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Tell me about your small cars
Hi ladies! I need to hear your thoughts, likes/dislikes, regrets, and raves about your small(er) cars! DH and I need to trade in the SUV for something more gas efficient since I'll be driving 110 miles roundtrip 5 days a week for work. (Yuck.) So...
Make/Model-
MPG-
Favorite feature/least favorite feature-
One thing you would change-
TIA!
The length of a minute depends on which side of the bathroom door you are standing on!
What do you mean that's the wrong side? Tastes great to me!
What do you mean that's the wrong side? Tastes great to me!
Re: Tell me about your small cars
Make/Model- 2006 Toyota Corolla
MPG- 33-36mpg
Favorite feature/least favorite feature- Favorite feature is the size. We don't have any kids yet, but even with a couple of car seats in the back it has plenty of room, but is still small enough that I love driving it. It drives very sporty and makes driving it enjoyable.
Least favorite feature: I wish that it had more perks. It is an older model so maybe the new ones have upgrades but I would love to have controls on the steering wheel, bluetooth, etc. I also wish it had a better warranty. 3 years, 36,000miles is pretty standard but I am considering going with a Kia for my next car because of the amazing warranty.
One thing you would change- There isn't really anything I would change about it other than the warranty and upgrading to more perks.
Luzern, Switzerland
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I drive a 2000 Honda Accord. I haven't calculated my mpg in town recently, but I think it's in the mid-20s. With highway driving, I get around 30-32 mpg.
I like having a backseat that can fold down, so I can put long things (like my bike) in the trunk and have them extend into the passenger compartment. It has plenty of room in the backseats for passengers, and you can put a lot of stuff in the trunk. That's not really anything I don't like about my car. It's incredibly reliable. The only change I would make is adding radio controls to the steering wheel, but the newer models probably already have them.
Dh drives a 2011 Hyundai Sonata, it gets great gas mileage. It has the suitability of a full size (3 passengers in back, huge trunk) with the gas mileage of a smaller vehicle, he gets 35 on highway.
His car also has a load of features such as bluetooth, XM radio, and I love the interior. I ALWAYS drive his car when I go out of the area such as Dallas, Lawton, or Ada.
We looked at those yesterday stripes. The salesman told me that it's nearly impossible to get one right now. They had one on the whole lot, and there were probably 15 people in line to test drive it. He said they are only scheduled to get one every 1 1/2 weeks until after the summer! Apparently a lot of people are lusting after them! It was nice. The one that they had wasn't the package that I wanted, nor the color. I asked him if we could order one from Hyundai, he basically said not unless we wanted to wait a year.
I drove a Mazda3 yesterday, and I think I'm in lust. Nolan had a meltdown before we could finish looking at everything, but on the short list is a Honda Civic, Kia Forte, and a Ford Fusion.
What do you mean that's the wrong side? Tastes great to me!
I have a 2009 Nissan Sentra. I really like especially for the mileage we get on it. Sorry, can't really tell you the exact number, but I will tell you that I drive from Norman to Yukon 5 days a week and only fill it up at the end of the week. I do like that it's pretty roomy and I can fit a lot in the trunk (stroller and a full weeks worth of groceries).
The only thing that I really hate about it is when we go get the oil changed that it's pretty expensive since it's a foreign made car. When we take DH's truck we spend about $20 with my car we spend almost $50.
I've heard great things about the other cars that are on your short list especially the Ford Fusion. Hope your search is over quickly. Good Luck!
Man, that volvo is super sexy, too.
As far as the Elantra - go to Dallas. The dealership in Norman told us that they couldn't get them in - but we went to a dealership in North Dallas and they had over a dozen of them. The dealership in Ardmore had quite a few as well. We always buy our cars in Dallas because it seems like they are willing to WORK to get our business unlike the dealerships here. If I am spending $$ on a car, I want what I want and don't tell me you can't get it because...YOU CAN.