with a 3.0 V6 will turn in fuel economy in the 22 mpg range with an automatic trans. If you need a little pick-up for an occasional chore, these are pretty good little units. But to buy one for fuel economy in regular transportation doesn't pencil out. You won't get much better fuel economy in the 4-cylinder model, and the performance ... in town driving ... is kinda' sluggish, even without a load. With a tow load, the 4-cyl is a slow little truck. The larger F-150 with the 6-cylinder is a better truck if you need the towing and weight capacity ... but again, you're paying a full time price for a part time "maybe I'll be moving in a couple of years" need. You can rent a truck for that use and be many dollars ahead of the costs.
I don't know all the cars you've mentioned, but I've rented the Pontiacs. In actual driving, it's not reasonable to expect more than mid to high 20's fuel mileage. These cars ... and the similar vehicles ... simply won't achieve much fuel cost reduction for you. Few SUV's will do this in actual driving, either.
To see any truly significant reduction in your fuel cost per week, you need to look at cars that deliver fuel economy in the high 30's to low 40's mpg. At your price range, I know of cars that can do this ... but they're older and not without ongoing maintenance issues. I'm thinking older Tercels, Civics, Corolla's ... small cars which may or may not be something that you'd want to drive compared to the vehicles you've mentioned so far. In today's marketplace, I think you'll need to spend a lot more money up front to achieve significant fuel savings per week ... and the cost of the vehicle will take a long time to pay it back in savings, if at all.
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/automotive/1127013-iso-older-car-good-avg-mpg.html#ixzz21BZhrrnl
Good gas mileage cars or suv's with 30+mpg?
I'm definitely not opposed to hybrids I really like the mazda tribute hybrid but there are none in my area.
And I have searched and searched online but I just don't really know what to look for car wise or suv wise thats going to have good gas mileage. I love the toyota prius with its up to 50mpg but i don't really understand all the things about the recall they had on them. Just any ideas would be great and on where to find them online would be sweet to. At the moment i drive a 1998 mustang convertible so
no matter what I get i'm going to be doing better gas mileage wise than with that.
Answer
Lets go shopping..... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUV "S
http://www.automotive.com/new-cars/123/30-40-mpg/suvs/index.html
Hybrids 40 to 50 mpg
http://www.automotive.com/new-cars/124/40-50-mpg/hybrid/index.html
Cars 30 to 40 mpg compact cars
http://www.automotive.com/new-cars/124/30-40-mpg/compact/index.html
cars 40 to 50 mpg compact cars
http://www.automotive.com/new-cars/124/40-50-mpg/compact/index.html
Sports car best gas mileage 30 to 40
http://www.automotive.com/new-cars/124/30-40-mpg/sports/index.html
There are so many more.
If i was going for fuel mileage and room I choose the Jetta TDi wagon
http://z.about.com/d/cars/1/0/9/y/1/10_vw_jettawagon.jpg
http://myturbodiesel.com/images/a5/buyg/gtiwagon.jpg
If I was going for Luxury .. I choose the Cadillac Sport Wagon
Drives like Race car.
http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/2010_cadillac_cts_sport_wagon_image002.jpg
http://www.automobilesnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/cadilac-sport-vagun.jpg
Test drive alot if tyou have time .... Don't let anyone pressure you into the 1st car you drive.
Good Luck...
Lets go shopping..... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUV "S
http://www.automotive.com/new-cars/123/30-40-mpg/suvs/index.html
Hybrids 40 to 50 mpg
http://www.automotive.com/new-cars/124/40-50-mpg/hybrid/index.html
Cars 30 to 40 mpg compact cars
http://www.automotive.com/new-cars/124/30-40-mpg/compact/index.html
cars 40 to 50 mpg compact cars
http://www.automotive.com/new-cars/124/40-50-mpg/compact/index.html
Sports car best gas mileage 30 to 40
http://www.automotive.com/new-cars/124/30-40-mpg/sports/index.html
There are so many more.
If i was going for fuel mileage and room I choose the Jetta TDi wagon
http://z.about.com/d/cars/1/0/9/y/1/10_vw_jettawagon.jpg
http://myturbodiesel.com/images/a5/buyg/gtiwagon.jpg
If I was going for Luxury .. I choose the Cadillac Sport Wagon
Drives like Race car.
http://www.egmcartech.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/2010_cadillac_cts_sport_wagon_image002.jpg
http://www.automobilesnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/cadilac-sport-vagun.jpg
Test drive alot if tyou have time .... Don't let anyone pressure you into the 1st car you drive.
Good Luck...
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