Mine is an automatic and AWD.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuckervill
I have never pulled an F150 out of gravel on the bank of a river, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express once! :rolleyes:
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Mine is an automatic and AWD.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuckervill
I have never pulled an F150 out of gravel on the bank of a river, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express once! :rolleyes:
It doesn't take much to have better traction than a Ford F-series :D You could look at our old F250 sideways and the truck would be sideways. That was before mice at the entire wiring harness :rolleyes:
You're so tough it's scary :DQuote:
Originally Posted by IFjane
Our Toyata Matrix with a two-bike z-rack on the back gets its usual above 25 mpg city. About half of our driving is with my Trek on the back. Mileage has gotten worse with ethanol mixed into the gas, but hovers at 25 or 26. (That's a whole other rant entirely.)Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
My old Saturn SL was above 25 mpg even when I had the bike on the trunk rack for weeks.
We do buy the smaller engines with manual transmissions. We drive in the suburbs, so mileage is better than in a true city.
The lack of really great mileage in a car is why the Saturn's replacement might be a scooter. VW Beetles were getting 25 mpg in the 70s -- surely there should be a four-seater with some trunk space that gets 40 mpg by now!
and the fact that they are such rare birds is proof of the incompetence of the american automobile industry. All american car makers are selling cars like that IN EUROPE.Quote:
Originally Posted by susiej
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Originally Posted by Eden
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But ... but ... but ... efficiency is sexy!
Our neighbors would buy cars in Germany and ship them back here. A Smart would probably fit in the hand luggage ... ;)
I too love my diesel jetta. I easily get 38 in around-town driving. And while I'm not a leadfoot anymore, I'm not driving slowly either. I've gotten better mileage on the highway. (and this is always with a roof rack of some sort). Plus, since it's a diesel, I expect it to live for several hundred thousand miles without any major drivetrain issues.
VW is coming out with a few more diesel vehicles this spring/summer including a new SUV:
http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publi...cle_2032.shtml
and new jetta wagon:
http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publi...cle_1967.shtml
and new "clean" diesel:
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t_drive_review
I tried and tried to find a 2006 or 2005 VW Golf TDI when I was car shopping. They are in such high demand, no luck. The VW dealer said that VW is coming out with an improved diesel Rabbit TDI in 2009...but why not now? They have the Jetta TDI, but it's over my budget and it's not a hatchback. Same engine...same platform...where's my Rabbit TDI??Quote:
Originally Posted by Beane
The gas Rabbit is a lovely little scoot, but when the TDI comes back, I'll be trading it in (but don't tell her that just yet).
Just in case anyone was wondering, a 46" TV fits in the back of a Prius, too :D
(an LCD, so it could go on its side, not plasma which would have to ride upright!)
The look on the face of the kid at Circuit City was priceless.
WHOA!!! VW is coming out with a hybrid-diesel Golf/Rabbit to compete with the Prius (finally, something to compete with the Prius, as I don't like how it looks or drives!)
70 mpg...with farfugnugen! As a Rabbit owner, this makes me very happy.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/02/vw-unveiling-an.html
that is very cool!Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
I think the auto makers could make a more efficient vehicle than what we have. I was talking with a friend, she has a Ford Focus(couple of years old), I asked her how was the mpg? She said it was OK, she use to have a Geo Metro and got 60 mpg.
With all the technology that we have, I can't believe they can't come up with vehicles that can get 50 mpg.
Just my .02. Gas just went from $3.42 to $3.70 a gallon.
The Honda Fit is a good car with lots of room and good mileage. BUT, the same car in Japan gets ALOT better mileage. I read that Honda didn't want the Fit to get better mileage than the Civic Hybrid, which is a more expensive car.
It really stinks. Just give us the car that's available in Japan (same for VW and their diesel hybrid Rabbit that they won't bring over here--only available in Europe).
I have a '07 Subaru Outback Sport. I can easily fit a bike in the car (wheel on) and then two more on top. I seem to average 26-27mpg and a little less with bikes on the top, but I mainly do stop and go city driving. It's been a great car so far and tremendous in snow.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet